As much as I love the meaning, magic, and joy of Christmas, I can’t help but find more fun in the lesser holidays. Valentine’s Day is full of hearts, hugs, candy, and pink; Groundhog’s Day is a chance to learn about an animal and watch in anticipation as the season is predicted with less accuracy than a coin toss; and St. Patrick’s Day is a fun day to craft colorfully and be silly like a leprechaun. As a stay-at-home-mom, these holidays provide some structure in our play and give us new games and different crafts to make.
This St. Patrick’s Day, we will be completing two games: a rainbow sort and a rainbow scavenger hunt.
Rainbow Sort Supplies:
Sorting printable pages 1-2 (included below)
bowl of buttons, puffs, or small toys in a variety of ROYGBIV colors
Rainbow Sort Directions:
lay the printables side by side along with the bowl of objects
take turns drawing an object (additionally: note shape, texture, or any other details appropriate to kid’s age)
place object on matching color circle on the page
repeat
Rainbow Scavenger Hunt Supplies:
Sorting printable pages 3-9
objects in varying ROYGBIV colors (objects do not have to be preselected)
Rainbow Scavenger Hunt Directions:
Choose a central location and place each sorting page on the floor or table
Walk around the room or home looking for objects in each of the ROYGBIV colors
Depending on your child’s age, you can change how you move around (“hop to a red object,” for example), how many objects you want them to find, or add a timer for further game play
Activities like these are our favorite in our house: they require very little preparation, are low pressure, and can be played multiple times in multiple ways. To download your own set of the rainbow sorting cards, click below.
