Let's Play Music

Kids music activities and free printable resources | Children's music, lesson plans and teaching resources for babies and children

  • Store
    • Digital Downloads Store
    • Lesson Plans
    • eBooks
    • My Account
    • FAQs
  • Activities by Age
    • Baby
    • Toddlers
    • Preschool
    • 5+
  • Activities by Season
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Autumn
    • Halloween
    • Christmas
    • Winter
  • Activities by Type
    • First Piano Lessons
    • Weekly Lesson Plans
    • Rhythm & Percussion
    • Musical Movement
    • How To Read Music
    • Literacy
    • Classical Music for Kids
  • Free Sheet Music
    • Free Sheet Music
    • Free Printables
    • Song Directory
  • Subscribe
    • Newsletter Sign-up
    • Contact
  • About
  • My Cart
You are here: Home / Seasonal Activities / Autumn / Rainy Day Nursery Rhymes

Rainy Day Nursery Rhymes

September 22, 2021 By Sara Mullett 9 Comments

When you live in the UK you have two choices when it comes to the rain; either you stay inside and try to avoid the showers or you face the weather full on and have some musical fun in it with some rainy day nursery rhymes.

4 Rain Rhymes to Get Kids Moving

To make the most of a rainy day, it is essential to invest in some good wet weather gear. Wellies and all in one zip-up water-proof suits are a great idea. Once everyone is togged up, it’s so good to get outside, even a short walk is better than not getting out at all.

You won’t get stir crazy all cooped up indoors, and it’s always so nice and cosy when you get back inside in the warm!

Here are four rainy day nursery rhymes that explore the sounds of the rain with lots of rhythmic movement.

Rainy Day Nursery Rhymes for Kids

1. I Hear Thunder – Borrows the traditional tune from Frere Jacques, but explores the sounds and rhythms of the falling rain.

2. The Umbrella Song – A lively rain song with actions, great for singing when you’re splashing in puddles!

3. Splashing in the Puddles – Kids love this one! Just makes sure everyone’s wearing their wet weather clothes!

4. Pitter Patter Pitter Patter – A great one for practicing eighth notes (quavers) and excellent for speech development too.

Listen to this clip of Gene Kelly in “Singing in the Rain”. You’ll soon have some impressive rain dances of your own!  And don’t forget your umbrella!

Rainy Day Nursery Rhyme Rhythm Activities

Lots of fun can be found in experimenting with percussion instruments, or you can just use pots, tins and pans and wooden spoons, making an inside rain storm or tap along to the beat of the rainy day nursery rhymes featured above. You can explore the different sounds of the rain by using our Rainy Day Rhythm Sheet and recreate pitter-patter, drip-drop rhythms in varying levels from very soft and slow to loud and fast.  Try reciting the nursery rhyme “Doctor Foster” to the steady beat of a drum or biscuit tin, practice starting very softly, and gradually build up the volume until everyone is shouting! A constructive way to blow off some steam on a rainy day!

Dr Foster went to Gloucester rain chant words

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester

in a shower of rain.

He stepped in a puddle right up to his middle,

And never went there again!

AND NEVER WENT THERE AGAIN!

For ideas surrounding how all of these rainy day songs can be used in a music lesson, have a look at my rain themed music lesson plan.

Filed Under: Autumn, Musical Activities For..., Playlists, Rainy Day Songs, Seasonal Activities Tagged With: Round-up, Weather

Please note, the posts on Let’s Play Music include affiliate links for your convenience.

Explore our digital downloads!

  • Rain Lesson & activity plan EU notes Rain Lesson & Activity Plan
    Rated 5.00 out of 5
    $4.99
  • Lesson plan: Horses Horses - Lesson & Activity Plan $4.99
  • Buses & trains lesson plan and activity plan Buses & Trains Lesson & Activity Plan $4.99

Follow Let’s Play Music

Comments

  1. Clarissa Hooper says

    February 4, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    What a fun collection of songs! too bad we haven’t had a drop of rain here in southern California in MONTHS! Maybe we will have to incorporate a rain dance with these songs! ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      February 5, 2014 at 12:09 am

      Thanks, so glad you like the songs:) They come in very handy in England! We’ve had constant rain here for over a month! You can have some of ours if you want some!

      Reply
  2. Mudpie Mama says

    February 2, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    I love these Rainy Day songs. Some of them I haven’t heard before. Thanks for sharing with the outdoor play party! I will certainly be singing some over the next few days with Little Man ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      February 2, 2014 at 11:06 pm

      You’re welcome – thanks for having us!

      Reply
  3. day nurseries says

    January 10, 2013 at 7:52 am

    Its really great review to know about this information..Thanks a lot for sharing your post.

    day nurseries

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Looking for something specific?

Cart

First Piano Lessons eBook

Discover our best-selling eBook, with over 2,000 copies sold. Our First Piano Lessons is a fun introduction to piano for your little one.

View Product

Copyright Let's Play Kids Music © 2023 ยท Privacy Policy