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COLORS(JUNE 24TH - JUNE 29TH)

This week, our summer camp theme is all about colors! Little ones will explore mixing, matching, and even eating colors! Keep on reading for daily activities to do with your kiddos this week.

Want more activities to do with your kids this summer? Check out our full class schedule here. New to FIT4MOM? Sign up for a free class here.

Supplies needed:

  • Colored construction paper

  • Glue

  • Paper towels

  • Food coloring

  • Small cups or jars

  • Toast

  • Clean paint brushes or Q-tips

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MONDAY CRAFT: PAPER RAINBOW

  1. Gather up different colored construction paper

  2. Have children tare the paper into small pieces

  3. Glue the pieces in rainbow order to make a your own colorful rainbow art

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TUESDAY SCIENCE: GROW A RAINBOW

  1. Gather up your supplies, red, yellow and blue food coloring, 6 small jars or cups (clear work best) and paper towel

  2. Put a small drop of red food coloring in one cup, yellow food coloring in another cup and blue food coloring in another. Fill the cups that have food coloring about ¾ full with water. The other 3 cups remain empty

  3. Arrange your cups in a circle alternating a cup with food coloring next to an empty cup.

  4. Cut your paper towel into 6 strips and place one end of the paper towel in a cup with food coloring and the other end in an empty cup

  5. Repeat until the paper towel chain is complete

  6. Now wait and watch! This could take up to 24 hours. Talk with your children about making observation and check back periodically. Talk about primary and secondary colors and color mixing

Note: After some time the paper towels with saturate with one color and start filling the empty cups to mix and make a new color

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WEDNESDAY SNACK: TOAST PAINTING

  1. Mix a few small dishes of food coloring and milk (water will work too)

  2. Make a piece of toast

  3. Use clean paint brushes or Q-tips to paint on your toast

  4. Eat your creation

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THURSDAY: STORY TIME

  1. Nibbles Colors by: Emma Yarlett

  2. Mixed A Color Story by: Arree Chung

  3. Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See by: Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle

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FRIDAY ACTIVITY: COLOR HUNT

  1. Lay out different color construction paper on the floor

  2. Have children run around the house to find items that match the colors of paper

  3. Place items on coordinating paper

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COLORS WEEK CLASS SCHEDULE

  • Monday:
  • 9:00 am Stroller Strides
  • 10:00 am play group
  • @ Bushmaster Park
  • Tuesday:
  • 9:00 am Stroller Strides Pop Up Class
  • @ Heritage Square
  • Wednesday:
  • 9:00 am Stroller Strides
  • @ Bushmaster Park
  • Friday:
  • 9:00am Stroller Barre
  • 10:00am Ask the Expert - Pelvic Health P.T.
  • @ Foxglenn Park
  • Saturday:
  • 9:00 am Stroller Strides
  • @ Bushmaster Park

Want more activities to do with your kids this summer? Check out our full class schedule here. New to FIT4MOM? Sign up for a free class here.