This color scavenger hunt is about as easy as a color game gets. Grab a paper bag, write a color on the front, and send your toddler off to find matching things around the house.
This color game is about as easy as it gets. Get a bag (a grocery bag, brown paper bag, or a gift bag will all work fine) and write a color on the front with a colored marker. Explain that you will be going on a treasure hunt to find as many things as you can that are the same color as the color on the bag. Tell your toddler that you will put any objects that you can find into the bag.
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Now, go around your house and find as many things as you can that are the same color as the color on the bag.
Continue until you have a bag full of items for each color. When you play this with your toddler, you can do two colors a day. You can save the bags of objects for the color game. Also, you will need several small (fist size or smaller) objects for that color game so make sure to find a bunch of those in each color. You can also find some bigger objects for each color just to make things more interesting.
Another benefit of this color activity was that it provided lots of gross motor movement. Since the weather here is terrible, gross motor activities are highly sought after.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many colors should I teach at once?
Just one at a time. Play with a single color until it sticks, then add another. Teaching a bunch at once usually slows things down.
What age do toddlers learn their colors?
Most toddlers start learning colors between 18 months and 2 1/2, and have them down by age 3. Every child is different, so don’t worry if it takes a little longer.
What color should I teach first?
There is no right first color. Lots of parents start with a favorite color or red, then add one new color at a time so it never feels overwhelming.