Playing The Blues

We have been learning the color blue this week. The idea was to expose Super E to as much blue as possible and repeat the word "blue" a million times... Or more. But Super E has had a Super cold and hasn't been feeling all that super. So we didn't get to do everything that I had planned. I will be adding more once he is feeling a little more like his super self.

I gathered up a selection of blue items from around the house. I tried to make sure to only use things that were almost completely blue because I wanted to avoid any confusion with other colors. We played with these items and made sure to say the word "blue" each time Super E picked up a new object to examine.

We made letters out of blue bottle caps.

We made an E for Super E.

We played with blue play dough.

 

We played with blue water beads.

 

For those of you who do not know, water beads are awesome! They are basically wet, squishy, marbles. They start out as these little tiny beads and grow to be about the size of marbles when you put them in water. They are a great sensory material - wet, slimy, slippery, squishy, bouncy, shiny, colorful... you get the idea. The best part is that they are super cheap! You can find them in most dollar stores and they are normally with the plant stuff. Their intended purpose is actually for watering plants but this is way more fun.

 

A word of caution: Super E played with these water beads under CLOSE supervision. You should use caution when deciding if your child should play with water beads. They are a choking hazard.

This stuff is wet! And yes, there are water beads everywhere.

The beads that didn't survive the wrath of Super E.

What should we do with the survivors? We made a blue sensory bottle.

I filled the bottle halfway with the water beads and filled it the rest of the way with water. I hot glued the lid on. Just make sure that the top of the bottle and the inside of the lid are both dry. Work quickly so that the glue is still hot when you screw the lid onto the bottle. The Gatorade bottle that I was using had an orange lid so I painted it blue. I glued on some ribbon and added a little scented glitter glue for an extra sensory touch.

Super E loves it!

We made blue Fruity Fizzy Fluff. Click on this link for more on this fun, fruity, sensory material.

Love this stuff!

For more ideas click here and check out our other color of the week posts.

 

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Orangalicious

Orange has been our color of the week. We have done orange everything this week:

We've dressed in orange as much as possible. (Which wasn't a lot because Super E doesn't really have very much orange clothing.)

We took orange baths.

First, I looked around the house and tried to gather up all of the orange stuff I could find. I tried to make sure to only use things that were almost completely orange because I wanted to avoid any confusion with other colors. I found some cookie cutters, bottle caps, and a few toys. Then, I cut several shapes from orange craft foam. They stick nicely to the side of the wet bathtub. Time for the finishing touches. I added some orange food coloring to the water, an orange bathtub marker, and one dirty toddler.

We colored orange pictures.



We made an orange noise maker, aka headache maker.

I wrapped a potato chip can with orange construction paper. Then I gave Super E some dried beans and let him put them into the can. He loved that part! I didn't super glue the lid because I knew that if I did, Super E would have a super fit when he couldn't get the lid back off. He likes to take the lid off, take out the beans and put them back in. So I only let him play with this while CLOSELY supervised. Keep in mind that the beans could pose a choking hazard to small children. This should only be played with under careful adult supervision.

 

We created an orange finger painting masterpiece with puddin' cup paint.



We made orange yummy paint (cool whip and food coloring). Super E painted his highchair with it.



We made an orange lava bottle.



I added enough water to fill about 1/3 of the bottle. I mixed in a little food coloring and some glitter. Then, I filled the rest of the bottle with oil. I used cooking oil but you could also use baby oil. I hot glued the lid on. Just make sure that the top of the bottle and the inside of the lid are both dry. Work quickly so that the glue is still hot when you screw the lid onto the bottle.

 

We made some orange rice.

We played in orange sensory bins.



We used our orange rice as a base for this sensory bin.

Super E had a blast scooping and pouring the rice.

Spreading out a tablecloth helps to keep the mess under control.

He decided to stick his foot in.

Then he decided to stick his whole body in.

We played a game of orange bowling... with oranges.

We made an orange flower.



And I repeated the word "orange" about 100,000 times.

My best friend,"The Cat Lady", told me that the month of April is Animal Cruelty Awareness month. And their color is orange.

 

So we've been supporting a cause and learning a color all at the same time! I've been multitasking and I didn't even know it.

April is also Autism Awareness month. So next week will be blue.

Questions and comments are always welcome. You can also email me at adventuresofahomeschoolmama@gmail.com.

 

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