15 Weather Crafts for Kids in Preschool Class

Sometimes circle time turns soggy when the rain won’t stop, or your sunny-day plans get blown away by wind. Weather crafts are a calm way to teach little ones about clouds, rain, and sunshine while keeping tiny hands busy.

The trick is choosing projects that look “wow” but are simple enough for preschoolers to finish with pride.

Here are 15 creative, beginner-friendly weather crafts that use easy supplies, build fine-motor skills, and turn your classroom into a cheerful forecast.

1. Raindrop Ribbon Cloud Mobile

Soft, fluffy cloud with shiny ribbon “rain” that twirls in the breeze. It looks dreamy hanging by a window and takes just a few snips and glue dabs.

Materials Needed:

1. Paper plate
2. Cotton balls
3. Blue ribbons or yarn

How to make it:

1. 1. Cut the paper plate into a puffy cloud shape.
2. 2. Glue cotton balls all over the front for a fluffy look.
3. 3. Tape or staple blue ribbons to the back so they hang like raindrops.
4. 4. Add a loop of yarn on top to hang it.

2. Sunny Handprint Sunburst

A bold, smiling sun made from little handprints as rays—adorable, personal, and classroom-wall ready.

Materials Needed:

1. Yellow paper
2. Orange paper
3. Glue stick

How to make it:

1. 1. Trace and cut out 6–8 handprints on yellow and orange paper.
2. 2. Cut a large yellow circle for the sun’s face.
3. 3. Glue handprints around the back of the circle to make sun rays.
4. 4. Draw simple eyes and a smile.

3. Torn-Paper Stormy Skies Collage

Ripped paper textures make dramatic clouds, lightning, and rain that feel artsy without needing perfect scissor skills.

Materials Needed:

1. Blue construction paper
2. White, gray, yellow paper scraps
3. Glue stick

How to make it:

1. 1. Tear white and gray paper into cloud puffs and storm streaks.
2. 2. Glue them onto the blue paper to build a sky.
3. 3. Rip yellow paper into zigzags for lightning and add small blue strips for rain.
4. 4. Press everything flat with hands for a smooth collage.

4. Color-Changing Rain Window

A see-through rainbow panel that glows on a window and “drips” color when kids spray it with water.

Materials Needed:

1. Clear contact paper
2. Tissue paper squares
3. Spray bottle with water

How to make it:

1. 1. Stick tissue paper squares onto the sticky side of contact paper in rainbow rows.
2. 2. Seal with a second sheet of contact paper, sticky sides facing.
3. 3. Trim the edges and tape it to a window.
4. 4. Lightly mist with water to see colors deepen like rain.

5. Puffy Paint Snowflakes

Thick, fluffy snowflakes that dry raised and soft—kids love the magic foam look.

Materials Needed:

1. Shaving cream
2. White school glue
3. Blue cardstock

How to make it:

1. 1. Mix equal parts shaving cream and glue to make puffy paint.
2. 2. Spoon or brush the mixture onto blue cardstock in snowflake shapes.
3. 3. Add dots and lines for extra frost.
4. 4. Let dry flat to keep the fluff.

6. Wind Sock With Surprise Swirls

A bold wind sock that dances outdoors; the “surprise” is curly tails made from crayon-rubbed streamers.

Materials Needed:

1. Large sheet of construction paper
2. Crayons
3. Crepe paper streamers

How to make it:

1. 1. Color big swirl patterns all over the paper with bright crayons.
2. 2. Roll into a tube and staple or tape the edge.
3. 3. Tape crepe paper streamers around one end for tails.
4. 4. Punch two holes on top and tie yarn for hanging.

7. Cotton-Ball Cloud Weather Chart

A weekly chart kids can “forecast” by moving a soft cloud to sunny, rainy, or windy pictures.

Materials Needed:

1. Poster board
2. Markers
3. Cotton ball with a paper clip

How to make it:

1. 1. Draw simple boxes labeled Sunny, Rainy, Cloudy, Windy, and Snowy.
2. 2. Illustrate each box with easy icons and color them in.
3. 3. Clip the cotton ball cloud to a clothespin or paper clip.
4. 4. Let kids move the cloud to match the day’s weather.

