Sort through the weather art projects below to find a few that will work well with your students. Then be sure to add them to your master list of art projects for kids!
From sunshine to thunderstorms, and everything in between, this list is jam-packed with art ideas for any weather you can think of! These art ideas would be great for a weather theme, when teaching about the four seasons, or just to represent the day’s weather forecast.
The weather art activities are a great way for children to express creativity, practice early classroom skills, and learn all about the weather.
Related: Weather Activities for Preschool
We adults should really take a cue from the kids when it comes to the weather. Children have an innate ability to see the “bright side” and be excited about any type of weather! Rainy day? Dance in the rain! Snowy day? Let’s go sleigh riding! Breezy day? Let’s fly kites! Sunny day? The opportunities are endless!
So, with that in mind, I’m sure the kids will be equally excited about these weather art ideas!
What Are Kids Learning with Weather Art Ideas?
Often, when we think of young children at school, we think of crayons, tiny scissors, too much liquid glue, and paint splatters. In other words, we often associate the beginnings of education with art. And for good reason! Art is arguably the best outlet for kids to express their feelings, explore their imaginations, and spark creativity.
On top of all of those benefits, art is a tool to aid in learning and skill-building. The weather-themed art ideas below are no exception.
Here are a few specific benefits of art in early education:
- Fine motor skills
- Gross motor skills
- Symmetry
- Patterns
- Measurement
- Shapes
- Spacial awareness
- Color theory
- Color identification
- Problem solving
- Decision making
This list is just the first few things to come to mind. But the benefits are really countless. Art is also a great way to reinforce and build on learning objectives.
Art Project Materials
As you check out the weather art projects below, be sure to click on each link for details. That’s where you’ll find the materials lists and specific instructions for each activity.
In the meantime, I’ve made a list of some art supplies that I tend to reach for most often. Here they are (I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post):
- Tempera paint
- Paintbrushes
- Liquid watercolors
- Pipe cleaners
- Feathers
- Buttons
- Pompoms
- Elmer’s School Glue
- Crayola Crayons Class Pack
- Cotton balls
- Recycled items
- Odds and ends from around the classroom
Depending on your teaching style, facility, and the age of your students, your list of essential art project materials might look a little different than mine. And that’s okay! This is just a general idea of things that I use most often.
Weather Art Projects
Take a look at the weather art projects below. Then pick a few of your favorites to try with your students!
The daytime art idea from the day and night art project is a shining representation of a sunny day!
Students will learn all about the center of our solar system as they create a bold and bright squish paint sun art project.
Children will experiment with shading techniques as they whip up the ominous clouds in their thunderstorm art project.
Children will explore print-making and mixed-media art as they create their own interpretations of windy art!
Kids will engage the senses as they use fluffy cotton to stamp puffy paint clouds. Then, once the paint dries, they will get to explore the textures they created with their painting!
Experiment with gravity and learn about weather and colors with the rainbow lightning art project. Such a fun new art technique!
Children will discover the effects of negative space as they practice pattern-making in these sunny monoprints!
This canvas typically lives in the kitchen. But, in this art project, the kids will repurpose the shiny material as a canvas for their stormy weather art!
Take a nature walk to gather materials for this wind process art idea. Then combine the natural materials with some classroom art supplies and lots of creativity to create a one-of-a-kind work of art!
Precipitation Art Projects
In this section of the list, we’ll go over some weather art projects specifically related to precipitation:
Explore the effects of a mysterious form of precipitation – hail – in this hail process art activity.
Art is the perfect time to test out new techniques and supplies. Do just that while creating a beautiful work of art with the bleeding tissue snowflake art!
Painting with rain is the best way to keep those rainy-day blues confined to the canvas!
Repurpose some familiar items as art supplies. Then head outside and use the landscape as your canvas in this snow painting activity!
Children will explore science and art with the rain cloud gravity painting. And, not to mention, this simple science experiment yields some beautiful works of art!
The wind and rain process art offers students the chance to harness the wind through deep breathing and a little help from a bendy straw!
Melt crayons down to create the illusion of falling rain. Then add cotton ball clouds and giant raindrop buttons to finish up the crayon drop rain cloud art project.
Shaving cream is a favorite when it comes to sensory play. So, I’m sure they’ll love having a chance to engage their senses as they create a beautiful marble painted snowflake!
That wraps up our list of weather art projects! Which ones are you going to try with your students? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!
More Weather Activities for Kids
Weather is such a fun, practical thing to study in early education. So, you might be in the market for some other weather-themed activities. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Weather chart for kids
- Weather wheel
- Snow slimes
- Rain sticks
- Counting snowballs math
- Weather playdough mats
- Windy day science
- Raincloud in a jar
Art, science, crafting, math, literacy, engineering, and more! There are so many directions you can go when it comes to weather activities. String your favorites together for some well-balanced weather lesson plans!
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