Rainbow Fun

Spring Break's over so back to school we go!!  :)  Today, we worked on a cute Rainbow Tot Pack, from HERE!!  We only printed 1/2 of the pack, because there was a ton & we didn't have much time!  However, Olivia just loved the pages we printed!!  :)  She traced some letters, some lines, colored a rainbow & then we made a rainbow with scraps!!

 Starting the rainbow!!

 My trick for toddler glue:  use a plastic lid & a paintbrush - cut a notch out of the lid to prevent the brush from rolling!!  :)

The finished project!!  She got a little tired after doing red and orange, and said, "Mommy - can you do the rest??"  So - I did! ;)

Jelly Bottle Games

We have a few pb&j lovers over here, so we ended up with a few jelly bottles laying around!  :)  After looking at the slotted top, I immediately thought popsicle sticks!!  :)  The ideas are endless, but I decided to make a simple little matching game for colors & numbers!!

 Using cardstock, I cut out squares of each color & wrote the color word on one side. . .

 then wrote numbers, number words & counting dots on the back!

 Used markers to color one side of some (obviously a random amount) popsicle sticks. . .





then wrote numbers & counting dots on the back!!








See - - perfect slotted top for popsicle sticks or tongue depressors!!  (or small strips of paper, etc!!)








Find the stick that matches the card & put it inside the bottle!!  :)  Match numbers, then turn cards & sticks over to match colors!!





 

I hot glued a clothes pin to the bottle - - this serves 2 purposes: 1. to hold the card that you're matching 2. to hold the bag of cards when you're done!!  (All the sticks fit inside the bottle!!  :)

Fun Printable Packs

I recently found an amazing blog, 1+1+1=1, and am in love with the Printable Packs!!!  Today, we did a few pages from the Princess Pack and the Ballerina Pack!!  Olivia just loved them!!

 Coloring tiaras & enjoying some conversation hearts!!  ;)

 Puzzle!  I attached this to a file folder & cut it out to make it sturdier.  I used packing tape to laminate the pieces (after I took the picture) - two strips are the EXACT same width as the tape!!  :)

Color Mixing & Graphing

What a fun day!!  We talked about mixing primary colors today!  First, we started with a simple sheet about mixing colors (found it HERE a few years ago) - just using crayons but not actually mixing. 

Then, I divided a piece of white construction paper into 9 squares.  Using red, yellow & blue (and adding a little black, white & brown), I just put a few drops of each onto the squares, and we came up with new colors!!  Hunter loved this!! :)

Next, we talked about graphing!!  What a better way to learn about graphing, than by using CANDY!!!  M&M's to be exact!!  ;)  I've had this M&M graphing sheet forever (sorry, don't know where it came from - but could easily be created on your own!!), and thought Hunter would enjoy it!!  Of course, he did!!!













Bummed that I forgot to take a picture with all the M&M's on the paper, but you can get the idea by his little "circles"!!  ;)