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How We Learn Colours These Days

Sunday, February 7, 2016

We finally started our colour toddler basket last week wherein we put red objects in the basket for learning colours.  We started with the colour Red, the colour of Valentines Day and Chinese New Year

There are so many versions of this basket, sometimes they are called discovery baskets or treasure baskets wherein Mommies gather specific or themed objects and place them in a basket for the baby and toddler to explore.  Now what makes our version different?

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Vito is good in colour sorting activities but still a hit or miss when it comes to naming the colours.  It would have been easier if I assemble the objects myself but I realized that Vito will learn much more if HE DISCOVERS and ASSEMBLES the objects by himself with my assistance.

Yes, Mommies! Don’t assemble the basket on your own, do it together with your little one. It’s fun, engaging and they will love doing it for you! As Mavi described it, it’s like Easter egg hunting or treasure hunt.

To start the activity, we earlier had a painting activity to re-introduce the color red.  You can also do colouring activities using red crayons or pens.

The next day, we did a red colour hunting at home!  We roam around the house, open drawers here and there in search of objects that are red.    During the activity, I would ask Vito something like “where’s the red block?”, “is this a red train”, “can you pick up the red duplo”?  Then we placed the objects in the basket and let him play with it for as long as he wants.  When not in use, I just place the basket in the shelf.  Just side note, Vito tends to scatter them around the house, so the objects are in a ziploc.  Whenever he wants to play with them, he would ask me to open the plastic.  This will keep the objects intact and your sanity as well! Open-mouthed smile

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Items that we have discovered in the house that are red:

  • Playmobil Children’s Train Set.  We got this for free!
  • Red disk from Wonderworld Disk Stacker
  • Red soft block from B Toys Squeeze Blocks
  • Red felt craft paper from local store
  • Strawberry from M&D Fruit Set
  • Red tweezer from Learning Resources Jumbo Tweezers
  • Red duplo from LEGO Amazon

Make sure that when you play with your kids, always use “red” as an adjective like “let’s play with your red train”, “can you stack your red block?”  This will further familiarize your child with the colour and associate the word “red” to the colour itself.

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  1. UnknownFebruary 16, 2016 at 12:51 AM

    Household hunts are so much fun! The kids just love to go around with an Easter egg basket (what we use) and it always feels like we're going shopping. Heehee!

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  2. Every Star Is DifferentFebruary 17, 2016 at 3:14 AM

    What a great idea asking kiddos to help you put the baskets together! It looks like you two had a very fun time!

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