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Build A Rainbow Game

March 26, 2016 by Emma Edwards 1 Comment

Since becoming a blogger, a trip to the shop has never been the same. I can be in a DIY store and spot something that would make a brilliant play activity. This time I found inspiration in PoundLand when I spotted a pair of knee high rainbow socks. My immediate reaction when I saw them was that they could be used to make a rainbow activity – I just didn’t know what at the time! It was later that day when I doing the laundry I realised that the knee high socks could be stuffed with something to see if we could make a 3D rainbow. Our Build A Rainbow Game was devised.

Rainbow sock game

I found as many pairs of my husbands white socks I could find. I hunted down 27 individual socks (why is there always that one allusive odd sock floating around!) and made each sock into a ball. The challenge was to see who could push the white sock balls into the rainbow sock the quickest.

Rainbow fine motor skills

Due to the length of the sock it took Adam some time before he could push the first white sock all the way down to the bottom. He decided that the rainbow sock was a huge rainbow crocodile that liked to eat socks and kept making gobbling noises during the activity.

Toddler sock play activity

Adam was adamant that he had to remove his hand completely from the rainbow sock before starting to add the next white sock ball. The game took perseverance but he giggled throughout.

Gross motor play and socks

Once our Build A Rainbow Sock had been completely filled with white sock balls we started the next challenge – to get the rainbow sock rainbow to stand up by itself.

Making a 3D rainbow

Adams rainbow needed a little manipulation before it would stand upright.

Build a rainbow structure

As we were admiring our 3D rainbow Adam said that the rainbow needed clouds underneath it. We unraveled a few spare white sock balls and placed them around the base of the rainbow.

Toddler made rainbow

Our Build A Rainbow Game was a huge hit. It is a shame that Daddy wants his socks back!

Build A Rainbow Game

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Filed Under: Independent Play Activity, Play Activities, Super Quick Play Activities Tagged With: Busy Bag Play Activities, Colours, Fine Motor Activities, Gross Motor Skills, Independent Play Activities, Rainbow, Toddler play

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  1. Lindsay At Newcastle Family Life says

    March 28, 2016 at 8:10 pm

    what a simple but fun sounding activity! My little girl would love to do something like this as she loves rainbows and socks xx

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During a difficult pregnancy suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Emma vowed to make every day an adventure once she had recovered. Adventures of Adam is the outcome of completing a 100 day play challenge with Adam as part of that promise. Emma has a section dedicated to HG friendly play activities so that Mums can still be part of their children’s play whilst they are ill.

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