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Stack A Stone Rainbow

February 18, 2016 by Emma Edwards 7 Comments

The other day when Adam was playing with his Penguin Story Stones he kept trying to stack the penguins on top of each other. It looked like a penguin cairn. The activity got me thinking about different style cairns we could create. A Stack A Stone Rainbow instantly came to mind.

Stack a stone Rainbow

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Creating the activity was straightforward, although time consuming. I took twelve stones and stacked them to make two cairns. It was important that the stones could actually stack on top of each other. I then painted the stones using colours of the rainbow using red paint for the biggest stone. I know there are actually seven colours of the rainbow but try as I may I couldn’t get seven stones to stack on top of each other!

Painted rainbow stones

I used a set of acrylic paint tubes to paint the stones. Each stone needed at least two coats of paint on each side. The yellow stone required several more coats. I varnished each stone with a layer of Mod Podge glue. This stops the paint chipping or being scratched off when the stones rub together.

Stacking rainbow stones

I gave Adam the rainbow coloured stones and we talked about the colours found in a rainbow. I then demonstrated how to stack the rainbow stones. Through previous experience I knew that Adam would get frustrated during this activity. During my demonstration I therefore knocked the stones down several times accidentally. I wanted to show Adam that it was ok if the stones fell down and that part of the activity was to keep trying. He giggled every time the stones fell down and told me to keep trying.

Homemade rainbow stones

Our stones formed two Stack-A-Stone Rainbows. One used rounded stones whereas the other used flat stones. Adam certainly found the flat stones easier to stack. The activity certainly tested his fine motor skills and his ability to persevere whenever the stones fell down.

Stack a stone Rainbow

Our Stack-A-Rainbow stones will certainly be used time and time again!

21 Rainbow Activities for Kids

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Rainbow in a Bag – No Mess Art // Powerful Mothering

Rainbow Letters Race to the Top // Stay at Home Educator

Color and Shape Match Up // Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Stack a Stone Rainbow // Adventures of Adam

Rainbow Pasta Threading // Play and Learn Everyday

Rainbow Tinker Tray // Still Playing School

How to Flip a Rainbow | Simple Science for Kids // Lemon Lime Adventures

Rainbow Sun Craft // Fairy Poppins

Rainbow Pencil Control Exercises // Sugar Aunts

Beginning Sound Rainbows // Playdough to Plato

DIY Rainbow Crayon Names // Pre-K Pages

Rainbow Puzzle Skip Counting // Creative Inclusion

Rainbow Bear Color Matching Game // Life Over Cs

Rainbow Marble Painting Process Art // Preschool Inspirations

DIY Paper Plate Loom: Rainbow Yarn Art // Sugar Spice and Glitter

Rainbow Sight Words // The Kindergarten Connection

Rainbow Math with a DIY Abacus // Fun-a-Day

Rainbow Fact Family Board Game // Liz’s Early Learning Spot

Simple Rainbow Sensory Bottle for Kids // Coffee Cups and Crayons

Rainbow Paint Chip Color Match // Modern Preschool

Roll a Rainbow // The STEM Laboratory

(Not Shown) Rainbow Perler Bead Key Ring // Teach Me Mommy

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Filed Under: Independent Play Activity, Play Activities, Some time required Tagged With: Colours, DIY activities, Fine Motor Activities, Independent Play Activities, Non-messy activity, Painting Activities, Rainbow, Toddler play

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  1. Sarah Doyle - let them be small says

    February 19, 2016 at 7:47 am

    cute idea. I haven’t used stones with my two before, I can never seem to find any that would work!
    #toddlerfunfriday xx

    Reply
  2. Charlene @ Teacher by trade Mother by nature says

    February 19, 2016 at 9:19 am

    OH MY! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this! I have always wanted to paint rocks with my son..definitely going to give this one a try! I love rainbow theme activities. Thank you for the inspiration.

    Reply
  3. Tina says

    February 19, 2016 at 10:40 am

    This is such a simple idea, but definitely so clever! Great hand-eye coordination activity for young kids with the bonus of them learning the colors of the rainbow too!

    Reply
  4. Erica says

    February 20, 2016 at 3:43 am

    Such a cute and inexpensive activity. Great idea.

    Reply
  5. Lady Lilith says

    February 21, 2016 at 3:55 am

    This looks like a lot of fun. I love the creativty and balace it builds.

    Reply
  6. Clare's Little Tots says

    February 23, 2016 at 8:06 pm

    These look beautiful and great for loose parts play 🙂

    Reply
  7. becky says

    February 29, 2016 at 8:36 pm

    these are great! We had a rainbow themed week last week, I never would have thought of this myself!

    Thanks for linking up to #ToddlerApprovedTuesday

    Reply

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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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