Little Steps Care · Autumn workshop

A rainstorm with no props

Make a rainstorm with your hands and feet. Take turns signalling drizzle, a downpour or silence.

  • 2–4 · 4–6 · 6–8 years
  • About 5–10 minutes
  • Outdoor play
  • Language & stories

What will your child practise?

Listen to a changing rhythm and start and stop together.

What you need

A place to stand or sit together.

Step by step

  1. Rub your hands softly to make drizzle. Let your child decide when to start.
  2. Tap your knees for larger drops, stamp for a downpour and open your hands when the rain stops.
  3. Let a child conduct. Older children can invent a sound and ask the group to guess the weather.