This past week we had Friend School at our house again and the theme was rainbows!
I was so excited to introduce the topic to the kiddos because I pretty much love everything that has to do with rainbows!
The night before, Keira was a big helper as we sorted all the fruit loops in preparation for the rainbow craft!
Starting out with opening circle songs!
We missed Cameron that day, but Katelyn was excited to take his spot on the mat!
Always gotta dress the weather frog!
Keira really wanted to sit as close to Ethan as possible
Singing "Itsy, Bitsy Spider"
Introducing the topic
Showing pictures of rainbows
Look how attentive they are!!
Star students!
Filling in the colors of the rainbow
Carefully moving the crayon to stay within the lines!
They were all so precise with the crayons--wow!
She switched to her left hand for this one
Ella finishing off the rainbow with purple, her favorite color!
Beautiful rainbow!
I love how this turned out!
Story time!
Reading "What Makes a Rainbow?"
Another book about rainbows
A preview of the craft we were about to make
First, you need glue...
...for the clouds!
And then mamas help tape on the streamers!
Who can't resist sneaking a few bites when the craft involves Fruit Loops?!
Yum!
The kids did a great job placing the cereal in the lines after the moms put the glue in place.
So proud of her finished product!
After crafts, it was time for a yummy snack: rainbow goldfish!
And a few extra fruit loops for good measure!
Duckie's Rainbow book
After snack time, we went on a "rainbow hike" and the kids did a great job identifying the colors of the rainbow from various objects in the environment (e.g. red stop sign, orange flowers, green grass, etc.).
After the hike and some playtime at the playground, we came back inside for activity time!
The kids LOVED this activity where they made rainbows out of pipe cleaners and play-doh "clouds." So fun!
Smiling as they work...
...and concentrating so hard!
The finished product!
Another activity was finger painting!
Unfortunately, the weather was a little cool outside, so we couldn't do this outdoors. Instead, I moved it to the kitchen, but, being the "mess-a-phobe" that I am, I kept everything controlled so that paint did not end up everywhere in the kitchen!
Ethan got to go first and Keira & Ella had to wait patiently outside the gate (so sad!).
Painting a rainbow!
Ella's turn!
Keira's turn!
Despite the potential for a huge mess, this activity went fairly well and the kids seemed to enjoy it!
At the end of the morning, all the kiddos got to take home a rainbow-colored flower lei!
We all had such a fun morning!!
Many thanks to my photographer, Mackenzie!
And big thanks to Laura for all the great rainbow ideas!!
