Make it a Rainy Day!

The calendar event on Monday is to have a rainy day photoshoot. But we didn't have anything for it! So we made up a few things, like a rain poncho, umbrellas, and even a rainy day background!

For all of the crafts you will need acrylic paint. I didn't try using anything else, so I don't know what else would work. But if you don't have acrylic paint, you could use stickers, or maybe try other types of paint. If you do try something else, leave a comment and let us know how it worked!

For the rain poncho you will need:
a plastic grocery bag
paints

 

1. Cut out a 12" by 12" square from the bag.
2. Fold it in half on the diagonal, then fold again. Cut off the tip. Ours were cut about an inch from the top, but you may have to make yours longer or shorter, depending on your dolls.
3. Decorate with paint and let dry.
4. Slip over your doll's head and play in the rain!

For the umbrellas you will need:
plastic grocery bags
paints
toothpicks
plastic straws

 

1. Cut out a circle, about 6" in diameter.
2. Decorate with paints and let dry.
3. Glue on the toothpicks in a star shape. We used rubber cement, which allowed them to move up and down. But you could use other glue too!
4. Glue the straw to the middle. If you are using rubber cement, you will need to prop this up.

For the rainy day background:
waxed paper
paint
paper
colored pencils

 

1. Tear off as much paper as you need, then paint on the raindrops!
2. Tape to your wall or background.
3. Color rain clouds and a rainbow.
4. Tape the clouds and rainbow to the rain.

We had a lot of fun making all of these rainy day crafts! And we even had enough of the bags left over to make ponchos for Jo...

 

And for Sophie!

 

The girls had fun playing in the rain, which we'll share on Monday. Do you like to play in the rain? What're your favorite things to do?

 

Happy rainy days!