Rainbow Activities for Kids: Build a Rainbow!

Looking for fun rainbow activities for kids? This Build a Rainbow Game is the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of springtime!

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Working with manipulatives is an awesome way for kids to build grasping and in-hand manipulation skills, as they pick up, turn, and orient the small pieces in their hands.

This game would pair perfectly with our Rainbow Interactive Movement Game or our Rainbow Movement Scavenger Hunt!

What you’ll need:

-Paperclip

-Brad fastener or pencil

-Printable rainbow (print and laminate)

-Printable spinner (print, cut out, and laminate)

-Small, colored objects to build your rainbow (e.g. buttons, pom poms, beads, etc).

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What to do:

Version 1

The object of this game is to see who can finish building their rainbow first, filling up each colored stripe with small colored objects.

Punch a hole in the middle of the spinner and secure a paperclip to the spinner using a brad fastener (fasten loosely so that the paperclip spins). Or, simply hold a pencil in the middle of the spinner with the tip of the pencil holding the middle of the paperclip in place as you spin.

Each child takes a turn spinning the spinner. If the spinner lands on red, the child will choose one of the red objects and place it on one of the red spaces on his rainbow. Repeat until all of the spaces on the rainbow are full.

Whoever fills their rainbow up first wins!!

Version 2

Try playing as a team! Place one rainbow printable in the middle of the table with the colored objects. Have kids take turns spinning the spinner and placing the objects on the matching colored stripes until the rainbow is complete!

How to change it up:

-Work on in-hand manipulation skills when you’re cleaning up your rainbow boards.  See if kids can pick up several of their colored manipulatives using only one hand.  Encourage them to pick up the objects one at a time with their fingers and then tuck them away into their palm.

Skill areas addressed:

Fine motor skills, cognitive skills, visual motor integration, visual perceptual skills, grasp, coordination

Looking for more rainbow activities for kids?

Rainbow Interactive Movement Game

In this simple movement game for younger kids, the main character is looking for the missing colors of his rainbow!  Kids click through the pages and perform different movements as they retrieve objects of different colors to complete the rainbow.  This game is designed for younger kids who are just learning their colors.

Rainbow Movement Scavenger Hunt

This awesome rainbow movement scavenger hunt is the perfect way to get kids moving and noticing the colors in their environment!

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Lauren Drobnjak is co-author of The Inspired Treehouse blog and a pediatric physical therapist who currently practices in the educational environment. She has been a physical therapist for 18 years, with 17 of those years specifically in pediatrics. Her drive to make a difference in the lives of kids has led her entrepreneurial spirit in the direction of creating opportunities for play-based wellness and child development. She is a busy mama of 3 who thrives on chaos. To come down from the stress, Lauren enjoys exercising like she’s still 20, yoga, chocolate, a great book, browsing Pinterest, and anything crafty!

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