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
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.
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Supplies For This Color Matching Activity
- 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
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.
Easy fun learning craft to make for kids who are practicing colors!
Color Matching Popsicle Stick Crafts For Kids
This is a tutorial on how to make a matching Popsicle stick crafts.
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
Tools
- Scissors
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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About Angela Milnes
Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy instant pot recipes here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!
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