<h3>Rainsticks Music</h3><p>You can buy rainsticks that make a sound like rain but, if not, you can help the children to make their own from a paper towel tube, a Pringles tube or the inner cardboard tube from wrapping paper. Just pour (uncooked!) rice or lentils into the tube and seal both ends with parcel tape, then paint the tube in bright colours. Traditionally, a rainstick has nails, thorns or toothpicks pushed into it for the rice to fall against inside, but including these in your child-made rainsticks may not be a good idea unless you supervise closely and then cover any pointy ends with plenty of tape!</p><p>Make a gradual, slow sound with a rainstick by slowly tilting it from side to side.</p>                                                                                                                                                    

<h3>What's the Weather Like Today?</h3><p>New words to a well-known tune.</p>                                                                                                                                    <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>What&#039;s the weather like today?</li>            <li>Sunny, warm and dry</li>            <li>And on a summer day we see</li>            <li>The sun up in the sky</li>            <li>With sunshine here, sunshine there</li>            <li>Lovely sunshine everywhere</li>            <li>What&#039;s the weather like today?</li>            <li>Sunny, warm and dry</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>What&#039;s the weather like today?</li>            <li>Think it&#039;s going to rain</li>            <li>And on a rainy day we see</li>            <li>Puddles in the lane</li>            <li>With puddles here, puddles there</li>            <li>Splashy puddles everywhere</li>            <li>What&#039;s the weather like today?</li>            <li>Think it&#039;s going to rain</li>    </ul>                                                                

What's the weather like today? - Song

<h3>Frosty Weather</h3><p>A song for a winter's day!</p>                                                                                                                                    <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>Frosty weather, snowy weather</li>            <li>When the wind blows</li>            <li>We all go together</li>    </ul>                                                                                

Frosty weather - Song

<h3>Rainsticks Music</h3><p>You can buy rainsticks that make a sound like rain but, if not, you can help the children to make their own from a paper towel tube, a Pringles tube or the inner cardboard tube from wrapping paper. Just pour (uncooked!) rice or lentils into the tube and seal both ends with parcel tape, then paint the tube in bright colours. Traditionally, a rainstick has nails, thorns or toothpicks pushed into it for the rice to fall against inside, but including these in your child-made rainsticks may not be a good idea unless you supervise closely and then cover any pointy ends with plenty of tape!</p><p>Make a gradual, slow sound with a rainstick by slowly tilting it from side to side.</p>                                                                    <div class="img img_sml">        <img class="lazy_img" src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/rainstick.jpg" alt="Rainstick">    </div>                                                                <audio class="lazy_av" controls="" controlslist="nodownload">    <source src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/rainstick.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></source></audio>

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Rainsticks - Music

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