Noah's Ark Theme: Part 3

Time to add the blue!

We're sailing right along on our exploration of the story of Noach this week with some more colorful fun! As we continue on our investigation of the colors of the rainbow, we are taking a hands-on approach to learning how primary colors mix into secondary colors in a variety of ways. We even took to the kitchen for a tasty theme-related snack...

In addition to our orange experiment with red and yellow water, we tested out color mixing with paints at the easel. 

Next it was time to see what happens when you mix yellow and blue. I set out a gallon sized sealed ziplock bag with a squirt of each color prepared inside. This is a great sensory experience and mess free to boot! He loved squishing around the colors until we ended up with green!

 For an extension on this activity, you could read Little Yellow and Little Blue by Leo Lionni!

Finger painting in a bag is a great activity for your tabletop and equally wonderful hung on a vertical surface. Even very little ones can enjoy some independent playtime while you're busy in the kitchen if you hang a sensory bag like this one on your refrigerator or a cabinet door.

Speaking of keeping busy in the kitchen, there are a lot of wonderful parsha related snacks when it comes to the story of Noach. Between the themes of animals and rainbows, the options abound. I've seen rainbow colored challah, cupcakes, cakes, animal shaped sugar cookies and just think of all the calorie-laden and sugary treats you could create with colorful cereals, jello and candies. But after a month of holidays and overindulgence, we were ready for something a bit healthier this time around.

With Rosh Chodesh right in the middle of the week, I wanted to add a festive theme-related dessert to our family dinner. I decided on rainbow fruit cups and animal cookies. The rainbow fruit kabobs are absolutely lovely and could really beautify a party table or even Shabbos meal. Nonetheless, sharp wooden objects are not so toddler-friendly, so we opted for the rainbow in a cup option. In the past I have also done this activity with paper plates and trays of fruits and/or veggies in each color of the rainbow for little ones to build (and eat!) their own rainbow.

One year we even did a rainbow salad! The options are endlessly colorful and need not be full of dyes and sugar to be fun and tasty. (And don't worry, I'm planning a lavish and colorful dessert for Shabbos this week!)