Rainbow Work

Jem enjoyed making a book of colors and a rainbow mosaic this week.  We sang some songs about colors and enjoyed talking about what makes a rainbow.

The cute color book came from Thoughts Of Me, print a copy of today.

Graphing With Goldfish

Jem had fun the other day graphing with goldfish.  I handed her a handful of fish and she placed them on her graph by color.  She counted how many of each color she had and we talked about "more than" and "less than."  Her favorite part was eating them all up!

You can find a variety of goldfish graphs by googling it by name.

The Edible Rainbow

 

I have been placing a colorful food tray out before meals and for snack time. The girls like to help me find healthy munchies that make-up the colors of the rainbow. 

Rainbow Food Ideas:

Red: cherry tomatoes, cherries, cranberries, apples, berries

Orange: bell peppers, orange, melon, cheese, crackers, carrots

Yellow, bananas, peppers, pineapple, cheese, crackers, apples

Green: celery, kiwi, grapes, avocado, broccoli, peas, apples, melon

Blue: berries, grapes

Purple, grapes, dried plums

Buzzing Bee Color Match

 This cute color match-up game is easy to create. I quickly grabbed a paper plate and added colors that match the bee's flowers. Jem clipped the cute clothespins onto the matching color. I explained that the bee needs to visit the right flower color. When she clipped her bee to the correct color we made the buzzing bee sound...she loved it.

I found these clothespins, bees, and flowers a few months ago at Michael's.

Sensory Play With Colored Rice

This is the first time I have made colored rice and orzo, but it was super easy and the girls can't wait to get their hands on it.
Making colored rice or orzo:
- add 3 drops of food coloring to rice.
- add a few drops of rubbing alcohol to rice.
- mix well in a plastic bag.

- allow to dry for a few hours before you store or play with it.

Pink and Green Mama has some fun ideas with rainbow rice here.