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Don't let a windy day keep you inside. Bundle up and head outside to learn about the wind!

What you need:

• jar of soap bubbles
• piece of cardboard
• a breezy day, of course!

What you do:

Play a wind game...or two...or three!

• Wind Game #1: Ask your child which way the wind is blowing. Test the answer by blowing some bubbles into the air. See if your child can run like the wind to pop them all before they float away.
• Wind Game #2: Your breath can act the way the wind does. Team up with your child to keep a soap bubble in the air as long as possible. Try blowing soft and hard, even fanning the bubble with your hands or a piece of cardboard.
• Wind Game #3: Ask your child to watch how the wind blows everything from trees and dead leaves to paper and clothing, and so on. Then you both can create a dance imitating these different objects in the wind.

What you talk about:

1. Moving Air. Explain that wind is moving air. Warm air naturally rises and colder air sweeps in to take its place. This action produces wind. Ask your child how the wind affects the things around it. Look at moving clouds. Ask your child what makes them move. If you can find a dandelion or maple wings, they can be good reminders that wind carries seeds to new ground. Watch birds flap their wings and then glide. Discuss with your child how the wind can help birds.
2. Wind at Work. Ask your child to name things people make that use the wind. (Answers may include sailboats, kites, windmills, parachutes, gliders, even soccer balls.)
   
   

 

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