Tawhirimatea activities

Matariki — Reo Pepi

A twisty, twirly whirligig that will mesmerize the kids as it catches gusts of winds

Te reo weather

Here’s a fun craft to add to your collection of weather activities for kids, a homemade weather mobile craft using a small branch. Kids can illustrate different weather symbols and hang them in their mobile to see throughout the year! Weather has always been one of my students’ favorite science topics to explore. This easy craft...

fun wind science experiments for kids to learn wind power, renewable energy, preschool to school age, science class or homeschool in the backyard.

Looking for a fun and easy craft project to do with your kids? Look no further than this paint splat rain puddle craft!

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Practice creative thinking and fine motor skills while exploring tornados with little kids. You're definitely going to want to add this activity to your next preschool exploring weather theme.

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Our Māori Pictures are a fantastic resource for your class to get creative and colour in, whilst developing their knowledge about the different Māori Gods.

THunder storm craft idea

These fun weather STEM activities for kids are excellent for simple spring science experiments! Simple enough for home or the classroom!

Educational and craft activities for kids and parents

Another fun day- U u umbrella day! I knew I wanted to use Jan Brett's book, The Umbrella. I printed out some faces of the characters from Jan Brett's website. They are available here. We used them throughout the story and then for some retelling at the end. The leaf umbrella is just felt sewn together. I also found a great book if you needed to take this theme up a notch, The Umbrella Queen by Shirin Bridges. Bee and Lou both really liked it but I didn't use it in class. We also checked out…

Let's make this Spring Rain Umbrella Craft today. It's great to make in the classroom as a U is for umbrella letter unit, a weather unit, or just for fun.

Makar Sankranti is not only about new clothes or sweets, it's about kites too! Make these easy kite crafts for preschoolers, perfect for Sankranti and Kite Day.