How to Make Growable Rainbow
Ever grown your own rainbow? Well, here’s your chance. This science experiment is great for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have limited fine motor skills. It involves coloring with large washable markers. Holding the pen and coloring can help to improve fine motor skills.
For a DIY Growable Rainbow, You Will Need:
- 1 Absorbent Paper Towel
- Washable Markers in Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple
- Water
- 2 Small Glasses
- A Ruler
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Fold over a paper towel lengthways.
- Cut the piece of paper towel so that it’s 7.5 inches in length so that the colors of the rainbow can fully connect once the experiment starts.
- Draw little rectangles in each of the colors (see picture above), on each end of the paper towel. Get a good amount of ink on there so that the rainbow can grow. Make sure you go red - orange - yellow - green - blue - purple, in that order. Also make sure that the pattern from one side aligns to the other.
- Fill the two cups with water 3/4 full. Dip just half of each colored-in section of each paper towel into each cup, so that the dry part of the towel can draw out the water and the color to make the rainbow.
- Wait and watch as your rainbow grows!
The right community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities will keep them safe, healthy and give them daily opportunities to learn skills that allow them to be more independent. Find out more about Stephen’s Place.
About Stephen’s Place
Stephen’s Place is an independent apartment community for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, located in Vancouver, WA (7 minutes from Portland, OR).
If you have a loved one with developmental or intellectual disabilities who is looking for a community to live in, please contact us for more information.
Stephen’s Place is a private-pay apartment community due to our state-of-the-art amenities and programs. We are a nonprofit and do not profit from our community. We are private pay because we spend more than some housing communities to ensure that our residents are comfortable and can safely live their lives with independence and dignity.
