Over the Rainbow

One of the easiest things you can do is color with your kids. Want to get a little more out of it then scribbles? Try focusing their coloring project with a specific and organized picture - we chose a rainbow project.

A rainbow is simple for a child to color in. They just have to scribble back and forth or up and down. No crazy lines to worry about staying in.

For this project you will need:

Scissors
Safety Scissors (for an older child)
Paper plates (or paper)

Tape

Crayons or Colored Pencils (ROYGBIV)

Step by Step:

1. Cut the paper plates in half, you can allow an older child to complete this step on their own.
2. Cut out a half moon from the straight edge of the paper plate half. Set the cuttings aside for later use

3. Color a demo rainbow.

4. Give each child their plate half and let them get to work on coloring the stripes on their own . 5. (optional) Once coloring is complete create a kickstand for your child's rainbow by folding the cuttings from earlier in half.

6. (optional) Tape the cutting to the back of the rainbow to provide support which will allow your child's rainbow to stand up on a counter or table.

TIPS:

Be realistic about your child's ability to recreate the lines. No rules remember!

For older children let them FIND the right colors (ROYGBIV) from a collection of crayons.

For younger children pull out the right colors for them, then just work on the colors names - don't worry so much about a perfect rainbow recreation.

Display the finished project and tell them they did a great job!