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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Making Rainbows

Related Episode: The Sad Little Star

Subjects/Skills: Art; Science

Materials Needed:
Round coffee filter, cut in half
Washable markers
Squirt bottle filled with water
Tape

Directions:
Invite your child to make a rainbow that you can hang in your window. Give your child a round coffee filter that has been cut in half. Offer him a variety of markers to make a colorful rainbow on the filter.

When he has finished, ask him to spray the filter with water. Talk about what happens to the filter.

Give the filter time to dry. When it's done, help your child tape his rainbow to the window. Talk about how the colors look when the sun shines through the rainbow.

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