Matching colors – a rainbow wheel
Well, well after this colourful popsicle sticks, lil A definitely took to learning colours and now she can name almost 10 colours 🙂 I really did not have time for more activities, but that did not deter her enthusiasm 🙂
She loved mom colouring and she took to learning the names (of the colours) of those colour pencils.
And then she simply got bored with all her toys since a week .. Every single toy I bring out, She tells me “Amma idhi vaddhu amma, inkoti kaaavaali ammmmaa” (not this, another one please) and these days she is diligently packing up and giving away to me as well. So much for trying to set up discipline and responsibility. (She is doing this only when she is not happy with the toys u see 😛 not everytime 😉 )
All the toys i stocked here at Vizag are exhausted and she wanted new ones. So I decided to do a couple of DIY activities for her today…
She went out to beach with my promise that a new game would await her by the time she returns ..
I loved the look on her face with my mention of new game .. Absolute ecstasy.. but what amused me was the look on the father, my hubster .. he seemed utterly delighted as well 😀
Coming to activity #1, I had some coloured wooden pegs lying around and the amazon hauls have left me with lot of cardboard 😉
So I decided a simple rainbow wheel with crayons and those wooden pegs for her to match ..
I still have to see how good she can handle those pegs, but definitely a good one to start.
And then here you go the final finished piece of rainbow wheel.
And then this is not the end of the story. Do you want a dash of expectation vs reality mishap? Here you go 😉 what Aadya decided to do with the rainbow wheel?
Oh spin it like a wheel anf that too .. like a boss!!!! ??
arounddeeworld
September 25, 2017 at 8:32 amWow…this is such a great way. There are many toys available in market but the joy of creating a play for your child is unmatchable????. Kudos to you ?
Gayathri
September 25, 2017 at 1:12 pmTrue that! Creating an activity/toy! For the children Gives me the utmost happiness 🙂 thanks for the appreciation <3
Haajra Fareen
September 25, 2017 at 8:45 amPopsicle sticks are every child’s favourite. 🙂
Gayathri
September 25, 2017 at 1:12 pmThat they are 🙂
Akshaya
September 25, 2017 at 9:11 amHaha I love the dose of reality at the end. what I love about your ideas is that they’re all low budget and easy to pull together with the things we have at home. Lucky A (and M!)
Gayathri
September 25, 2017 at 1:14 pmBoth of us can relate to that very well .. 😀 i just look forward to your activities too 🙂 <3
Zainab
September 25, 2017 at 9:19 amThat’s a lovely rainbow 🙂
I think even I would like to use it as a spinner;))
Gayathri
September 25, 2017 at 1:14 pmHaha!! I am guilty too of using it as a spinner ..
Charu Gujjal
September 25, 2017 at 7:25 pmThat’s such a simple, creative and useful activity. I wonder why it never clicked me! It’s a wonderful way to keep kids engaged.
Gayathri
September 26, 2017 at 5:22 amThank you so much .. I was on bedrest while I wanted to do something for my elder one .. I guess my sheer necessity for simple activities was why it clicked ..
Do check the other activities too ..
Khushboo Periwal
September 26, 2017 at 2:59 amGreat idea for a matching activity. This activity imaprts learning with fun. And to top it the fact that it’s simple and easy to DIY. My baby is still a baby but this goes in my list of activities to do with her 🙂 thanks for the idea.
Gayathri
September 26, 2017 at 5:23 amThank you so much 🙂 babies are natural explorers right now ..
dhanyasuresh
September 26, 2017 at 4:16 amWow! Nice diy! So creative and yet so simple. Wil keep kids engaged… wil try this out on my son.. thank u for sharing
Gayathri
September 26, 2017 at 5:16 amDo try and let me know .. How the little one clicks with it 🙂
Mala
September 26, 2017 at 5:09 amThat’s a great way to learn colors. My son is very fond of colors and we find a game every morning while walking to school. We call out a color and then find three items in our surroundings of that color. He loves it.
Gayathri
September 26, 2017 at 5:15 amWow! Thats a simple activity too .. I am sure my elder one would love it too
Anupriya Gupta
September 26, 2017 at 8:20 amI love this activity. I used the ball pool for my elder one to learn and classify colors. But given the balls our all gone and lost, I am going to use this one for my younger boy.
Gayathri
September 26, 2017 at 12:58 pm🙂 we love ball pools too
Neha @growingwithnemit
September 26, 2017 at 7:00 pmHaha…spin it like a boss baby :D, I am going to try this cool DIY as we have recently started spotting colors and my son is totally in love with pink, blue and white color, that’s what he know as of now, hope this activity bring lots of fun 🙂
Gayathri
September 27, 2017 at 5:51 amHey do try the popsicle sticks activity first .. Before moving to this 🙂
Mahak @babyandbeyondin
September 27, 2017 at 5:49 amVery creative and so easy to DIY. How old is she by the way?
Gayathri
September 27, 2017 at 5:52 amShe was under 2 then 🙂
Anisha Agrawal
September 27, 2017 at 1:18 pmSuch a nice idea .. Will definitely try once she grows up !!
Gayathri
September 27, 2017 at 3:54 pmBonus .. Its easy and can be made from scraps 🙂
Gayathri
September 28, 2017 at 1:33 amDo let me know how she likes it 🙂
Nayantara | MommyingbabyT
September 27, 2017 at 4:04 pmWhat a great idea to learn colours and some fine motor activity too. I have some colourful ones around at home. Will try this
Gayathri
September 28, 2017 at 1:34 amDo let me know how the little one liked it 🙂
kreativemommy
September 27, 2017 at 6:11 pmSuper idea. Great way to teach colours to kids. Sharing this with friends.
Gayathri
September 28, 2017 at 1:34 am<3 thank you so much
momfunda
September 27, 2017 at 7:37 pmWow! That’s such an easy peasy DIY and I’m sure she would have enjoyed playing with it
Gayathri
September 28, 2017 at 1:33 amShe still loves it 😀
Shubhreet Kaur
September 28, 2017 at 5:51 amThis is such a cool and fun activity… Thank you for this! Karma knows all her colours now and I think she will have a good time matching them. She loves matching activities so I’m doing this for sure.
Gayathri
September 28, 2017 at 6:07 amOh yay! Do let me know how karma liked it 🙂
beingamommy
September 28, 2017 at 7:12 amI am a sucker for DIY activities for kids. The best way they learn is by seeing our enthusiasm in teaching them. Great way to teach colours.
Gayathri
September 28, 2017 at 8:30 amThanks same here! But i am too lazy .. So the easiest to do .. Works for us 😀
Neha Jain
September 28, 2017 at 2:15 pmMy 3yo loves coloring and she knows most of the color names now. Loved your way of keeping a kid engaged.
Gayathri
September 28, 2017 at 2:42 pmThank you so much 🙂 i was on bedrest .. So i was on the lookout for easy DIY 🙂
Tina Basu
October 3, 2017 at 1:41 pmIts great to create things with your kid, kids learn value that way
Gayathri
October 4, 2017 at 5:14 amTrue 🙂
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