Fruit Loops are not just a delicious breakfast cereal, they are versatile items that can be included and incorporated in your next classroom lesson or craft activity if you are at home with your kids. Fruit Loops can be integrated into a variety of brain break activities as well. If you have some extra time or have some game time, you can bring out the Fruit Loops cereal!
1. Counting and Matching
Pull out the Fruit Loops for your next math lesson. They are especially helpful in counting and sorting manipulatives if you are teaching preschool or kindergarten. Adding Fruit Loops to this type of game makes it that much more colorful and fun!
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2. Counting and Sorting Sensory Bin
Sensory bins are currently a popular method for students to explore different shapes and textures. Adding Fruit Loops to your current sensory bin, or creating a sensory bin entirely of Fruit Loops, is a fantastic idea if you are looking for a colorful change.
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3. Bracelets
Bring out your inner jewelry designer by crafting these adorable Fruit Loop bracelets with your kids or students. The color theory activities that could stem from this idea are endless and will create amazing teaching opportunities.
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4. Graphing
Setting up Fruit Loops in one of your math centers will engage your students. They will be excited to see them being used as manipulatives. They can answer analytical questions after they graph the cereal pieces and include words such as more, less, and even.
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5. Fruitloops Tic Tac Toe
Shake up the traditional game of Tic Tac Toe by adding in these colorful pieces! This competitive activity will be that much more engaging for the players and can be repeated so players can choose to play in different colors.
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6. Necklace
Make these string necklaces by using the string you probably already have in your house or classroom craft section. Students can work on their fine motor skills by threading the yarn, string, or ribbon through the holes. The creative possibilities are endless with the colors.
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7. Make a Rainbow
Print off and laminate these rainbow pages as children work through sorting the loops by color. The result is this sweet and beautiful rainbow. You can have students glue them down and take the craft home or you can save the laminated pages for next year.
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8. Minute to Win It
Repurpose your old fruit container by having them handy to hold a handful of loops. Children will race against the clock in this minute to win it activity to sort by color all of the pieces of cereal that are in their cup or container.
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9. Fine Motor Ornaments
These ornaments include pastel colors and will add a pop of color to your Christmas tree. Children will strengthen their fine motor skills as they create and work on this craft. The children will enjoy the creative freedom this craft allows for.
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10. Octopus Threading
Go under the sea with this cute octopus activity. Teaching kids about the ocean just got a whole lot more delicious. Students can thread the pieces to act as tentacles. They will have a great time coloring the top of the squid or octopus.
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11. Task Cards
Interactive task cards will allow students to practice their numeracy skills. Physically placing a certain number of loops on the appropriate task card will allow students to make connections that they wouldn’t otherwise make due to the hands-on learning.
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12. Fruit Loop Race
If you have an open space, some string, and Fruit Loops, you can set up a race between your students or children. They will race against each other to move the Fruit Loops from one side of the string or yarn to the other. 2-5 people can play.
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13. Fill in the Shape
Get your students to pick and then draw an outline of a shape or animal. This will create the border for this piece of artwork. They can then take time to fill their shape up with Fruit Loops. They can choose to fill it up completely or not.
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14. Fruit Loop Words
This chart will be an excellent addition to a word work center in your literacy block. Students will use fruit loops to build “oo” words. You can have children build, write, and then read these specific types of words while discussing spelling patterns and rules.
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15. Pincer Grip Grasp
This type of task has many benefits for students. They can work on their pincer grasp if they are particularly young at the same time as learning their letter sounds. They will also learn an example of a word that has that same onset letter and sound.
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16. Valentine Bird Feeder
These heart-shaped bird feeders are sweet! Have your students create very unique bird feeders for Valentine’s Day in February. You can have students pick out only the pink pieces or they can design a rainbow valentine heart bird feeder for their special someone.
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17. Thanksgiving Turkey
Your kids can design beautiful feathers with Fruit Loops in this Thanksgiving turkey card. Celebrate the holiday season with this adorable and colorful craft. Your students will glue down the Fruit Loops to create the effect of feathers. They can even add googly eyes.
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18. Edible Sand
If you have a food processor, you can create this edible sand to add to your sensory bin. There is no need to worry about your little learner eating this sensory activity as they are simply exploring at this age. This type of activity will be a new tactile experience!
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19. Stringing on a Straw
Participating in this stringing on a straw game will be a game your children will remember. They can race against the clock to see how many fruit loops they can string on in a certain amount of time. They can compete against their friends while working on fine motor skills.
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20. Dominos
Your children can recreate massive-sized dominos using Fruit Loops, markers, and paper. They can make multiple different variations of dominoes and then they can play with a partner. Their partner can make their own set or use theirs.
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21. Shuffleboard
Start saving your cardboard boxes or even use your Fruit Loops box to construct this shuffleboard game. The players can attempt to get their pieces in the best spot available on their opponent’s side. They can switch up their colors each time they play.
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22. Checkers
Print out or make this fun checkerboard for your students to play with. Using the Fruit Loops as checker pieces will add an additional layer of fun to this game. You can have a Fruit Loop checkers tournament in your house or classroom.
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23. Maze
Crafting this play on a marble run STEM activity with Fruit Loops is an excellent idea for your next science class. This is an interesting Fruit Loop challenge for your learners. They might even eat a few while they are constructing their maze.
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