Color Match Preschool Game

By Charlene Haukom

Color Match is one of those great preschool games that can be played anywhere, anytime. It’s the most fun as an Outdoor Preschool Game, especially if you can take a walk while playing. If walking isn’t an option, you can play Color Match while sitting on the porch, working in the garden, or even riding in the car.

What You Will Need

A blindfold or scarf

How to Play

1. Blindfold your preschooler at the starting point of your walk. If you’re playing this preschool game somewhere else, say the grocery store or the car, the blindfold isn’t necessary. Blindfolding is more fun for preschoolers, however, so try to use one when you can.

2. Add drama and suspense for your preschooler by saying, “Ready…get set…” Preschoolers love this phrase. They’ve heard it many times, so they know to expect something.

3. Whip off the blindfold while saying (with a lot of flair), “What do you see?” As long as the set up is dramatic and fun, the preschooler should blurt out the name of the first thing he or she sees.

4. For the duration of the walk, the preschooler must point out other objects that have a matching color. For example, if your preschooler first noticed a pink flower, then pink is the color to match. If the first thing noticed is something large and multicolored – like a tree – ask if your preschooler sees brown or green.

Make Your Preschool Game Educational

Turn this Outdoor Preschool Game into an Educational Preschool Game! Talk about the things your preschooler is pointing out. If it’s a flower, point out the petals, leaves, and stem. Are you a gardener? Talk about the flowers in your garden, or about how flowers pollinate. Is it a leaf? Explain why a leaf is green – or red, orange, or yellow if it happens to be autumn. If you don’t know anything about the object, explore it together. Just mention anything you happen to notice and have your preschooler do the same.

Make Your Preschool Game More Challenging

Instead of you telling your preschooler about the objects, have your preschooler come up with facts. It’s always fun to see what a preschooler sees. Have your preschooler expand whenever possible by asking questions like, “What else do you see on the flower?” or “Why do you think it’s missing a petal?”

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