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Preschool Color Activities

When colors can you make by mixing red, yellow and blue? Preschoolers learn the names of the primary colors and begin exploring color theory by experimenting with what happens when primary colors are mixed in these fantastic preschool colors activities! Kids can experiment with colors by making magic ice, matching colors and shapes using painted popsicle sticks, and making beautiful foil paintings in these wonderful activity articles that include complete instructions, materials lists, and suggestions for further fun and exploration. Browse our collection of preschool color activities below.

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Play With Your Food!

Play With Your Food!

Your child will create a textured mosaic by painting, then arranging 50 pumpkin seeds so they resemble a pumpkin.

Preschool

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Color Cookies

This baking activity lets kids play with frosting, while experimenting with colors, and how they mix.

Preschool

Science

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Foil Painting

Your preschooler will have a great time painting on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art!

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Wax Paper Art

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

Preschool

Science

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Create Squishy Paint Art

Create Squishy Paint Art

Featuring plenty of good old fashioned squishy, gooey fun without the mess, this compromise of an art project is sure to please little ones and grown-ups alike.

Preschool

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Colors of the Rainbow

Colors of the Rainbow

Help your child learn about the science of color mixing and primary and secondary colors with this experimental art activity.

Preschool

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Paint a Mural

Turn your home into a public art space by trying your hand at creating your own removable wall mural.

Preschool

Science

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100th Day of School Scavenger Hunt

100th Day of School Scavenger Hunt

Try a 100th Day of School Scavenger Hunt with your preschooler, and send her on the search for objects of different colors!

Preschool

Science

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Make a Monster Hand Print

Make a Monster Hand Print

This activity will encourage your child to discover the scientific process, compare sizes shapes, and build shape recognition skills.

Preschool

Science

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Make Magic Ice

Preschoolers are fascinated by how colors can be mixed to form new ones. This activity combines color mixing with the concept of melting for extra science fun.

Preschool

Science

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Sun Prints for Kids

Sun Prints for Kids

Help your preschooler explore the effects of light and shadow, and make a pretty sun print at the same time!

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Rainbow Trout Craft

Rainbow Trout Craft

Drive away rainy day blues by making a paper tropical fish in bright colors, jazzed up with multi-colored confetti.

Preschool

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Create a Color Collage

Create a Color Collage

Here's a preschool color collage activity to help your child work on her sorting skills, and create a beautiful addition to the refrigerator gallery.

Preschool

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Count and Sort Fruit Salad

Count and Sort Fruit Salad

In this fun snack-time activity, kids boost counting, sorting, and color recognition skills as they make a delicious and nutritious snack.

Preschool

Science

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Shades of Color Painting

Shades of Color Painting

Kids get innovative as they mix their own colors then make a painting with the new shades of color they've created.

Preschool

Science

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Fingerprint Fall Trees

Fingerprint Fall Trees

Celebrate the changing seasons with this fun, hands-on art activity that will teach your child about the different colors of the seasons.

Preschool

Science

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Autumn Tree Paintings

Autumn Tree Paintings

Give your child some hands-on experience mixing autumn colors. All you need is a large piece of white paper and tempera paint.

Preschool

Science

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Stained Glass Leaves

Stained Glass Leaves

This autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.

Kindergarten

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