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It might seem challenging for some parents to educate their children. The fear that children do not grasp what is taught if they are not engaged and interested is not uncommon. Children like all things attractive and fun rather than a one-to-one speak-listen experience. Playschools and primary education centers come up with various techniques to keep your kids interested in learning about colors, letters, numbers, and different kinds of shapes, animals, birds, and food groups. While that seems rather comforting to you, as parents, you might feel inadequate to do the same. But what better way to make learning fun rather than starting with teaching your kids about colors? So here are a few ways in which you can teach your kids the magic of colors in more than just the traditional and boring way:
1. Food
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Several healthy foods manifest in various colors. You could use carrots and oranges, red paprika and tomatoes, green peas and lettuce, bananas, and lemons to engage with your kids. Serve them the food and help them identify what color belongs to what. This way they are not only learning about the different colors but are also learning a lot about food.
2. Toys
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All kids love their toys. You could assist your kids in gathering all the toys that are of the same color and group them. Place them in separate squares and ask your kids to run toward the color that is being called out loud. Your kids learn and you make a fun activity out of it.
3. Yellow Car
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Most of us are familiar with the “yellow car” game. You could play this game with your kid during car rides. All you have to do is pick a color, say red, and ask your kid to point to objects of that color during your commute.
4. Groceries
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Don’t we all love grocery shopping? The enormous joy of walking down aisles of food is beyond measurable. Take your kids along with you and help them buy fruits or vegetables of their favorite color. Not only will they be excited but they’ll also feel important.
5. Paper Trail
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Get your hands on some colored paper and make a trail on the floor. Place different colors together in the form of a long chain and tell your kid to move from one paper to the next. While they do this, instruct them to say out loud the color of the paper. If they get everything right, you could add an orange candy at the end of the trail.
6. Outfits For The Win
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Your little one will be excited to do this. Make them pick an outfit every day based on a color you choose. They only have to follow the color you pick but the overall outfit can be according to their liking. Your kid will feel special simply because their opinion is being considered.
7. Traffic Signal
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“Stop says the red light, go says the green…” you know how this one goes. A traffic signal is one of the best ways to teach your kids the first set of lights. Apart from learning about the colors, they can also learn about their significance.
8. Paint It Out
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Some kids pick up painting skills at an early age while others simply do not. Either way, your child can engage in some traditional painting and have fun with them while learning different colors. They can either use paintbrushes, toothbrushes, or simply their fingers.
9. Twist It
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Twister is a fun game that is not only enjoyed by children but also adults. You could use the same mat and play your version of a freeze and dance game. A fusion of musical chairs and twister, ask your kid to step into a particular color and scream it out loud while doing so.
While teaching children can be laborious, it can also be made fun with games. We hope we made it easier for you to adopt different methods of teaching your children colors so the next time your kids see a rainbow, they would be able to name all of its colors. After all, the world is a colorful place and you don’t want them to miss out.
