This awesome rainbow scavenger hunt is the perfect way to get kids moving and noticing the colors in their environment!
This rainbow scavenger hunt is an awesome way to incorporate a little learning and some whole body movement into a fun activity for kids!
Kids will love moving in different ways to find objects of different colors. Use the free printable to follow along!
And if you’re looking for other fun scavenger hunt ideas, check out this awesome printable neighborhood scavenger hunt! Use this idea as a way to get to know the families in your neighborhood or to encourage kids to get active in your community!
This activity is perfect to pair with our Build a Rainbow Game or our Rainbow Interactive Movement Game!
Rainbow Scavenger Hunt for Kids
What You’ll Need
-Color Scavenger Hunt Printable – scroll down and fill out the form to get the freebie!
What To Do
Encourage your child to move through the rainbow scavenger hunt, completing each of the designated movements to get to each colored object.
-Roll like a log across the room to something red.
-Frog jump to something orange. Start in a squatting position, low to the ground and spring forward back into a squatting position.
-Hop on one foot to something yellow.
-Gallop like a horse to something green.
-Hop like a bunny to find something blue.
-Walk backwards to something violet.
At the end, line the objects up in the order of the colors of the rainbow!
How To Change It Up
-Repeat the scavenger hunt, finding multiple objects of each color! Line them up to make a full rainbow!
-This simple scavenger hunt is designed for younger kids. If you’re looking for more challenging activities for older children, try this free printable escape room!
For Virtual Sessions
Simply pull up the PDF on screen share or use a paper version and hold it up to the screen or read the activity descriptions to the child for the movements they should perform while retrieving the different colored objects.
Skill Areas Addressed
Cognitive skills, gross motor skills, motor control, balance, coordination, sensory processing
More Rainbow Activities for Kids
Looking for other rainbow gross motor activities for preschoolers and fun spring fine motor activities? Check these out!
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