Fun & Easy Rain Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Rainy days bring a special kind of magic. The pitter-patter on the windows, the smell of fresh rain, and, of course, the inevitable puddle-jumping contest that turns into a full outfit change. While my kids love running outside with their rain boots on, sometimes we need a fun indoor activity to keep the rainy day excitement going. That’s where rain-themed crafts come in—perfect for bringing the fun of a stormy day inside while keeping little hands busy.

If your toddlers or preschoolers love splashing in puddles or watching raindrops slide down the window, they’ll love creating their own rain-inspired art. These crafts are simple, low-mess (well, mostly), and use materials you probably already have at home. Plus, they’re a great way to sneak in a little learning about weather, colors, and textures while having fun.

Why You’ll Love These Rain-Themed Crafts

• Perfect for rainy days – Whether the weather is too gloomy to go outside or you’re looking for a fun way to extend the rain theme, these crafts keep kids entertained indoors.
• Encourages creativity – From painted raindrops to rainbow clouds, kids can explore colors, textures, and patterns in playful ways.
• Fine motor skill practice – Many of these activities involve cutting, gluing, or stamping, which helps strengthen little hands for writing later on.
• Simple and fun – No complicated setups or hard-to-find materials—just easy, engaging crafts that toddlers and preschoolers will love.

Rainy Days at Our House

At our house, rainy days can go one of two ways. Some days, it’s all about getting outside and stomping in puddles until our socks are soaked. Other days, we stay inside, curl up with books, and listen to the rain while working on crafts. There’s something so cozy about creating a rain-themed project while the storm rolls outside—it’s like bringing a piece of nature inside.

One of my favorite memories was when my toddler insisted on making their own “rainstorm” by flicking water off a paintbrush onto their paper. It turned into a full-blown sensory experience, and let’s just say I learned that toddlers and paintbrushes with water are a bold combination! But honestly, that’s what makes these crafts fun—there’s no right or wrong way to create, and sometimes the process is just as exciting as the final artwork.

Rain Crafts for Toddlers & Preschoolers

1. Q-Tip Rainy Day Craft

What You’ll Need: 

• Q-tip
• blue and white paper
• glue

How to Set Up: 

Cut out clouds, glue q-tips underneath to create raindrops.

2. Paint Splat Puddle Craft

• White cardstock or watercolor paper
• Blue paint in various shades
• White paint
• Rain boots template (can be printed or hand-drawn)
• Watercolor paints
• Markers or crayons
• Scissors
• Glue

3. Cloud Suncatcher

What You’ll Need: 

• Contact paper
• white and blue tissue paper
• black paper

How to Set Up: 

Cut out outline of cloud and raindrops. Place on contact paper, add tissue paper then add another sheet on top. Display on window using double side tape for a suncatcher effect.

4. Cloudy Day Sticky Wall

What You’ll Need: 

• Contact paper
• cotton balls
• blue and yellow paper
• masking tape

How to Set Up: 

Stick contact paper on the wall (sticky side out) and let your child add cotton balls and tissue paper to create a cloudy sky.

Find the full step by step tutorial here.

5. Pasta Raindrop Threading

What You’ll Need: 

• Blue-dyed pasta
• string
• paper
• tape
• glue

How to Set Up: 

Let your child thread blue pasta onto string to create “raindrops.”

Find the full step by step tutorial here.

6. Cloud Raindrop Name

What You’ll Need: 

• Paper
• scissors
• markers

How to Set Up: 

Cut out a cloud and raindrop shapes, write letters of your child’s name on the raindrops, and glue them to the cloud.

7. Cupcake Liner Umbrella Rain Craft

What You’ll Need: 

• Cupcake liners
• markers
• glue

How to Set Up: 

Flatten cupcake liners to create umbrellas, then draw raindrops around them.

8. Bubble Wrap Umbrella Craft

What You’ll Need: 

• Bubble wrap
• Washable blue paint
• construction paper
• scissors
• glue

How to Set Up: 

Cut out umbrella shape and another shape similar in size to go over it. Place them on page. Paint bubble wrap blue, print it on paper. Remove umbrella cover. Glue on umbrella, cut out umbrella handle and glue on.

9. Letter R Rain

What You’ll Need: 

• Paper
• sharpie
• blue paint in two shades
• toilet paper roll

How to Set Up: 

Draw a large “Rr” on the paper at the top inside a cloud and letters “Rr’s” all below along with other letters. Pour paint on bowl or plate. Shape toilet paper roll into a raindrop. Dip into paint and invite your child to find and paint over all the letter Rr’s.

10. Torn Paper Rain Boot Craft

What You’ll Need: 

• Construction paper in various colours (including blue and brown)
• White paper
• Washable school glue
• Pencil
• Black Sharpie

How to Set Up: 

Draw boot shape using markers. Tear paper in small pieces. Glue on to boot.

11. 3D Rain Cloud Craft

What You’ll Need: 

• White paper
• Blue construction paper inn different shades
• Scissors
• Glue
• Cotton balls
• Fishing line or string
• Tape
• Single Hole punch

How to Set Up: 

Cut out three different cloud shapes. Glue a piece of cardboard in between each cloud. Cut out rain drops from bleu construction paper. Draw on emotional faces. Tape string to each rain drop and the tape to back of cloud.

12. Rain Painting with Water

What You’ll Need: 

• Construction paper
• Painters tape
• Sharpie
• Bowl
• Water
• Paint Brush

How to Set Up: 

Tape construction paper to wall. Draw a rain cloud using sharpie. Let your child paint it with paint brush and water.

13. Paper Plate Umbrella Craft

What You’ll Need: 

• Paper Plate
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Paint Sticks
• Black Sharpie
• Washable School Glue
• Blue Construction Paper
• White Paper

How to Set Up: 

Cut out umbrella from a paper plate shape. Color with paint sticks. Glue to white paper. Add construction paper rain drops.

14. Puffy Paint Rain Craft

What You’ll Need: 

• Shaving cream
• school glue
• blue food coloring
• white cardstock
• paint brush

How to Set Up: 

Mix 1 cup shaving cream with 1/2 cup school glue in a bowl and a few drops of blue food coloring. Draw cloud a rain drops on white cardstock. Use paint brush to fill in the blue puffy paint. Allow it to dry.

15. Learn About Clouds Craft

What You’ll Need: 

• Cotton balls
• Blue cardstock
• Glue
• Marker (to write names of clouds like cirrus, stratus, and cumulus)

How to Set Up: 

Create three different types of clouds using cotton balls.

16. Toilet Paper Rain Drops

What You’ll Need: 

• white cardstock
• toilet paper roll
• blue washable paint
• black marker
• Blue construction paper
• glue
• scissors

How to Set Up: 

Cut out cloud from construction paper. Glue to top to page. Shape toilet paper roll in the shape of a rain drop. Dip it into blue paint and stamp raindrops under the cloud.

17. Q-Tip Rain Drops Threading

What You’ll Need: 

• Blue cardstock
• blue straws
• q-tips
• glue
• black marker
• white paper
• scissors

How to Set Up: 

Cut out cloud shape. Glue it to the top of the cardstock. Cut and glue down pieces of straw under the cloud. Invite your child to thread q-tips cut in half into the bottom of the straws.

18. Paper Plate Cloud and Rain Craft

What You’ll Need: 

• Paper plate
• Cotton balls
• glue
• String
• Tape
• Water color paint
• white paper
• scissors

How to Set Up: 

Cut paper plate in half. Glue on cotton balls. Paint water color paper with blue water color paint. Cut into raindrop shapes. Tape string to back of raindrops. Attach the strings to the back of the paper plate.