Color Collage

With a little glue, some paper and scissors your preschooler will be well on the way to learning colors by sight. Everyday objects such as magazines, craft supplies, and even some foods can be used to make a collage representing a color your preschooler will learn. Start with a color he/she is familiar with then move on to ones that are a bit more challenging.

As with any preschool craft, this is a suggestion of how to make it. You can modify the instructions to work for you and your family and the supplies you have on hand.

What You Will Need

Construction Paper
Glue stick and/or tape
Scissors
Old magazines
Small items of various colors in a container (colored buttons, stickers, pieces of yarn, etc.)

How to Make It

Step One:

Talk to your preschooler about the color you will be learning about. Mention some things around the house that are the same color as the one you are learning.

Step Two:

Let your preschooler pick out small items from the container that are the same color as the one you are teaching about and glue or tape them onto the paper.

Step Three:

Flip through some magazines with your preschooler and have him/her pick out some things that are the same color, cut them out, and glue them to the collage. Also, look around the house and recognize things that are that color. If possible, glue or tape them to the collage.

Variations

Of course colors aren’t the only things that can be learned using collage. Try alphabets, numbers, and shapes. Bind them all together in a “book” and let your preschooler decorate the cover.

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