Silly Weather Forecaster Craft
Learning about the weather is even more fun when you add a little creativity. This Silly Weather Forecaster Craft lets kids become “experts” by predicting the obvious. It is a great classroom activity, homeschool project, or rainy day camp craft. Kids will love hanging their silly weather friend on a backpack or in their room.
This is one of those easy crafts for kids that turns simple supplies into something playful and educational.
Supplies
Yarn
10 mm Wiggle Eyes
Tacky Glue
Key Ring
Card Stock
Printable Weather Saying
Large Piece of Cardboard
Hole Punch
Scissors
Instructions
Wrap yarn about 25 times around the long side of the cardboard. Cut the yarn at one edge.
Slide a key ring to the middle of the yarn bundle and fold the yarn in half so the key ring sits at the top. Smooth the strands together and tie tightly with a small piece of yarn about 1 inch below the key ring.
Separate the yarn into three sections and braid them together.
Tie the bottom of the braid securely with another piece of yarn.
Glue on wiggle eyes near the top of the braid to give your weather forecaster a silly face.
Click on the printable below and print the Weather Saying on card stock. Trim around the edges.
Punch a hole at the top of the printed saying and tie it to the key ring with a small piece of yarn.
Your Silly Weather Forecaster is ready to hang and predict the weather.
Fun Facts
Weather forecasts today depend on collecting and analyzing data from around the world. Meteorologists use special tools such as anemometers to measure wind speed, barometers to measure air pressure, hygrometers to measure humidity, rain gauges to measure rainfall, thermometers for temperature, windsocks for wind direction, and weather vanes to show which way the wind is blowing.
Patterns, Templates and Printables
Click on the pattern to open it in a new window and print.
Teacher Friendly Educational Extension
Turn this craft into a mini science lesson. Have students track the weather for a week and record temperature, wind, and sky conditions in a simple weather journal.
You can also discuss the difference between weather and climate. Weather describes daily conditions, while climate refers to long term patterns in a region.
For older students, introduce the basic tools meteorologists use and let students research one instrument. They can present how it works and why it is important.
This craft pairs perfectly with classroom activities about seasons, clouds, and simple weather experiments.
Supplies
Instructions
Patterns, Templates and Printables
Click on a pattern to open it in a new window
Need pictures to follow instructions as not clear for kids
this is great but how big is the cardboard ie how long are the lengths of yarn
Letter size cardboard.