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Colour sorting activity for toddlers

January 31, 2014 by Kate 11 Comments

Here is a fun and educational colour sorting activity for toddlers that can easily be done at home or in a classroom environment!

Colour sorting activity for toddlers using sticky contact and cellophane

It has been the last few weeks that I’ve really noticed that Possum (aged 2) showing a greater interest in the colours of objects. She will often blast out with, “that’s green” or similar, and although she is not always correct, she is still demonstrating to me that she has some understand of the concept of colours and the appropriate words used to describe them.

So I created a very simple colour sorting activity that would suit most toddlers displaying similar interests.

Age – 2+ 

Invitation to sort colours on sticky contact paper and with cellophane

You will need

  • Sticky contact paper
  • Paper frame (completely optional)
  • Sticky tape
  • Coloured cellophane

Simply roll out an area of sticky contact and fix down your paper frames. Trim the edging and mount. Chop pieces of coloured cellophane. I decided I wanted to add another layer to this experience by cutting them into basic shapes, allowing an opportunity to discuss shapes at the same time.

Toddler colour sorting pieces of coloured cellophane

I purposefully chose to only provide three colours that needed to be sorted. This is because my purpose was to only teach a few colours and get them better understood than trying to overwhelm Possum with more. Sure, she probably could have sorted lots of colours during this activity but I don’t think she would have walked away with the  understanding she now has from what I provided her.

You can also see that I created a significant space between each frame.  This is because I wanted her actions to be purposeful and the distance meant that she could easily see what was being created. It also avoided her just adding coloured cellophane randomly.

Grouping coloured pieces of cellophane

Possum did a fabulous job and had not difficulty in sorting the colours. She did decide to add a purple piece of cellophane, possibly to see how I would react, but that also created an opportunity to talk about the differences in colour etc.

That hair was brushed this morning too! LOL

Decorative colour sorting activity using contact paper and colored cellophane

After some time Possum chose to move on from the task, which is completely fine. Overall, this activity was a lovely one for us to do together and it really didn’t take much to set up and encourage her to do. I feel quite confident she has a much better understanding of the colours ‘yellow’, ‘green’ and ‘purple’ and her skills in grouping and sorting.

Does your child have a good understanding of colour names? 

Some other colour related posts 

Bath Paints using 2 ingredients    Silky and Stretchy Play Dough for kids - 2 ingredients  Homemade puzzles using paper plates

 

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Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, Numeracy Tagged With: activity, color, colour, contact paper, fun, grouping, learning, sorting, teaching, toddler, toddlers

Comments

  1. Meri Barratt says

    February 1, 2014 at 10:17 am

    Great idea. Shall enjoy using this activity. Thanks for sharing Kate. Luv your web site.

    Reply
  2. SHERYL COOPER says

    February 1, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    Love this activity! Thank you for sharing on my Facebook wall. A great learning activity for toddlers!

    Reply
  3. Stephanie says

    February 3, 2014 at 8:37 pm

    Colors inspired me to use this activity for the week of Mardi Gras.

    Reply
  4. Tiffiny says

    February 6, 2014 at 3:12 am

    What a fun project with a beautiful end product!

    Reply
  5. Colleen Hayward says

    February 6, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    Great new ideas !

    Reply
  6. Angelina says

    February 8, 2014 at 3:18 am

    Hi from KBN! I’ve been on your site before, in fact I just pinned this activity for my 2 year old! Love that it’s a “no mess” activity and combines color learning with fine motor play! Have a great weekend!
    Ang

    Reply
    • Kate says

      February 8, 2014 at 8:59 am

      Thank you lovely Ang! I’ll pop over to your site and be sure to take a look around. Glad you’ve enjoyed my activities. 🙂

      Reply
  7. samreen says

    April 29, 2014 at 4:01 am

    hi kate n possum,
    U both r just amazing, i visited ur website for the first time,I’m overwhelmed to view n understand how much is there that we can explore being with kids,That’s so gr8 of u for sharing such amazing ideas.
    Keep Rockiiiiiing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      April 29, 2014 at 9:19 am

      How kind you are Samreen! Thank you so much for your comment and I hope you continuing enjoying my blog. You might like to consider subscribing so you never miss a post. 🙂

      Reply

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