Popsicle stick crafts for kids are a great way to teach the colors.
Kids are learning to read earlier and earlier. When I was a preschool teacher, I knew the kids would need to be reading at the end of Kindergarten. With this in mind, preschool is the perfect time to start teaching some of those color words. Color matching games are a great way to teach the colors and these popsicle stick crafts
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💖 Why You'll Love This Craft
- Fun Way to Learn Colors: Kids match colors while playing, so they learn without even realizing it!
- Great for Little Hands: Perfect activity for practicing fine motor skills and gripping.
- Reusable and Durable: Use them again and again – great for quiet time or busy boxes!
Color Matching Games
Color matching games and crafts are great for young children to help them learn the basic colours. Today, I will be showing you how to create a color matching popsicle craft and game that is perfect for helping little ones learn their color words.
🎨 Supplies Needed
- 7 Large Wood Craft Sticks
- 7 Sheets of Foam—red, yellow, orange, green, blue, pink, purple
- Permanent Markers—red, yellow, orange, green, blue, pink, purple, black
- Hot Glue Gun
- Scissors
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🖌️ How To Make These Popsicle Stick Crafts
- Step 1: First, you need to cut out 2 popsicle shapes from each color of the foam. Make sure the length of these are a little bit longer than half the length of the craft sticks. The size of mine were about 2 ½”X 4”.
- Step 2: On one side of each craft stick, color the end with each marker color. I colored up about 2 inches from each end. On the backside of the stick you colored red, use the black marker and write the word red at the end of it.
- Step 3: Do not put a line of glue along the bottom edge! This will be left open. Press the other red piece on top of that one so they are glued together. Repeat this with all the foam popsicles.
- Step 4: Now you will be able to slide each foam popsicle onto it’s coordinating stick. This fun learning game can be played by laying out the popsicle sticks with the colored side facing up.
- Step 5: Put the sticks into the matching colored foam popsicle. For a bit more challenge, lay out the popsicle sticks with the color words face up and put the sticks into the foam popsicles that match their same color word.
Easy fun learning craft to make for kids who are practicing colors!
💡 Pro Tip: For an extra learning opportunity, incorporate uppercase and lowercase letters on the sticks to help children recognize different letter cases while matching colors
🧑🎨 Expert Tips for Color Matching Popsicle Stick Crafts
- Select Appropriate Materials: Choose large wooden craft sticks and foam sheets in red, yellow, orange, green, blue, pink, and purple to ensure vibrant colors.
- Prepare Foam Popsicles: Cut two popsicle shapes from each foam sheet, approximately 2½" x 4", to create matching pairs.
- Color the Sticks: Use permanent markers to color the ends of each craft stick, about 2 inches from each end, matching the foam popsicle colors.
- Label the Sticks: On the opposite side of each colored end, write the corresponding color word to reinforce color recognition.
- Assemble Foam Popsicles: Glue two foam pieces together, leaving the bottom edge open, to create a pocket for the craft stick.
- Engage in Matching Activity: Insert the colored sticks into the matching foam popsicles, or for added challenge, match the color words to the corresponding foam popsicles.
💭 FAQs
You'll need large wooden craft sticks, foam sheets in various colors (such as red, yellow, orange, green, blue, pink, and purple), permanent markers matching the foam colors, a hot glue gun, and scissors.
Cut out two popsicle shapes from each foam sheet, color the ends of the craft sticks with the corresponding permanent markers, write the color names on the back, and glue the foam shapes together, leaving one edge open to slide the sticks in.
Yes, it's designed for young children to help them learn basic colors and color words while developing fine motor skills.
Children can match the colored sticks to the corresponding foam popsicles or, for added challenge, match the color words on the sticks to the foam popsicles.
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Color Matching Popsicle Stick Crafts For Kids
Equipment
- Scissors
Materials
- 7 Large Wood Craft Sticks
- 7 Sheets of Foam—red yellow, orange, green, blue, pink, purple
- Permanent Markers—red yellow, orange, green, blue, pink, purple, black
- Hot Glue Gun
Instructions
- First, you need to cut out 2 popsicle shapes from each color of the foam.
- Make sure the length of these are a little bit longer than half the length of the craft sticks. The size of mine were about 2 ½”X 4”.
- On one side of each craft stick, color the end with each marker color. I colored up about 2 inches from each end.
- On the backside of the stick you colored red, use the black marker and write the word red at the end of it.
- Repeat this step with all the other coloured sticks. Now you need to glue together each of the sets of foam popsicle shapes.
- To do this, start with the red foam popsicles and put a line of hot glue around the edges of one of the pieces.
- Do not put a line of glue along the bottom edge!
- This will be left open.
- Press the other red piece on top of that one so they are glued together.
- Repeat this with all the foam popsicles.
- Now you will be able to slide each foam popsicle onto it’s coordinating stick.
- This fun learning game can be played by laying out the popsicle sticks with the colored side facing up.
- Put the sticks into the matching colored foam popsicle.
- For a bit more challenge, lay out the popsicle sticks with the color words face up and put the sticks into the foam popsicles that match their same color word.
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