The Ultimate Resource to Teach Colors to Your Toddler

If you are looking for ways to teach colors, you have come to the right place. Check out this ultimate resource for teaching colors. There are over 45 games, activities, and books that will help kids, preschoolers, and toddlers learn and understand colors.

If you have a color activity you would like to add, please leave it in the comments and we’ll add it to this list!

Color Exploration

1. Color Scavenger Hunt from Moms Have Questions Too
2. I Spy Color Cards from Moms Have Questions Too
3. Outdoor Color Scavenger Hunt from Inner Child Fun
4. Bubble Painting from Moms Have Questions Too
5. Playdough Color Theory from At the Butterfly Ball

Color Matching

1. Popsicle Stick Color Matching from Moms Have Questions Too
2. Color Matching Watercolor Activity from Playing House in Maryland
3. Paint Chip Color Match from Tot School
4. Color Matching Rainbow Mural from No Time for Flashcards
5. Paint Chip Matching from Moms Have Questions Too
6. Colored Fishies from Moms Have Questions Too
7. Color Matching Bottles and Lids from We Made That

Color Mixing

1. Ice Cube Color Mixing from Moms Have Questions Too
2. Mix Paint in Plastic Baggie from Teach Preschool
3. Easter Egg Color Mixing Water Play from Teach Preschool
4. Color Mixing and Painting with Skittles from Gummy Lump
5. Printable Color Wheel and Water Droplets Activity from Mama Jenn

Math Activity

1. Pegboards from Moms Have Questions Too
2. Color Puzzles from Moms Have Questions Too
3. Color Pattern Cards from Stay At Home Educator
4. Color Graphing from The Golden Gleam

Sensory

1. Color Sensory Bins from Moms Have Questions Too
2. Bean Bag Color Toss from The Chorister’s Corner
3. DIY Wooden Gradient Blocks from Handmade Charlotte
4. Sidewalk Simon: Rainbow Learning Activity from Toddler Approved

File Folder Games/Busy Bags

1. Egg Carton Pompom Match from Moms Have Questions Too
2. Crayon Color Words Magnet Mat from Flapjack Educational Resources
3. Paint Brush File Folder Game from Confessions of a Homeschooler
4. My Colors Quiet Book from Everyday Celebrations
5. Printable Color Worksheets from Kids Learning Station
6. Color Sorting into Cups Busy Bag from My Joy-Filled Life
7. Book of Colors from Ain’t She Crazy
8. Dino Eggs File Folder Game from File Folder Fun

Sorting Colors

1. Snowflake Colors and Color Word Matching from We Can Do All Things
2. Rainbow Playdough Color Match and Stick from No Time for Flashcards
3. Sorting Colors with Cardboard Tubes and Pompoms from Learning 4 Kids
4. Muffin Tin Color Sorting from Mamas Like Me
5. Jelly Bean Sorting from Toddler Approved
6. Big Color Sorting Game from My Nearest and Dearest

Rainbow Activities

1. Rainbow Craft Clay Puzzle from Moms Have Questions Too
2. Plate Rainbow Craft from Blog Me Mom
3. Paper Squares on Rainbow Outline from The Gold Jellybean

Color Books

1. Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
2. Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
3. A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
4. Pantone: Colors by Pantone

*Want to see more themed activities like this for toddlers or preschoolers? Check out our store page where our toddler and preschool series are compiled into Activity Packs for only $1.99! The Activity Packs are full of lesson plans, printables, and a curriculum guide.

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