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๐ŸŒˆ Rainbow Nature Line

Find one thing for every Color, then lay them out in order.

๐Ÿ” Discoverยท25 minยทFreeยทAges 2โ€“5ยท๐Ÿ‘ถ Easyยท๐Ÿง‘ Light

โš ๏ธ Safety first

Stay with them outside. Hold hands near roads and nothing goes in mouths.

You know your child best โ€” supervise the whole time and skip anything that isn't right for them. See our Terms.

Why this is good for your child

  • โœ“Color matching
  • โœ“Collecting

๐ŸŒฑ Montessori-inspired ยท Culture & Nature

What you need

A bag

How to do it

  1. 1.Find something for each Color of the rainbow outside.
  2. 2.Lay them out in rainbow order.
  3. 3.Photograph it before the wind does.

How it actually goes

โฑ 30-second set-up โ€”
Thirty seconds: put a bag on the step or the grass, and sit down next to it before you call them over.
๐Ÿง‘ What you do โ€”
Show it once, slowly, without talking over yourself. Then hand it over and stop helping unless they ask.
๐Ÿ‘ถ What they do โ€”
Collect, look closely, and ask the questions.
โœ… What success looks like โ€”
At 2โ€“3 they'll do it their own way, not yours, and stop after five minutes. Both of those are fine.
๐Ÿงบ How to put it away โ€”
Everything back into one basket or tray, carried back to its spot by them. Naming the spot out loud is what makes it stick.
๐Ÿ“ˆ When they outgrow it โ€”
Older? Look one of the finds up in a book together afterwards.