Weather Toys Kids Love

Science crazy kids are crazy for weather toys!! Storms can be intriguing and kids can learn so much from them. Lightening, thunder, wind, barometric pressure, and wind chill are a few of the concepts that kids grasp easily.

Foster their love of learning with a weather station or a tornado maker. When they can easily measure wind speeds and direction by themselves, their love of science will only grow stronger!

Kids can create their very own tornado with a Discovery Kids Tornado Lab. With 5-speed controls they can make tornadoes, whirlpools, and bubble storms with real sound effects, all safely contained in the lab. We had one of these and the kids loved watching their very own tornado swirling around.

A pet tornado is much cheaper to keep around than a hamster or guinea pig. You don't have to feed it and it won't run away. You can find these at toy stores and novelty shops. They come in a container that looks like a tube.

If your son or daughter is a teenager or even a preteen and they love weather then a trip might be the perfect thing for them! If they're approaching college age, then make a point to take them to a school that's known for meteorology. They will love it that you are taking their passion seriously!

Another cool trip would be to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. They have a whole section devoted entirely to weather. Of course there's tons more to do there but my family spent the most time in this area so I know it's really great. They have machines that create tornadoes and lightning. It was fascinating!

Find a great book that teaches kids all about our weather! You can find lots of books about weather on Amazon or eBay. I had some fun ones listed here but per website regulations, I had to remove them. One of my favorites is a book by Dr. Seuss. I love Dr. Seuss books.

In this book, The Cat and his friends go up in a hot air balloon and travel into different weather events including rain, tornadoes, snow, thunder and even hurricanes. The Cat teaches everyone all about wind vanes, cloud formations, fog, thermometers and the best ways to stay safe in lightning.

Activity books are a great way for kids to learn too. They'll have so much fun playing the games that they won't even realize that they're learning. You can make your own puzzles, buy an activity book, or print them up from the thousands of online resources available. Spending an hour or two planning will make for a great day of pure weather fun.

We all need to spend more time with family and playing games is a great way for everyone to have fun. Take some time to talk about the different weather words as you play the game. You can make it learning time as well as family fun time. Plus everyone loves yelling "BINGO!"

You can make your own game or you can buy one. This website creates the cards for you with pictures and everything. It's called Tools for Educators but it's great for families too! First you pick the words and pictures to use. You can pick from words like hail, sunny, perfect, cloudy, foggy, hot, thunder, stormy, snowy and many more. Then you click make it and you've 16 cards to choose from.

Do you enjoy tracking storms? This is a pretty intense show that is all about storm chasing and the equipment that they use. They have special equipment and should only be attempted by professionals. These guys are meteorologist that have lots of training. Most will tell you that this is what they love to do and they've had this passion for weather their whole lives. So let your child learn as much as they want if they're interested. You don't know where they might end up! Maybe they'll have their own storm chasing show when they grow up.