Playing With The Weather

Montessori How to Make a Rainbow Set for Kids

I’m on hol­i­day in the UK at the moment, enjoy­ing a Spring break with my two youngest chil­dren Savan­nah and Miles. I have to say that it’s good to be home, and I’m happy to report that we seem to have brought some French sun­shine with us this time!

Of course, it’s a well-known fact that the Brits like to talk about the weather, so you won’t be too sur­prised by today’s mete­o­ro­log­i­cal theme! Kids are always fas­ci­nated by weather and nat­ural phe­nom­ena (Where does rain come from? What is thun­der? How do you make a rain­bow?), and their nat­ural curios­ity is a great source of inspi­ra­tion for con­tem­po­rary children’s toy makers.

Come rain or shine, there’s no short­age of won­der­ful designs out there. Here are a few of the orig­i­nal finds that caught my eye recently:

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