Today we continued our study of the letter "R" with a rainbow theme. Here are some of the activities we completed. We started our morning by reading Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert. This book is great for color recognition and always ...
Junk Jar (AKA I-Spy Bottles)
I-Spy bags and bottles have been pretty popular for the past couple of years. I made several bags as Christmas gifts 2 years ago. They are great fun for kids to look at and try to find all of the items in them. Since our letter this week is "J" I ...
Orange and Black Sensory Bin
My kids and preschoolers enjoyed the beans and rice sensory box that I posted about here so much that I decided to make a slightly different version to go with our colors of the past two weeks. I dyed some rice orange (For instructions on dying rice ...
Beans & Rice Sensory Bin
Beans and rice are great ingredients for a frugal meal. However, this post isn't about frugal cooking it's about frugal fun. Beans and rice can be used for some hands-on fun for your child(ren). Here is what I did to make this activity work for my ...
How to Make Colored Rice
Colored rice is pretty easy to make and is lots of fun for the kids (or the kid in each of us). This is also a very frugal craft which is always a bonus around here. Colored Rice 1 Cup White Rice 1 tsp. Rubbing Alcohol Liquid Food Coloring In a ...