Dress your child (and yourself) in boots, a raincoat and a hat and go outside looking for puddles to splash through.
Float a twig or leaf across a puddle. Surprise your child with a couple of small plastic water toys you just happen to have stashed in your pocket - a toy boat, a rubber duck, a cup, a small ball. When you find just the right puddle, you can pretend you are by a lake feeding the ducks, or going for a boat ride.
Talk to your them about some of the things you see and hear and feel - the circles the raindrops make as they hit the puddle, the sound of the rain on your umbrella, the feel of the rain on your face.
Talk about where the rain goes after it flows into the gutter or drain, why animals and plants need rain to survive, why ducklings love the rain and where rainbows come from. There are so many things to do on a rainy day!
Activities that examine cause-and-effect relationships are valuable lessons in understanding how the world works. They also provide an opportunity for you to help your toddler find the answers to their many questions.
