Colors (June 23rd- 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
Monday Craft: Paper Strips Rainbow
Gather up different colored construction paper
Have children tare the paper into small pieces
Glue the pieces in rainbow order to make a your own colorful rainbow art
Tuesday Science: Paper Towel Color Mix
Gather up your supplies, red, yellow and blue food coloring, 6 small jars or cups (clear work best) and paper towel
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
Arrange your cups in a circle alternating a cup with food coloring next to an empty cup.
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
Repeat until the paper towel chain is complete
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
Wednesday Snack: Paint a Toast
Mix a few small dishes of food coloring and milk (water will work too)
Make a piece of toast
Use clean paint brushes or Q-tips to paint on your toast
Eat your creation
Thursday Story Time:
Nibbles Colors by: Emma Yarlett
Mixed A Color Story by: Arree Chung
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See by: Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle
Friday Activity: Color Hunt and Match
Lay out different color construction paper on the floor
Have children run around the house to find items that match the colors of paper
Place items on coordinating paper
Colors Week Class Schedule
- Monday:
- 9:30 am Stroller Strides
- 10:30 am Story Time / Gymboree Play Date
- Tuesday:
- 9:30 am Stroller Barre
- 10:30 am Parachute/Meet the Expert
- Wednesday:
- 9:30 am Stroller Strides
- 10:30 am Rainbow Fruit Loops
- Thursday:
- 9:30 am Stroller Strides
- 10:30 am Egg Hunt and Sort
- Friday:
- 9:30 a.m. Stroller Strides
- 10:30 am Color Sorting
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.
Mom Camp Week 4 (June 23rd- June 29th)