Easy Rain Cloud Science Activity

Happy Wednesday Parents!

I wanted to share a fun activity I did with my boys this morning.

What you'll need:
2 glasses of water
shaving cream
droppers (or straws)
blue food coloring

What to do:

Mix blue food coloring in one small glass of water

put shaving cream on top of the other glass of water

ask your preschooler to start dropping the blue water on top of the shaving cream

After a few times, the blue water will seep through the shaving cream, just like rain!

Explain to your children that the shaving cream represents a cloud and the clear water represents air. As the blue water saturates the cloud it gets heavy and eventually can no longer hold the water, making "rain"!

My older preschooler Keegan loved this activity. He was so excited when the rain finally seeped through the cloud, he actually started jumping up and down! Everett ( my 3 year old) on the other hand, loved the shaving cream.

Have fun!

Love,

Miss Kat

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