Activities & Fun Stuff

Start a project and dive into something fun.

Weather projects

Whether it’s sunny, rainy, stormy, or cloudy, there’s always weather fun to be had. Check out the ideas below, or use these as inspiration to create your own. Click on a photo to open a project page.

Build a barometer

Barometers measure the weight of the sky above you, which is important for predicting weather. You can make one using everyday items.

Make weather observations

To learn more about the weather, download an observation sheet here and get started!

Estimate distance to lightning

For stormy days, learn to judge the distance to lightning.

Cloud Shapes

Clouds can look like animals, objects, or all sorts of things. Just remember to look up!

Snowflake photography

Snowflakes are wonderful and diverse. Here, you’ll take a closer look at this tiny world.

Build a rain and snow gauge

Coming soon.

 

Weather Detectives Activity Book

Want to investigate the weather, atmosphere, and oceans? Here’s an activity book you can download for free!

These activities come from Jetstream, the National Weather Service’s Online School for Weather. Check out the main page and explore its cool weather topics and activities. Are you ready to tackle some mind-tingling activities?

 Fun Stuff

A weather tongue-twister (Try saying it out loud)

Whether the weather is cold,

Or whether the weather is hot,

Whether the weather is dry,

Or whether the weather is not,

We’ll weather the weather,

Whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not.

— Anonymous

Activity idea: Have a pretend power outage!

Not sure what to do one evening? Pretend there’s a power outage! The rules are simple:

  • No lights (use flashlights or candles)

  • No TV, video games, or internet

Now what? That’s up to you. Grab a flashlight and look around your home for fun things to do. Get out a deck of cards. Rediscover a board game you haven’t played for a long time. Make shadow puppets by candlelight. Read a book under the covers by flashlight.

Electricity is great, but spending a few hours without it can be fun too. Pretend a big thunderstorm just swept through your town. It’s a good chance to do an activity you haven’t done in a while. Losing electricity encourages us to try new things.

So find a flashlight, turn out the lights, and rediscover something you used to love!

Coloring book pages

Feeling creative? Here you’ll find some coloring book pages to spark your imagination. Art is a fun activity, rain or shine!