Rainy Day Stories | Muddy Puddle Toddler Activities UK

The Yellow Hood and the Muddy Puddle

A rainy toddler story about a yellow hood, red boots, muddy puddles, wet hands and warm towel rubs.

Age: 0–3 years Read time: 2–3 minutes Setting: Rainy garden path Theme: Puddles, rain, movement & sensory play

Rain taps the yellow hood while red boots wait beside the muddy puddle.

PLIP.

PLOP.

Rain hits

the yellow hood.

Plip, plop.
Drip, drop.

Small knees bend.

Red boots stamp.

Stamp, stamp.

Wet path.

Cold air.

Mud by the gate.

Boot goes in.

Squish.

Boot comes out.

Schluck.

Again.

Squish.

Schluck.

Rain runs down

the yellow hood.

Drip on nose.

Drip on chin.

“Splash?” says Dad.

Two boots wait.

One.

Two.

Jump.

The boots jump. Mud jumps up. Water hits knees and the red boots turn brown.

SPLASH!

Mud jumps up.

Water hits knees.

Coat goes wet.

Boots go brown.

Splish, splash.
Squish, squash.
Plip, plop.

Again?

Again.

Jump.

SPLASH!

A leaf sticks

to one boot.

A worm line

sits in the mud.

Rain taps hood.

Tap, tap, tap.

Hands clap wet.

Boots stamp slow.

Home now.

Step, squish.

Step, squish.

Door opens.

Warm hall.

Boots off.

Coat off.

Hood down.

Dry towel rubs

wet hair.

Rub, rub.

Soft head.

Shhh.

Sleepy sound: Hood down, warm hall, soft head, shhh.

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