A few years ago, I tried a Rainbow Walk with my two girls, ages 5 and 2 at the time. I put the girls in a wagon, gave each of them some crayons and pads of paper and off we went.
We strolled through our neighborhood, and I asked my girls to find the colors of the rainbow, such as a red flower, orange cone, yellow leaf. As they found each color, they drew the object on their piece of paper. (Disclaimer: my 5-year-old was the one who actively participated in the activity. My 2-year-old just loved to scribble and be with us!)
My 5-year-old loved finding the rainbow colors so much that she asked if we could keep going. We went through four rounds of the rainbow before heading back home. What I realized was how this experience isn’t just for Littles; it helped me slow down and pay attention to the simple beauty in our own neighborhood in a way I didn’t usually do.
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