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By contributing writer Tabitha<\/em><\/p>\n

As a child,\u00a0I remember being fascinated by rainbows and the bright colors coming out of nowhere. I loved songs like \u201cSomewhere Over the Rainbow\u201d and \u201cThe Rainbow Connection.\u201d Any time I opened a new box of crayons, I was inspired to color a rainbow somewhere. Even now, I find myself drawing rainbows for my little ones.<\/p>\n

\"Learning<\/p>\n

I think there’s a natural curiosity when we see something in the sky that wasn’t there before. I know every time we see a rainbow it’s exciting. We gather everyone in the house to come see, or we point it out in the distance to anyone around.<\/p>\n

Here are some ways we use rainbows to learn in our family, even with the many ages we have in our home!<\/p>\n

Point them out!<\/h3>\n

Show your child the magic of rainbows. Talk about the colors we can see in a rainbow. Find them in stories, books, and movies. Look for them after rainstorms. Rainbows are something to look forward to when it’s stormy.\u00a0A favorite song of ours talks about how we love to look for rainbows after rain because of how beautiful the earth is after it is clean.<\/p>\n

Create art<\/h3>\n

You can do all kinds of rainbow projects – in different media, on different surfaces, with different amounts of talent. My oldest daughter made a cake. Multi-colored building blocks can make a rainbow. My youngest got ahold of the crayons and someone’s schoolwork. Art happens, and most of it can use the rainbow of colors available to us.<\/p>\n

\"Learning

Rainbows drawn by my 4-year-old<\/p><\/div>\n

Make your own rainbows! (preschool)<\/h3>\n

Color them on pictures. Draw them on your driveway with chalk. This is a natural weather phenomenon that is FUN (and safe!). Find a prism and let it shine in your child’s room. Make your own outside with a hose or sprinkler.<\/p>\n

Learn colors (preschool)<\/h3>\n

I love using rainbows to help my kids learn their colors. Of course, a song helps, too, such as this Roy G. Biv rainbow song.<\/p>\n