Color Matching Activities for Kids
There are a million ways for toddlers and preschoolers to learn colors both in real life and with simple printables and activities. Here’s a collection of fun and simple Color Matching Activities for Kids that we’ve done and that I’ve written about over the years.
There are a lot of different games included: matching games, board games, puzzles, and more, plus clip cards, color sorting, and DIY activities with simple materials.
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Dress Up Kids Color Match
Practice colors with fun paper dolls using this cute printable Dress Up Kids Color Match! Yellow, blue, red, and green, perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.
Crayon Color Matching Clip Cards
Help your toddler or preschooler learn his or her colors with these cute printable Crayon Color Matching Clip Cards! Great for color recognition and fine motor skills.
Rainbow Bear Color Match Cut and Paste Worksheet Printable
So cute! Practice colors and fine motor skills with this Rainbow Bear Color Match Cut and Paste worksheet! No-prep, quick, simple, and perfect for preschool and kindergarten.
🦇 Bat Color Matching Game for Toddlers 🦇
This simple printable game is so much fun for my two-year-old: Bat Color Matching Game for Toddlers! Perfect for Halloween (non-scary!) or any time of the year!
🌈Rainbow Pumpkin Color Matching Game🎃
Toddlers can learn and review colors with this printable Rainbow Pumpkin Color Matching Game! Simple, large cards and just a few matches, perfect for little hands and minds.
Color Matching Dominoes
Practice your colors with this fun printable Color Matching Dominoes game! My toddler loved it, and it’s great for preschoolers, too.
Basic Color Circles
Simple basic color circles printable to practice color recognition, color sorting, color words, etc. Great for different learning activities for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners.
Kids Color Matching Game for Toddlers
Practicing color recognition is super fun with this cute printable Kids Color Matching Game for Toddlers! You can play three different versions matching colors or images.
Color Matching Car Park
Practice and review basic colors with this cute, printable Color Matching Car Park! Your toddler or preschooler is going to love it!
Rainbow Bear Matching Game
Everything rainbow bears gets my toddler’s attention immediately. He LOVED this super simple Rainbow Bear Matching Game I made from a color sorting printable I offer. Great for working on colors and color words in tot school!
Rainbow Bear Colors Printable
A simple printable mat in rainbow bear colors – perfect for toddlers and preschoolers learning their colors, with or without using actual rainbow bears. Great for color sorting, learning color words, rainbow order, etc.
Dinosaur Matching Game for Toddlers
Does your toddler love matching and sorting? Play this fun and simple printable Dinosaur Matching Game for Toddlers that’s perfect for learning colors, dinosaur names, 1:1 correspondence, visual discrimination, and more!
Honey Bee Color Matching Game
Help your toddlers and preschoolers practice their colors with this cute printable Honey Bee Color Matching Game! Put the bees in rainbow colors in their matching beehive.
Snowman Color Matching Clip Cards
Practice colors with your toddlers or preschoolers and these cute Snowman Color Matching Clip Cards! Also great as a fine motor workout – what kid doesn’t love clothespins?
Christmas Tree Color Matching Clip Cards Printable
Practice colors and fine motor skills with these cute rainbow Christmas Tree Color Matching Clip Cards! Wonderful for preschoolers and toddlers learning their colors.
Day 13: Christmas Tree 2-Piece Puzzles
These simple puzzles for your toddler are perfect as an introduction to putting puzzles together and feature all of the colors of the rainbow: Christmas Tree 2-Piece Puzzles. (Day 13 of the 24 Christmas Printables for Toddlers.)
Santa Hat Color Matching Memory Game
Get ready for Christmas with this super cute printable Santa Hat Color Matching Memory Game. You can start out with just a few matches for toddlers and preschoolers and work up to using all of the 40 matches or even double up for even more of a challenge for kindergarteners and elementary students.
Rainbow Eyeballs Color Matching Puzzles
Practice colors and fine motor skills with a Halloween theme and these cute Rainbow Eyeballs Color Matching Puzzles! Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.
Color Kids I Spy Game
Practice color recognition, counting, number recognition, 1:1 correspondence, and more with this cute Color Kids I Spy Game! No prep and great for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade.
Color Sorting with Rainbow Bears
My toddler’s first totschool activity was color sorting with rainbow bears – and he’s in love with it! Super simple, but a fun and educational introduction to colors.
4-Piece Colorful Cars Number Puzzles
Learn colors and numbers with these simple 4-Piece Colorful Cars Number Puzzles for toddlers and preschoolers. Big pieces perfect for little hands!
Color Sorting Beads
Three ways of color sorting beads – a fun fine motor exercise!
Feed the Shark Toddler and Preschool Bundle
Is your toddler or preschooler interested in learning his or her colors, numbers, letters, or sizes? This cute Feed the Shark Toddler and Preschool Bundle covers all of these learning objectives in a fun, hands-on way that little kids love! Includes labels for easy storage and task cards for suggested activities.
6-Piece Color Matching Puzzles
Does your toddler or preschooler love puzzles like mine does? These cute, printable 6-Piece Color Matching Puzzles provide a nice challenge for little puzzle masters while they’re working on identifying and sorting basic colors.
Rainbow Colors Board Game for Toddlers
Learn about colors with this super simple, printable Rainbow Colors Board Game for toddlers and preschoolers! Includes a custom die.
Rainbow Easter Egg Color Matching Game
Match the colors and put the eggs in the baskets with this cute printable Rainbow Easter Egg Color Matching Game for toddlers and preschoolers! (Day 1 of the 7 Days of Easter Printables for Kids series.)
Day 5: Reindeer Color Matching Clip Cards
Learn and practice color recognition with these cute printable Reindeer Color Matching Clip Cards! (Day 5 of 24 Days of Christmas Printables for Toddlers.)
Simple Color Sorting for Toddlers
Is your toddler ready to learn his or her colors? Try this fun and simple color sorting activity perfect for toddlers with colorful wooden blocks you already have at home!
Christmas Countdown Day 8: Christmas Color Sorting
24 Days of Christmas Printables – Day 8: Quick and simple Christmas color sorting! Toddlers and younger preschoolers will love it!
Easter Egg Color Matching for Toddlers
Quick and simple Easter egg color matching game for toddlers!
Gross Motor Color Game
A super simple game to get your kid moving and reviewing colors.
Color Matching with Clothespins
Simple DIY color matching and fine motor game for toddlers using clothespins.
Color Sorting Letters
An introduction to letters and a color review for toddlers and preschoolers.
Candles Felt Game
Color matching and size sorting with simple DIY felt candles.
Color Matching with Bottle Caps
Make a simple DIY color matching game with bottle caps for your toddler.
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