Monday, June 29, 2020

Kinetic Sand Rainbow Activity for Preschoolers

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Looking for rainbow fine motor activities? Try this kinetic sand rainbow activity. It's perfect for toddlers and preschoolers!

If you've been searching for a simple preschool rainbow activity, then you've got to give this kinetic sand rainbow idea a try. It's quick and simple to set up, but it also checks a lot of boxes when it comes to different skills.

For instance, it's a great activity for toddlers and preschoolers to work on fine motor skills. It also targets color names, as well as the order of the colors of the rainbow. This activity also provides some sensory input between the sand and the fluffy pipe cleaners.

So let's take a closer look at what you'll need for this kinetic sand rainbow activity and get building a rainbow!

Kinetic sand rainbow activity for toddlers and preschoolers that's great for fine motor skills

What You'll Need for this Preschool Rainbow Activity

Similar to other kinetic sand activities that you can find on my blog, you won't need much in terms of materials. So this fine motor rainbow activity is a simple low prep activity. You can set it up for your toddlers or preschoolers in just mere minutes.

I set this kinetic sand activity up for three year old K using:

  • Kinetic sand - Rolled and compacted into two medium sized balls.

I placed the two balls of kinetic sand about 4-6 inches apart with the pipe cleaners in between, like so:

Fine motor activity for kids using kinetic sand and pipe cleaners

This Kinetic Sand Rainbow Activity for Preschoolers is Great for Building Fine Motor Skills

Like I mentioned earlier, not only is this activity great for working on fine motor skills, but it's a great way to work on the order of the colors of the rainbow. I mean it is a rainbow activity after all!

So I was curious if my three year old, K, would put the pipe cleaners in rainbow color order or not. 

Well, he certainly did! With no prompting or help from me, K assembled a perfect little rainbow, naming the colors as he pushed the pipe cleaners into the kinetic sand.

"Orange..."

Rainbow activity for preschoolers and toddlers using kinetic sand

"Green..."

Fine motor activity kinetic sand rainbow activity for kids

"Blue..."

Want rainbow activities for kids? Try this kinetic sand rainbow activity

And the rainbow is complete!

Kinetic sand rainbow activity for toddlers and preschoolers

It was so pretty while it lasted because shortly after this picture was taken, K smashed this rainbow to pieces (in typical little kid fashion)...But hey, it was educational while it lasted I guess. And he was having fun with the materials as he saw fit so I call it a win.

Anyway, this kinetic sand rainbow activity is part of the Fine Motor Series and includes these other fun fine motor activities:

Silly Simple Cutting Practice Activity from Lalymom

Shape Sorting Sensory Invitation to Play from Stir the Wonder

Kinetic sand rainbow activity for toddlers and preschoolers that's great for fine motor skills