4. Paint with Rain Want to get artistic? Head inside and decorate a thick piece of paper in one of these ways: • Draw a design with washable markers. • Paint with watercolors. Let It Rain!by Kate Hofmann • Sprinkle on some powdered tempera paint. Then dash out again to set your Listen to the Music Rain, rain, go away . 2. paper in the rain. Watch as it’s Pitter-patter, drip-drop, splish-splash, transformed into a whole new work pour-ROAR! Close your eyes and No, wait! of watery art. listen to the sounds of the rain. Can Please STAY! you hear the drops making music on tree leaves, your coat, a metal Let’s go outside roof, a pond, or anything else? and PLAY! Wander around and choose your favorite rainy tune. Raining? Don’t let that keep you in. As long as there’s no lightning and it’s not too cold, there’s no need to be stuck indoors. Put on your 5. Build a Waterway raincoat and your rubber Now that you’re good and wet, boots. (Or don’t—getting it’s time to get muddy. In a place where the rainwater is running soaked is half the fun.) downhill, make a moving-water Then dash outside for some sculpture. You can change the way squishy, soggy rain games! Play a Rain Song the water travels by putting rocks, 3. sticks, sand, or mud in its path. Just After listening to the music of the go with the flow! rain, set up a new musical instru- ment for the falling water to play. Rangers: Ever been told to come in out of the rain so you don’t catch a cold? Don’t (For example, you could arrange worry! Rain can’t make you sick. In fact, 1. Jump in a Puddle a bunch of metal cans, bowls, or running around outside—rain or shine— Running and racing through rain- pots and pans in a line.) Does the is a very healthy thing to do! —R.R. drops is lots of fun. Stopping to stomp song change as the rain speeds in a puddle is even more fun! Have up or slows down? a super-splashy time seeing just how wet you can get. 28 ART BY DEBBIE PALEN 29.