Weekly Kid's Co-Op...Colour Fun & Games!

It's time to have fun with the Weekly Kid's Co-Op again! The toddler twosome have become very interested in their colours over the last few months so i have been looking for lots of inspiration for some fun yet quite easy colour recognition activities!

Here are two of my favourites from last week…..

I loved these simple red activities from Twodaloo …..and such gorgeous pics of more twins happily playing…will definitely be trying these out!

Puddle Wonderful Learning shared an easy colour placemat activity and the post also includes a free printable…the toddler twosome are going to love this one!

We are sharing our favourite colour activity with the Kid's Co-Op this week …it has been a real hit here with the toddler twosome and they have enjoyed being able to approach it in their own ways….

Contact Colour Match Game

While the girls were having their nap (and i use that term loosely at the moment!!) i lay some coloured pieces of paper down on our low table and then cut some larger squares of sticky contact paper which i then used to stick the paper smoothly (well some were smooth i promise!) to the table……

I filled a basket with some little wooden cubes i had picked up from the bargain shop (in craft section). I actually dyed these simply using some edicol water paint …but i have also seen coloured ones in the shops!

I lay out a few pieces in an invitation to play ready for the toddler twosome when they woke up!

They were very excited…even more so because Daddy had the afternoon off and was there to join in the fun!

I was actually surprised at how quickly they began matching and they did very well. When a piece was the wrong colour we talked about what colour it was and where else it might go rather than saying it was the ‘wrong' colour.

They liked being able to move around the table and choose different colour ‘boards'…the purple ones stayed in the purple basket because Mummy ‘forgot' to do a purple square!

They soon began collecting favourite items and toys from around the room to add to the colour squares….it became quite the game to ask if they could ‘find me something else blue….red…etc'

I've left the contact squares on the table for a few weeks now as we have found lots of ways to play with them and i enjoy watching them begin to match things they are playing with all on their own!

I still can't believe my little babies are old enough to be recognising their colours though…where do the months go?

You can see more fun and easy ideas with colours on my Pinterest board A Toddler's World !

What fun did you get up to this week?…i'd love you to share with us on….

The Weekly Kid's Co-op!

Activities don't need to be fancy or from a large blog….we love to see anything fun you have been making or doing with your child…and hopefully as we visit each other we will make some new friends and find some new ideas to try! Don't forget to leave a comment on a post you love!

If you need even more inspiration why not have a look at the ideas pinned on the Kid's Co-Op Pinterest Board! Each week the Co-Hosts will be pinning their favourites to the board which has a large following and thus great exposure for your activity!

I'd love to see what you have been having fun with….so what are you waiting for?

Let's Link up!!

Comments

Jackie@My Little Bookcase says
27/09/2012 at 5:23 am
Your girls looks so engrossed in the activity. Well done.
- Jode says
  04/10/2012 at 4:20 am
  They loved it Jackie…still keep coming back to it!
Deborah and Tiffany says
27/09/2012 at 11:47 pm
Thanks so much for the feature! This color activity is fantastic, I’ll definitely be using it with my toddler! If you are looking for more color ideas I just did a post with all of my favorites… http://puddlewonderfullearning.blogspot.com/2012/09/toddler-preschool-activities-learning.html Thanks again! Love your blog and your super cute twins! 🙂
- Jode says
  04/10/2012 at 4:21 am
  I saw that post too and loved it…great ideas you have…shall be stopping by regularly!
Sierra @ H is for Homeschooling says
30/09/2012 at 11:49 am
This is such a cute idea! I am starting to introduce color sorting to my 15 month old and this is a great activity. Thanks for sharing!
Sierra
his4homeschooling.blogspot.com
Boy Mama Teacher Mama says
02/10/2012 at 6:15 am
What a simple idea and with so much learning involved! I may just try this with my youngest! 🙂
- Jode says
  04/10/2012 at 4:21 am
  I love the simple ideas…they always work lol!
Happy Whimsical Hearts says
03/10/2012 at 10:11 pm
I love how you use such simple materials to make such fun learning experiences Jode!
- Jode says
  04/10/2012 at 4:22 am
  Thanks Kelly! I don’t believe we need to spend a lot or use fancy tools to support kids in their learning!
Penny says
04/10/2012 at 12:41 am
I thought I’d commented on this one too. Not sure what’s going on with my computer at the moment.
I love this isea. It’s such a wonderful, simple way of getting children to recognise colours. It’s come at a perfect time for the twins. They are really getting into colours at the moment!
- Jode says
  04/10/2012 at 4:24 am
  It’s lovely when you see them starting to grow and learn isn’t it Penny? Thanks for commenting ‘again’lol!
Deborah Alter-Rasche says
06/10/2012 at 11:53 pm
Thanks for linking to Tuesday Tots. I’ll be featuring your colour matching activity this coming Tuesday so feel free to come and grab a featured button for your blog. Thanks for linking up and look forward to seeing what you have for us next week 🙂 x
Jode says
08/10/2012 at 4:18 am
Thanks for featuring Deb! Will be back to link up next week!
puppet videos for kids says
01/04/2014 at 6:23 am
This is incredible. I appreciate the work that has been put into programs like this and the accessibility of them to other educators and parents. Thank you and well done.

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