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December 10, 2012 | 10 Comments

Ornament Color Match Activity

I was going to wait a few days to post this because it’s similar to our Sticky Wall Christmas Tree but after posting this picture on our Facebook wall I had so many questions about what it was I promised to post it asap. This color matching activity has a Christmas theme but could easily be simple polka dots for any time of year. My toddler loved this and we have played with it multiple times . I think her favorite thing is all I have to do is set it up after that she is good to go.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need some wrapping paper for the background, ribbon, double stick tape, painter’s tape. scissors, contact paper, jar lids in various colors and paper in the same colors as the lids.
  2. Start by tracing the lids on your colored paper and cutting out.
  3. Put your wrapping paper on the wall with painter’s tape. Using the double stick tape stick the ribbon on in various lengths and add the colored paper circle on the end.
  4. Cover with contact paper **sticky side out**. The trick to doing this is to peel a little of the backing off and use push pins to keep is secure while peeling the rest off. Trim if you need to.
  5. Pop the lids in a box or basket as an invitation to play. I left 2 lids on their match as a guide for my daughter.
  6. She immediately started matching them up.  The one thing I did have to help her with was to make sure she put the lids on with the outside on the wall. The other way will result in many falling lids , a very frustrated 2 year old and not a lot of learning. She was so proud she yet again asked for a all done picture, this may be a start of a trend.
  7. Interestingly she quickly noticed that there were extras in the box and started adding them to the wall . Simple matching turned to sorting naturally. I loved it!

 

Filed Under: Age: Toddlers, Christmas, Color Matching, Color recognition, Preschool Activities, Sticky Wall | 10 Comments

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10 Comments

  1. Deborah says

    December 10, 2012 at 12:50 am

    This is so stinkin cute Ali and a great idea!

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  2. Eddie - The Usual Mayhem says

    December 10, 2012 at 5:03 am

    Oh, this is great! I watch a 23 month old who will love this one! Thanks for sharing.

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  3. amber whitehead says

    December 10, 2012 at 6:05 am

    What a cute idea!

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  4. Katie @ Gift of Curiosity says

    December 10, 2012 at 9:16 am

    Very cute idea! And don’t you love it when they begin to take pride in their accomplishments?

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  5. Kristina says

    December 11, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    This is awesome. I cannot believe how creative you are! I am loving every single one of your holiday posts but this may be my new favorite.

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    • admin says

      December 12, 2012 at 6:14 am

      Aww thanks Kristina!

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  6. jj says

    December 13, 2012 at 12:43 am

    these are so cute! Please feel free to link this or any math or science related ideas to my Christmas link up. I am trying to collect awesome ideas like yours in one place
    http://piwiprincess.blogspot.com/2012/12/language-math-and-history-became-our.html

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  7. Marla says

    November 24, 2016 at 9:40 am

    Love the idea with different size “ornaments”I did something similar with my toddlers and they loved it!Thanks!

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