With St Patrick’s Day near, rainbows seem to be the talk of the town. Sure we may be buried under a ton of snow here in Canada but I am going to look at the bright side… Spring preschool activities and rainbows are near. Today I will share with you J’s quick and easy rainbow invitation.
First of all let me say, I am not a crafter. I think of all these grand ideas and when I try them they are horrid- so I spare myself (and your eyes) the embarrassment. J’s basket to explore was so simple and easy and she loved it. I filled it wit so many things that she already plays with and a few stories will be read while she plays. C simply preferes to play with certain items of the basket. Okay I guess I should stop talking and start showing.
What’s Inside our Rainbow Basket?
1) German colour cards. J is learning German (she has little lessons with her dad daily and they have mini conversations as well) I figured she already knows the colours in English, why not add another factor! So instead of ROY G BIV (Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet) we now have ROG G BIV (Rot Orange Gelb Grun Blau Indigo Violette).
2) Playdough
I included playdough with all the colours of the rainbow as well as her playdough tools.
3) Xylophone
This was an old xylophone that she rarely played with however it was a hit with C.
4) Stories
I read a few stories from a book J’s oma (Dutch for Grandma) gave her. It is called The 2oth Century Children’s Book Treasury and it is awesome. It has a ton of classics such as Madeline, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and J’s favourite to date: Good Night Moon.
If you are looking for other rainbow ideas (including crafty ones), check these out:
Rainbow Slime by Jenn at Study at Home Mama
Rainbow Sentence Building by Alyssa at Arts and Crackers
DIY Rainbow Onesie by Menucha at Moms and Crafters
Rainbow Mini Pallet by Dawn at Adventures of Goldilox
Thanks for walking with me.
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I love how you made a toy that wasn’t played with much a hit. Nice bin of colors and way to help with the second language.
I love this idea! My hubby’s birthday is St. Patty’s Day so it’s a big holiday around our house. My daughter loves her xylophone too. Really nice bin of colors!
How fun! I love that they’re all in a little activity-themed basket! Those cards would be great in other languages too!
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Love all the colors! Thanks for sharing with the Frugal Family linky.
I love the colors! They make a bland, snowy day so much more fun. This is such a fun idea, and I absolutely love the idea of adding the colors in german to encourage the learning of another language. My hubby knows Italian after living there for 2 years and I always wish he had taught the kids and I the language. Thanks so much for sharing this fun, colorful idea at Dare to Share Saturday!
We love rainbows in our house! Thanks for linking to #familyfrugallinky