Rainbow Theme

MAKE (Art Center) 

• Crafts Shaped Like the Letter R/r
• Rainbow Crafts Shaped Like the Letter R/r - The Measured Mom
• Letter R/r Filled in with Rainbow Fruit Loops - Crystal & Co.
• Letter R/r Filled in with Rainbow Stickers
• Fingerprint Crafts
• Handprint Rainbows - Crystal & Co.
• Footprint Rainbows
• Fingerprint Rainbows - La-de-la-de-da
• Rainbow Walking - Emma Owl
• Recyclable Crafts
• Paper Plate Rainbows - Learning 4 Kids
• Other Crafts
• Marble Painted Rainbows - 1 + 1 + 1 = 1
• Rainbow Chains - 1 + 1 + 1 = 1
• Fluffy Cloud Rainbows - 1 + 1 + 1 = 1
• Pipe Cleaner Rainbows - Learning 4 Kids
• Rainbow Collage - Learning 4 Kids
• Paint a Rainbow (ROYGBIV) - Learning 4 Kids
• Puffy Paint Rainbow - Learning 4 Kids
• Rainbow Sponge Painting - Kids Craft Room
• Rolling Pin Rainbow Painting - Crafty Morning
• Rainbow Beading - Buggy and Buddy
• Rainbow Comb Painting - The Imagination Tree
• Make a Rainbow Necklace - Nurture Store
• Free Art
• Have art materials accessible to children such as a rainbow coloring page, a rainbow stencil, an easel, markers, stamps, colored pencils, crayons, play-dough, and tissue paper/construction paper/fabric squares for children to work with if they'd like as well.

EXPLORE (Sensory Centers)

• Rainbow Play Dough  - 1 + 1 + 1 = 1
• Practice Tracing the Letter R/r in a Rainbow Salt Tray - Learning 4 Kids
• Exploring Light with Prisms - Buggy and Buddy
• Rainbow Sort Sensory Bin - Growing Hands-On Kids
• Rice and Rainbow Sensory Fun - Tots and Me
• Color Mixing Activity
• Color Mixing using Ice Cubes - Tots and Me
• Absorption - Rainbow Roses - Learning 4 Kids
• Make Your Own Salt Dough Rainbow - Learning 4 Kids
• Sensory Play with Rainbow Jelly - Learning 4 Kids
• Rainbow Rice in a Cup - Learning 4 Kids
• Rainbow Sensory Rice Bags - Learning 4 Kids
• Fruity Loopy Rainbow - Learning 4 Kids
• Rainbow Jar Experiments - The 11 Best
• Erupting Rainbow - She Knows
• Fizzing Rainbow  - Schooling a Monkey
• Rainbow Shaving Cream Art - The 11 Best
• Rainbow Soap Foam Bubbles - Fun at Home with Kids
• Rainbow Sensory Bin - ehow
• Rainbow in a Bag - Powerful Mothering
• Floating Rainbow Balls in the Water Table - Simple Fun for Kids
• Rainbow Chickpeas Sensory Bin And Next Comes L
• Rainbow Color Sorting Bin - The Resourceful Mama
• Rainbow Oats Sensory Bin - And Next Comes L
• Rainbow "I Spy" Sensory Bin - Play Create Explore
• Painting Ice - playcountsdenitadinger.blogspot.com
• Skittles Experiment - New Young Mum
• Skittles Rainbow Experiment - Play Dough to Plato
• Color Mixing on Coffee Filters - The Kitchen Table Classroom
• Color Mixing Discovery Bottles - Familylicious
• Shaving Cream Color Mixing Sensory Bag - Best Toys 4 Toddlers
• Creating Light Patterns with a CD - Buggy and Buddy

PLAY (Inside and Outside Games/Activities) 

• Puzzles/Board Games
• Bingo Colors - Fun with Mama
• Block Center/Building Ideas
• Lego Rainbows - Little Bins For Little Hands
• Rainbow Pasta Structures - Kids Play Box
• Rainbow Fruit Loop Towers  - Mess for Less
• Dramatic Play
• Rainbow Dancers (Put Rainbow Ribbons in the Dress Up Center) - Rockabye Butterfly
• Rainbow Diffraction Glasses for Children to Wear in the Dress Up Center
• Quiet Activities
• Rainbow Color Matching Cards Activity
• Colors and Patterns Busy Bag - Raising Little Superheroes
• Rainbow Puzzle Felt Page - Powerful Mothering
• Rainbow Bear Color Matching - Life Over C's
• Rainbow Felt Busy Bag - Views From a Step Stool
• File Folder Activities/Worksheets
• ROYGBIV Mini Book - Delightful Learning
• Skittles Rainbow Math - Mom to 2 Lil Divas
• First-School Rr Handwriting Sheet - first-school.ws
• R is for Rainbow - saved by Magalena Dziubek
• Rainbow Printables - Rockabye Butterfly
• Active Games/Outside Play Activities
• Rainbow Running - Kids Play Smarter
• Sidewalk Chalk (Squirt Paint, Exploding Art, and Ice Chalk) - Growing a Jeweled Rose
• Rainbow Coin Toss - I Heart Naptime
• Fine Motor Rainbow Ball Game - Still Playing School 
• Rainbow Race Activity - Little Family Fun
• Musical Rainbow Walk - Make and Takes
• Twister - Catch My Party
• Rainbow Dancers (Dancing with Rainbow Ribbons to Music) - Rockabye Butterfly

READ (Circle Time/Books for the Book Center)

• The Rainbow Fish - Marcus Pfister
• A Rainbow of My Own - Don Freeman
• Elmer and the Rainbow - David McKee
• Duckie's Rainbow - Frances Barry
• The Rainbow and You - Edwin C. Krupp
• Planting a Rainbow - Lois Ehlert
• Moon Bear's Skyfire - Frank Asch
• All the Colors of the Rainbow - Allan Fowler
• Rainbow Stew - Cathryn Falwell
• What Makes a Rainbow? - Betty Ann Schwartz

SING (Circle Time Songs/Poems)

• Somewhere Over the Rainbow - imgur.com
• What a Wonderful World - kingkarel.us
• I Can Sing a Rainbow - Sing Books with Emily
• Muppet Movie - The Rainbow Connection - youtube.com
• Rainbow Song - Teaching Mama
• Color Chant - Teaching Mama
• A Rainbow is...(Poem) - The Bubbly Blonde Teacher
• Pass the Color (Pass the Crayon Around While Singing the Song) - Teaching Mama

EAT (Snack Center)

• Rainbow Pasta
• Fruit Loop and Marshmallow Rainbows - Crystal & Co.
• Goldfish and Marshmallow Rainbows - Mommy Lessons 101
• Rainbow Jello Cups - Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
• Rainbow Pudding Pops - Sandy Toes and Popsicles
• Rainbow Fruit Plate - Fresh Fruit Recipe Demetris
• Rainbow Toast - How Does She
• Rainbow Pancakes - Mommy Lessons 101
• Rainbow Waffles - Princess Pinky Girl
• Graham Cracker Rainbow Snack - Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke 
• Rainbow Fruit Cups - My Frugal Adventures
• Rainbow Banilla Bites - A Helicopter Mom
• Rainbow Snack Mix - Princess Pinky Girl
• Rainbow Fruit Treats - quickrecipes.pinapic.co
• Rainbow Grapes - Momma Told Me

VISIT  (Visitor/Field Trip Ideas)

• Field Trip - Go on a "Rainbow Hike" outside and search for items that are every color of the rainbow.