Rainbow Ideas from other Blogs/Sites

Here are a couple other rainbow theme activities we liked and wanted to share!

Rainbow ideas and printable pages from Confessions of a Homeschooler

Rainbow rice from Share and Remember

Rainbow cupcakes from The Cupcake Blog

Individual cakes in mason jars from B for Bel

Homemade Finger paint!

1/2 cup of cornstarch OR 1 cup of Flour

4 tablespoons of sugar
2 cups of cold water
Food coloring
Pinch of Salt
Directions: Mix all of the ingredients together in a medium pan. Cook over a low heat for about 10 minutes. Keep stirring the mixture until it is smooth and thick. Once it has thickened turn the burner off and let it cool. After cooling divide the finger paint into separate storage containers and add food coloring. Make sure the lids are on tight while storing so it doesn’t dry out.

This was a really fun activity for me and my 2 year old! It was fun for him to help make it and see the colors change as we added coloring. It was fun all over when we got to color with it and get all messy. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did! ; )
Here is the recipe with pictures and some of my son digging in….so fun!

Banana Bread/Muffins

This is a weekly favorite at our house! I have gotten into the habit of buying extra bananas just so I can make this yummy bread. It is simple and yummy, I can even make it a little healthier by adding 1 Cup wheat flour and 1 Cup white four and only 1/2 Cup sugar. Enjoy!

It makes a little more then a loaf, I usually do 1 loaf plus some muffins!

Ingredients:

2 Cups of all purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon (We really like cinnamon...so i do 1/2 tsp)

2 beaten eggs

1 1/2 Cup mashed bannana (about 5 medium)

1 Cup sugar

1/2 Cup cooking oil or melted butter

We also like to add a 1/2 bag of chocolate chips, you could also add about 1/2 Cup nuts if you like them.

Instructions:

Add dry ingredients (first 4), then add wet ingredients (last 4), Mix well. Add chocolate chips and nuts last.

Pour unto greased bread/muffin tin

Bread: Bake at 350 degrees for 55 min

Muffins: Bake at 350 degrees for 15-25 min depending on muffin tin size

Enjoy!

Green Pistachio Fruit Salad

This is an easy last minute fruit salad!

Ingredients:

1 Pkg of pistachio Jello Mix (3 oz)

1 Can of crushed pineapple, undrained (20 oz)

1 Cup of miniature marshmallows

1 1/2 Cup Cool Whip, thawed

We also like to add 1 Can of mandarin oranges (11 oz)

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients and chill until ready to serve.

Enjoy!