Everything’s coming up rainbows here this week. We’re making Rainbow Slime. And we’re splitting apart light into all of it’s glorious ROYGBIV-ness. We’re playing with a Rainbow Prism Busy Bag. This post contains affiliate links.
ROYGBIV Colors of the Rainbow
My childhood education had a major gap in it. I never learned the acronym ROYGBIV. I had learned the colors of the rainbow, even about that pesky indigo, but never called them ROYGBIV. I remember chatting with someone my freshman year at MIT and I had to ask what it meant. And so began the taunting. (Yes, nerds can bully too.) So I’m on a mission to make sure that my daughter learns it. And what better way than through song? And you know who sings about ROYGBIV the best? They Might Be Giants :) They have a whole album for kids called Here Comes Science {affiliate}.
Rainbow Prism Play
Now that my daughter and I had sung about it, it was time to create our own rainbows… She tried it a few different ways for different effects.
Rainbow Prism Busy Bag Supplies Needed
- Triangular prism {affiliate}
- Teardrop crystal prism {affiliate in case your Grandma or local thrift shop doesn’t have any}
- Mini flashlight or finger light {affiliate}
- Crayons {affiliate}
- White and black paper
I had put up some white foam core board for the teardrop prism to shine it’s rainbows on. Then she pulled out the crayons and drawing her own rainbows. I think the combo of the light, rainbows and large format were a huge hit. (Btw, I had nooo idea how hard it is to capture the rainbow from a prism with a camera. So the pictures definitely don’t do this activity justice!)
Then she took the triangular prism and flashlight into the dark. Here the rainbows are a little more subtle but the play seemed more fun. Probably because it involved a flashlight. Are your kiddos as flashlight-loving as mine? But it also involved trial & error to figure out how to hold to flashlight to create different patterns of light.
Rainbow Busy Bag Blog Hop
Like the prism busy bag? A few blogger friends of mine have some great rainbow busy bag ideas, too. Pop on over to see what makes them so colorful.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
Rainbow Color and Shape Learning Puzzles // Itsy Bitsy Fun
Magnetic Rainbow Name Box // Mama. Papa. Bubba.
Rainbow Sight Word Lacing // Preschool Inspirations
Shape Lacing // The Pleasantest Thing
Rainbow Puzzle // Mommy Needs a Coffee Break
Rainbow Popsicle Stick Patterns // Playdough to Plato
Rainbow Color and Shape Match // Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Clothespin Rainbow // Adventures of Adam
Quick and Easy Rainbow Busy Bag // The Educators’ Spin on It
Sort and Count Rainbow Puzzle // Powerful Mothering
Rainbow Prism Busy Bag // Left Brain Craft Brain
Rainbow Bubble Wrap Busy Bag // Lalymom
Rainbow Color Sort // Sugar Aunts
Weaving Rainbows // Best Toys for Toddlers
Toddler 4 – in – 1 Rainbow Busy Box // Lemon Lime Adventures
Rainbow Color Sorting Busy Bag // Coffee Cups and Crayons
Pipe Cleaner Rainbow Busy Bag // Still Playing School
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