[Daffynition]

What a fun activity for kids of all ages this summer! Might be a great travel activity for a road-trip. But you don't even have to leave your yard to do *cloud collecting*.

Cloud-Collecting Points

Altocumulus lenticularis cloud over the Nevada-California border, US:
45 cloud-collecting points
© Bryan Hightower

The Cloud Collector’s Handbook works not just as a reference, but also as a game. You earn ‘cloud-collecting points’ for each cloud that you spot. These points are given on the reference pages on this site (on the bottom right of the image pages). The handbook also lists bonus points that can be earned when the cloud has a particular special feature.

The maximum score possible (including bonus points) is 2,000. If anyone manages to get all these points, and has taken photographs of the clouds in their collection to prove it, we will award them some fabulous prize.

We haven’t decided what it’ll be yet, as we’re confident this won’t happen any time soon.

[cripplecreek]

Clouds are cool.

[Daffynition]

I found used/paperback copies on Amazon for: $2.93. What deal! Also available for Kindle.

[ctdonath2]

Nifty! I’ll try it on the 3yo to get her more observant.

[married21]

I used to know a guy who collected clouds, literally. He was doing chemical testing of clouds for his graduate thesis. He went around to places like lakes and mountains that had fog, which is just a cloud at ground level, and took samples of the water vapor.

[GOPJ]

Nice.