This week was so much fun that I wish we had gotten to more of our activities! However the activities that we did do were so much fun Cohen just wanted to do them over and over again. So I'll call that a win! AND Cohen really knows his colors now! He's a master sorter!
Here's what we did this week:
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High Five Colors:
This was a super simple activity that got a lot of use! My little one loooooves high fives! Seriously, it's his jam. So I traced my hands on different colored paper and posted them around the house. I would say "Cohen can you high five the ____ hand?" and he would high five that color. We've been playing this all week and it's been really fun!
Color Sensory Table:
Our sensory table this week turned out a little different than I had anticipated but was still a big hit! When I was dyeing the beans they turned out a little bit speckled and not as vibrant as I had hoped. They looked really pretty though! And as a bonus they will double nicely for an Easter themed sensory table!
We used the colored toilet paper tubes to sort the beans into!
What you need:
- White beans
- Food coloring or liquid water colors
(liquid water colors tend to stain hands less)
- TP rolls
- Colored construction paper to cover TP rolls
- Tweezers, scoops, anything to pick up the beans
Sticker Color Sorting:
We used the left over stickers from our body unit and the stoplight from our car unit (that is still hanging up in our living room) to practice color sorting stickers! If you follow me on IG you may have seen how efficient Cohen is at this now! Proud mama moment for sure. 😄
Lego Color Sorting:
This was another fun, simple and super easy to set up activity! I pulled out pieces of construction paper and dumped out all of his Legos. I modeled putting the colored Legos on the matching paper saying "This Lego is _____ so it goes here". Then he would grab a Lego and I would say "That Lego is ____. Where does _____ go?"
Rainbow Ooblek:
Oh. My. Lanta.
This was by far the coolest thing I have ever done! I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it went perfectly with our color unit so I decided to give it a whirl. Just look at how pretty this is! Almost too pretty to mess with right!? This was so much fun to play with that even my teenage sister sat down and played with us!
Cohen was not sure about the changing from a solid to a liquid but he loved squishing the colors!
What you need:
- Cornstarch
- Water
** I never actually measure out ingredients (this is how I cook too and it drives my husband crazy). I've made oobleck so many times that I just add water until it's the right consistency.**
- These amazing color Bath Drops
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Outings this week:
Ceramic Shop - We took a little trip to my parents ceramic shop this week to do some painting! One, because we could play with colors and two, because we've had our car mobile "in progress" for months now. So you know, 2 birds.
📙📘📗 Our favorite books this week 📗📘📙
Cohen wasn't super impressed with any of the books this week. Oh, except for Sneak-a-Peek: Colors
because it had a mirror in it and he is pretty full of himself!
because it had a mirror in it and he is pretty full of himself!
But on the plus side, these rainbow color books will work perfectly with next weeks St. Patrick's Day theme also!
Up next week: St. Patrick's Day ☘
