Tot Time: Color is Everywhere

Color is everywhere! Let’s go on a scavenger hunt to see what we can find. Listen to the story A Day with No Crayons by Elizabeth Rusch.

Questions for engagement

• Look at the artwork to the left. What colors do you see the most of? Green, blue, and purple are known as cool colors.
• Look out a window. Do you see the same colors outside as in the artwork? What colors do you see in the space where you’re sitting?
• What colors are you wearing? What’s your favorite color?
• Do you like to go on walks outside? Would you like to go on a scavenger hunt in search of colors?

Materials

• Blank paper or Color Scavenger Hunt worksheet
• Markers, crayons, or colored pencils

Activity

1. Download and print this scavenger hunt activity sheet, or use a blank piece of paper. If using blank paper, fold it in thirds horizontally and vertically so that you have nine boxes. Label each box with a color you’ll be looking for: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, pink, brown, black, and white.
2. Gather your materials, head outside to your yard, or take a walk with your family. What colors can you find?
3. When you find something that is one of the colors you’re looking for, draw it in the matching box, or color the space with your marker, crayon, or colored pencil.