Teach Your Toddler Colors
- 1). Read. Buy and read books that focus on colors. Your child should be able to recognize color differences by the age of 18 months. The more you show your toddler colors, the faster your child will comprehend the differences in hues and recognize them as different colors.
- 2). Buy toys that have bright colors to them. Stick to the true reds, blues and yellows, and not the pastel colors. Brightly colored toys will have a greater contrast against the everyday objects in your home and will be easier for your toddler to distinguish.
- 3). Talk to your child about colors. There are numerous examples in your daily routine where color will come into play. Say things like, "Are you going to wear a blue or red shirt today? Mommy has on green socks. I love your orange ball." You will be teaching your child valuable language skills as well as color differences.
- 4). Point out colors while you are out of the house. Show your child a red apple at the grocery store. Let your toddler hold a green dollar at the bank. Walk on the yellow or white lines in a parking lot. Slide down the big blue slide at the park. Your options are limitless.
- 5). Play color games. Put a drop of food color into your bubbles to make beautiful colored bubbles. Let your child chase and pop them. Buy colored blocks and build color towers. Ask your toddler to get the color you are building and add a block to the top of the tower. When you clean up, ask your toddler to pick up the red or blue or green blocks.
- 6). Paint. Color. Glue. Cut. Art is the best way to teach your child about color and reinforce creativity at the same time. Teach your child to use child-safe scissors and cut colored paper. Put food color in glue and make colored glue designs on white paper.
