How to teach your child colors with food
Help your child learn colors with food!
Most preschools and day-cares have a color of the week. If your doesn't or if your child stays home with you; having your own color of the week is a great idea!
Incorporate the color of the week in as many parts of the day as possible to help your child learn his/her colors. Use the color name as often as you can while speaking.
Make if fun (and delicious) to learn colors by adding them to the snack and meal table! Here are a few ideas of food items you can include in your child's week for various colors:
Red
- apples
- tomatoes
- spaghetti sauce
- tomato soup
- red bell peppers
- cherries
- cherry tomatoes
- strawberries
- cranberry juice
Orange
- orange juice
- oranges
- clementines
- orange bell peppers
- yams
- sweet potato pie
- sweet potato fries
- pumpkin pie
- carrots
- carrot cake
- cheese
- cheese puffs
Yellow
- Lemon
- Lemonade
- yellow bell peppers
- bananas
- apple sauce
- apple juice
- pasta with butter
- golden apples
- spaghetti string squash
- corn
Green
- green bell peppers
- green apples
- lettuce/salad
- spinach
- zucchini
- cucumbers
- broccoli
- green beans
- peas
- lime
- green cool-aid
Blue
- blueberries
- blueberry muffins
- blueberry pancakes
- blue cool-aid
- cupcakes with blue frosting
- blue popsicles
Purple
- Eggplant
- purple grapes
- grape juice
- purple Popsicles
- purple cool-aid
- purple cabbage (coleslaw)
- beets
Brown
- wheat bread
- beef gravy
- peanut butter
- peanut butter cookies
- chocolate
- chocolate pudding
- chocolate milk
- co-co
- graham crackers
- baked beans
White
- white bread
- milk
- mashed potatoes
- vanilla ice cream
- country gravy
- sour cream
- cauliflower
- white onions
Black
- black olives
- blackberries
- black licorice
- black pepper
- cupcakes with black frosting
- black beans (with rice)
Have fun with it!
See how many more foods you can come up with in each color category! Make it a super market field trip/treasure hunt.
Get creative! Your child will follow your enthusiasm. This isn't just something that can be educational; it's something the entire family do together and enjoy!