8. Paper Plate Moon Phases Spinner

A neat, movable plate that shows moon phases with a twist—looks advanced but is super simple.

Materials Needed:

1. Two paper plates
2. Black marker or paint
3. Brass fastener

How to make it:

1. 1. Color one plate black; draw/paint white moon circles across the rim of the other.
2. 2. Cut a window on the top black plate to reveal one phase at a time.
3. 3. Stack plates and poke the fastener through the center.
4. 4. Spin to show new, quarter, and full moons.

9. Rainbow Weaving Loom

A chunky paper loom with colorful strips that slide in—fine-motor fun with an eye-catching rainbow finish.

Materials Needed:

1. Thick construction paper
2. Colored paper strips
3. Tape

How to make it:

1. 1. Fold a sheet of construction paper in half and cut slits to make a loom.
2. 2. Weave colored strips over-under through the slits.
3. 3. Push strips snug and tape the ends on the back.
4. 4. Trim edges for a clean rainbow mat.

10. Sparkly Hail Shaker Bottle

A calm-down bottle that “storms” when shaken—iridescent beads swirl like hail in a cloud.

Materials Needed:

1. Clear plastic bottle
2. Clear hair gel or glycerin
3. White and silver beads

How to make it:

1. 1. Fill bottle halfway with clear gel or glycerin, then add water leaving space.
2. 2. Drop in white and silver beads and a pinch of glitter if desired.
3. 3. Seal cap tightly with hot glue or tape.
4. 4. Shake to watch the “hail” fall slowly.

11. Sunrise Silhouette Landscape

Bold, high-contrast art: a black skyline in front of a warm painted sunrise wash.

Materials Needed:

1. Watercolor paper
2. Watercolor paints
3. Black construction paper

How to make it:

1. 1. Paint a simple sunrise gradient—yellow to orange to pink—let dry.
2. 2. Cut black paper into simple shapes (trees, houses, hills).
3. 3. Glue silhouettes across the bottom of the dry painting.
4. 4. Press flat for crisp edges.

12. Frosty Leaf Rubbings

Rubbings look like icy veins when dusted with white—great for talking about chilly mornings.

Materials Needed:

1. Leaves
2. White crayon
3. Blue paper

How to make it:

1. 1. Place a leaf under the blue paper vein-side up.
2. 2. Rub the white crayon gently over the top to reveal the pattern.
3. 3. Layer a few different leaves for a frosty forest look.
4. 4. Add tiny crayon “snow” dots around.

13. Whisper-Wind Pinwheels

Classic pinwheels with bold patterns—kids love making them spin and testing breezes outside.

Materials Needed:

1. Square scrapbook paper
2. Push pin or brass fastener
3. Straw or pencil with eraser

How to make it:

1. 1. Cut from each corner toward the center, stopping one inch away.
2. 2. Fold every other corner point to the middle.
3. 3. Pin through the layers into the straw or pencil eraser.
4. 4. Blow gently to see it spin.

14. Cloud Dough Thunderheads

Soft, moldable “clouds” that kids can pile into tall thunderheads—smells nice and cleans up easily.

Materials Needed:

1. Flour
2. Baby oil
3. Large bowl

How to make it:

1. 1. Mix 8 cups flour with 1 cup baby oil until it clumps like wet sand.
2. 2. Scoop and mound into big cloud piles on a tray.
3. 3. Poke finger “lightning paths” or press toy planes through.
4. 4. Store in an airtight tub for reuse.

15. Rainbow Rain Stick Tube

A colorful tube that sounds like gentle rain when tilted—pretty to look at and soothing to hear.

Materials Needed:

1. Cardboard mailing tube
2. Aluminum foil
3. Dry rice or small beans

How to make it:

1. 1. Twist aluminum foil into a long spring and slide it inside the tube.
2. 2. Pour in a small amount of rice or beans.
3. 3. Cap ends with paper circles and tape securely.
4. 4. Paint or tape rainbow stripes around the tube.