Edible Bracelet
Teaching color patterns with cereal and finger dexterity
Month 2 · Activity 18 · Art
Instructions
- You will need a long pipe cleaner and round fruit-flavored colored cereal (Fruit Loops, Cheerios, etc.)
- Encourage the child to string the cereal onto the pipe cleaner
- Together count 4 purple cereal pieces and add to a pipe cleaner
- Together count 8 yellow cereal pieces and add to a pipe cleaner
- They can make up a pattern - blue, purple, green, orange and repeat until pipe cleaner is full
- Wear pipe cleaner bracelet on wrist and child can have a snack anytime
Simplify
If manipulating the pipe cleaner is difficult, place one of the ends of the pipe cleaner into a ball of play dough or into the bottom of a styrofoam cup turned upside down.
Extend
Make a pattern of cereal pieces on a separate pipe cleaner and see if the child can duplicate the pattern.
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
Would this bracelet make a nice gift for a friend? Why or why not?
Where does cereal come from?
Materials
- pipe cleaner (click here)
- round fruit-flavored (colored) cereal with holes (click here)
Math & Science Skills
Motor Skills
Problem Solving Skills
