What pleases
us most is seeing the
differences in the objects the children choose. One child, who was enthralled
with nature, ran to touch the budding leaf of a flower for the color green.
Another child, who prefers social interaction, ran after the first child
because he was wearing a green jacket.
D I R E C T I
O N S
When you and
the children are outside, call out a color and have everyone scatter and run to
something that is that color. For example, yell out “Yellow” and see who goes
where to find what. Join in the fun and run, too.
Consider it
your workout for the day and a good excuse to avoid the treadmill at the gym. Repeat
the same color many times, as in “What else is yellow?” and let the children
run and explore until they find, for example, that small buttercup hidden in
the grass.
VA R I AT I O
N S
Take a “Purple
Walk.” As you walk down the street, look for anything that is purple. Next
time, choose a different color to look for.
If no one is
in the mood to move, play the color game of I Spy. One player says, “I spy the
color ____,” naming the color of something he sees outside or in the room. Then
all the players try to guess which object was spied. When the object is
identified, another player takes a turn at spying a color.
For very
little ones who don’t know their colors yet, show an example of the color
first. “See the blue color in your shirt? Find something else that is like that
blue color.”
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