The rainbow theme is a favorite that I wish were longer, to be honest. There are so many wonderful ideas! For this rainbow painting idea, I took our Lego rainbow printable and paired it with Lego Duplos for a simple and colorful painting activity. Get ready for some stamping fun!
While that looks great, it’s not reasonable for the age group I teach – 2 and 3 year olds. I don’t focus on the order, nor do I focus on the colors staying apart. (Mixing them is part of the fun!) Instead, I expose my students to the colors of the rainbow with lots of color sorting and matching (even during circle time) while we learn their names. Here are some rainbow favorites from the past:
Rainbow Collage Rainbow Color Sorting Art Rainbow Suncatchers
What I also love is being able to use what we already have. I was able to put our Lego Duplo bricks to good use. We love using toys at the art table!
Supplies
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple tempera paint Those same colors using Lego Duplo bricks (Note: I had to use bricks from our translucent set for purple and orange because our Duplo set didn’t have them.) Paper plates cut in half and then cut into an arch Containers for each color of paint (I used our color sorting bowls) Optional: Rainbow brick labels from our rainbow packet
Pour paint in containers, add labels (if using), and place the paper plates on trays. If using the rainbow brick labels, print and cut them out. I laminated mine since I am using them for other activities, too.
Since this was done during free-choice centers time, I had 6 chairs (with 10 children). The children can decide to do art at any time during centers time.
The children can then stamp the colors, one color at a time, on their rainbow paper. Simply dip the Duplo into the paint and then onto the paper. Some children will press the Duplo onto the paper.
There’s no “right’ way. They might notice what happens when the colors blend, too!
Rainbow Books
Happy Rainbow The Rainbow Snail Peacock’s Rainbow Feathers A Rainbow of My Own Planting a Rainbow Hello, Rainbow
But the children still were exposed to the colors of the rainbow, identifying them while stamping the paint onto the paper. And, they had fun! Here is my Privacy Policy
