Letter R: Rainbows (Day 4)

Rainbow Craft: I drew the clouds and lines for the rainbow and let Easton color "the sky" with a blue crayon. I think the order presentation of this craft is important for toddlers. For instance, I only put glue on the lowest line of the rainbow and only brought out the yellow buttons to start. That way Easton only had the option of putting yellow buttons on the lowest line. We did the same thing with the other lines. When he finished, we glued on cotton balls for the clouds. There's a similar Fruit Loop Rainbow craft that looks fun as well.

Rainbow Numbers: I found these Rainbow Number Cards from Confessions of a Homeschooler. I didn't want to bring all the cards out at once, in case it was overwhelming for Easton. Instead, I put five numbers (only the number half) on our table and hid their matches (the dots half) around the room. I told Easton that the numbers were looking for their friends. Easton went around the room and when he found a dot card, he counted the dots (with some help) and matched it to the number card on the table.

Rainbow Milk Science: This experiment was so cool. Easton wanted to do it over and over again. We used whole milk, food coloring (not gel), q-tips and dish soap for this experiment. Click here for a tutorial and to see the science behind this activity.