Tornado crafts for kids

For once contain the mess and make a tornado in a jar !

Tornadoes are incredibly destructive forces of nature that can cause catastrophic damage to communities and environments. They are capable of...

Earlier this spring I was driving home from my parents house through the country side with the kids. They live about 45 minutes away and the drive is mostly past corn fields and farms. My husband had stayed home that day, so I had the three kids in the van alone with me. There are very few things in this world that terrify me, but tornadoes are one of them. I still have nightmares about the movie Twister. (I'm pretty sure that movie has scarred me for life.) It was one of those days where…

I love science, I love hands on learning, and I love learning about the weather! Check out this cool, simple science experiment: how to make a tornado!

We had a state-wide tornado drill today so I thought it would be a good idea to share a tornado craft my class made last week. Way back i...

We had a state-wide tornado drill today so I thought it would be a good idea to share a tornado craft my class made last week. Way back in February when I was looking for ideas for a Valentine's Day display, I found the perfect one at Life in First Grade. I ended up using her idea for my display, but I also liked the tornado craft her kids did. I changed it up a bit when my kids made them for our weather unit. On their paper I squirted a little bit of black paint and a little bit of white…

Make a tornado in a bottle to learn about extreme weather. What a great kitchen science activity to learn about weather! || Gift of Curiosity

Tornado

This tornado in a bottle experiment will help your child visually learn the formation of a tornado. Here are step-by-step instruction on how to make a water tornado with 2 bottles.

Turn your tornado lesson into a multi-sensory experience with these tornado activities for kids. Learning about the weather can be fun!