About RainTots
The yard after rain: three puddles, a leaf, a stick, and the sky upside down in the water. Your child taps a puddle and rings spread out. Two taps make two sets of rings that pass straight through each other. A ring that reaches the leaf pushes it along. Tapping the cloud makes it rain again.
What to do beside your child
Say what you see: “The rings went right through each other.” Next time it rains, find a real puddle and drop a pebble in. There is nothing to explain and nothing to get right.
How it behaves
No words, no question, no score and no end. Each tap makes a soft drip; the site-wide sound switch turns it off. With reduced motion on, the rings are shown as a still picture and the leaf moves in one step. Your child can put the puddles on the Wall as a picture; a grown-up types its label. Nothing is sent anywhere.
What it does not claim
It is a toy for noticing. It is not a measured science lesson.