DIY homemade toddler and preschool color matching game — Photo Source: Walk Beside Me

Not only will this homemade matching game help your toddlers begin to recognize and name colors, they can double as sound shakers, providing a fun sensory experience for your little learners {and even offer extra homemade instruments to 'play' during songs and circle time!}.

Supplies You'll Need

Small storage tins with viewing window {like these at World Market or Etsy ...you can usually find similar plastic or tin containers in the office supplies section at Walmart too!}
Small, colorful fillers {small beads, colored rice, colored sugar, baking sprinkles, etc.}
Low temp glue gun

As the picture shows, fill two containers of each color, use the glue gun to seal the tins {so there aren't any accidental and messy spills!} and have your kiddos get to matching!

Sound Matching Extension

You might also consider adding a sound element to your matching game, still filling the tins with colorful items, but adding a variety of objects that sound different when shaking the tin.

Jingle bells
Pom poms
Buttons
Beads
Rice
Unpopped popcorn
Sugar, salt, or sand
Dried beans or seeds
Glitter
Rocks or gravel
Marbles
Wooden beads or blocks
Sequins
Noodles

For the sound element, just cover the viewing window on each tin with a piece of construction paper, etc. and you're ready for match-making! Whatever you decide, have fun with it - your little learners sure will!

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