This color sorting activity is quick and easy to prepare and a great way to get your child’s thinking process going. As simple as picking up the balls and sorting them by colors focuses on core skills important for development. Keep reading to find out how to get the most out of this fun sorting activitiy for toddlers.
One of the things we did today was color sorting with three different colors. Wesley, my ten-month-old, is very intuitive when it comes to sorting things and we are working on colors and counting to three right now.
If you need more ideas for young toddlers check out these activities:
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I know.. I forgot the cutouts in some pictures.
Where To Get The Supplies
The muffin tin I used was a great way to sort and count and I bought it for a $1 at the Dollar Tree. If you have baskets or buckets those are great sorting tools as well. Practice things like ABC’s and 123’s when they are this young, they are catching on and remembering these things even if you don’t realize it.
How Is This Educational?
You may look at this activity and think, “how is this educational?” If you take a step back and really look at what is going on when your child does activities like this, you will find that they are focusing on important body movements and repetition.
They are using their gross motor skills when picking up the balls with their full hands and moving their arms to place it in the muffin tin. They are also using their eyes to see the different colors and matching the balls to the colors in the muffin tin develops great eye-hand coordination as well.
If you want to find more 10-month-old activities Check out more of mine, such as the “Painting with a Re-purpose” safe version for babies and the “Taste Safe Play-Dough” recipe for babies and toddlers.
Color Sorting Directions + Materials
Materials
- Muffin Tin (Dollar Tree)
- Construction Paper (Walmart)
- Tape
- Balls (Walmart)
- Scissors
Directions:
- Trace and cut out circle shapes corresponding to the color of the balls you choose. (I used two of each color to make up the 6 spaces of the muffin tin)
- Get some tape (any tape) and place the cutouts in each spot of the muffin tin.
- Place the colored balls on the correct colors on the muffin tin
- Show your child how to pick up and place the matching ball to each color in the muffin tin.
