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Today’s theme is rainbows and what better way to have a ton of fun than with a rainbow printable AND some playdough!
![Rainbow Printable For Art Playdough](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/rainbow-printable-for-art-playdough.jpg)
Start off with some rainbow colors of playdough.
Purchase the pack or make your own.
Next you will need the printable download here.
![Fine Motor Rolling Practice](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/fine-motor-rolling-practice.jpg)
Now playdough mats work best when covered in something plastic. So here instead of laminating the sheet of paper i’ve used one of my write and wipe sleeves (which I use for name tracing). I think these are great to keep on hand for simply sticking a sheet of paper in and using instead of pulling the laminator out and hunting for the laminate sheets.
Once everything is set up offer a selection of the colors in medium sized playdough balls. This is my favorite things about making a rainbow with playdough. The rolling and the estimating of the length that might be needed to cover the entire rainbow.
![Preschool Size Estimation](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/preschool-size-estimation.jpg)
Your child is most likely going to reroll a few times to make it fit or pinch off extra bits.
![Color Sorting And Manipulation](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/color-sorting-and-manipulation.jpg)
I also use this activity to show how rolling on one end of the playdough makes it smaller than the other and that to get a good roll she will have to evenly use her fingers.
Perfect for fine motor skills!
![Preschool Playdough Mat](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/preschool-playdough-mat.jpg)
More sizing estimation and rerolling.
![Rainbow Printable Playdough Mat For Preschoolers](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/rainbow-printable-playdough-mat-for-preschoolers.jpg)
Once all the colors are in it is time to admire!
I usually leave this our for a few minutes for my child to admire her work and then put the colors back in their containers so they don’t dry out.
![Rainbow Preschool Activity](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/rainbow-preschool-activity.jpg)
Using this another day is going to be just as awesome!
![](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/13-rainbow-activities-for-kids.jpg)
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
- Rainbow Color Words Playdough Mats // Literacy with the Littles
- Rainbow Shamrocks Color Sorting and Fine Motor Activity // Stay at Home Educator
- Teen Number Rainbow Clip Cards // Recipe for Teaching
- Rainbow Counting Puzzles // The Kindergarten Connection
- Rainbow Money Match // The Simplified Classroom
- Rainbow ABC Sensory Bottle with Printable // The Letters of Literacy
- Compound Words Matching Activity // Sara J. Creations
- Editable Rainbow Secret Code Word Cards // Fun Learning for Kids
- CVC Words Rainbow Match Up // The Primary Post
- Roll a Rainbow // Teach Me Mommy
- Rainbow Bear Sorting Mats // Fairy Poppins
- Rainbow Unicorn Toothpaste Science Experiment // Science Kiddo
- Make a Rainbow with Playdough Printable // Powerful Mothering
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