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Rainbow colour & number sort and sequence game – Easy DIY!

by The Empowered Educator 6 Comments

 

I love finding little bits and pieces in the discount shops, especially in the craft section and wondering how I could use them in different ways for the family day care children as well as my twins.
When I came across these sheets of rainbow coloured foam I was just a tad excited I don't mind telling you! So many possibilites for this material but in the end I decided to make a little game to help with our sequencing, colour , number and shape recognition skills…and that was also fun!

Homemade Resources - Colour, shape and number sequence and match games. Mummy Musings and Mayhem

I picked up some coloured craft sticks at the same time and then set to work drawing basic shapes on some and numbers on a few more. I left some blank so the girls could just match colours on a few of the sheets.
Homemade Resources - Colour, shape and number sequence and match games. Mummy Musings and Mayhem

 

I then labelled each sheet on the back as ‘Board 1', ‘Board 2' etc  and wrote numbers in order on each of the rainbow coloured lines.
Homemade Resources - Colour, shape and number sequence and match games. Mummy Musings and Mayhem

 

I did the same with shapes although I mixed up the sequences a little so that each ‘board' was different.

Homemade Resources - Colour, shape and number sequence and match games. Mummy Musings and Mayhem

And then it was time to match them all up….I made some easier than others so that a broad age range could have fun with them.
Homemade Resources - Colour, shape and number sequence and match games. Mummy Musings and Mayhem
Homemade Resources - Colour, shape and number sequence and match games. Mummy Musings and Mayhem
They were quite a hit and kept the 3 year olds very busy as well as encouraging lots of communication and problem solving skills.
Homemade Resources - Colour, shape and number sequence and match games. Mummy Musings and Mayhem
Of course it is also a fantastic work out for those fine motor muscles and hand eye coordination but don't tell them that….they just thought it was fun!
I have saved a few more blank ones to do some scissor activities. I do love a versatile and budget friendly craft material don't you?

 

Homemade Resources - Colour, shape and number sequence and match games. Mummy Musings and Mayhem

 

Do you like making your own resources? I'd love to hear about them!

Filed Under: cognitive play, colours, Connecting with Communication, eylf, fine motor fun, frugal fun, world around us

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    13/02/2014 at 3:27 am

    Hi there,

    Where did you get the coloured foam from? i had a look around the shops today but couldn’t find any ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. georgia says

    15/02/2014 at 9:15 pm

    Hi I would also like to know where you got the rainbow foam from too! Thanks for the great ideas!

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  3. georgia says

    15/02/2014 at 9:16 pm

    Hi I would also like to know where you got the rainbow foam from! It looks like a great little project! Thanks

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  4. georgia says

    15/02/2014 at 9:17 pm

    Hi I would also like to know where you got the rainbow foam from too! Thanks for the great ideas!

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  5. Jodie Clarke says

    18/02/2014 at 9:09 am

    I got the foam in packs of 5 sheets I think it was at our local Crazy Clarks store in the craft section. Was a fab find for only a few dollars!

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  6. Odete do Couto says

    22/04/2018 at 7:06 am

    Thanks Jodie for these simple and cheap ideas. I will go looking for the coloured foam here in NZ.
    Have a restful day away from your PC!

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Hi, I'm Jode, Mum to twins and a teen, and an early childhood educator.
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