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Ages 3 – 5

A really fun simple preschool activity to do with your little on is making a rainmaker tube. All you need is a paper towel tube, or a wrapping paper tube, some aluminum foil, tape, uncooked rice or beans, paper, scissors and some crayons for decoration.

Start out by cutting two circles out of your paper. Take the paper and wrap it around the end of the tube to seal it off. Use the

tape to attach the paper to the tube. If you use colored paper it will make the ends of your rain maker look more fun!

Now take a piece of aluminum foil and crumble it up so that it is long and thin enough to drop down in your tube. If you are using a wrapping paper tube then you might want to put a couple pieces of foil in.

Take your rice and pour a generous amount down into your tube. Just by pouring it in your should hear the sound of the rainmaker tube.

Once you have poured your rice into the tube, take your other piece of paper and tape it over the open end. You are just about finished.

Now get the crayons and help your little one decorate the outside of the tube. Once you are done drawing colorful shapes on your tube you have finished creating a rainmaker tube.

This activity will only take a couple minutes and your child will have fun using their hands and imaginations!