Category: Arts, Crafts, Music & Sensory
Listen to the sound of the rain with these tumbling beads! This Rainmaker is an interesting way for children to learn about the weather and encourages them to explore making sounds.
My kids fight over who gets to flip this thing first every time it comes out—the beads tumbling down really do sound like a downpour. It's a simple way to get them talking about storms and then they start shaking it to make their own rhythms.
My three-year-old grabbed it and shook it for a solid ten minutes straight, just mesmerized by the soft patter of the beads falling. It's a great way to start a conversation about rainy days while also letting him experiment with different angles and speeds.
The tumbling beads make a sound that genuinely mimics steady rain, and my toddler has been mesmerized for days. It’s also held up well to being swung around like a club, which I didn’t expect.
