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When preschoolers are learning their colors, fun activities like art projects, different games, and crafts can help them on their journey. Whether you’re looking for activities like sorting green toys, or art projects that shine a light on this popular color, we’ve got you covered. There are so many great ideas out there, but below are the best 25 activities to help your preschooler learn their colors.

1. Make Green Sensory Soup

Create a fun sensory experience for your preschooler by creating a sensory soup! Have them find green objects, fill a tub with water, and let them play. They’ll love discovering all of the ways they can play with the objects.

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2. Roll Cars Through Green Paint

For a fun way to explore the color green, place trays of green paint out with some toy cars. Let preschoolers roll the cars onto the paper to create some really great art!

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3. Try Out Oil and Water Sensory Bags

This easy activity will engage preschoolers’ sense of wonder. Use simple items like a plastic bag, baby oil, water, and green food coloring. Tape to a window and have preschoolers observe the oil and water, and whether or not they mix.

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4. Stomp Painting With Bubble Wrap

For a fun and surprisingly clean way of painting, try this out! Grab two pieces of bubble wrap, place some blue and yellow paint in between the two pieces and tape them together. Have preschoolers walk on top of them to watch the colors change to green.

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5. Create A Paper Tree

For this tree craft, you’ll want to read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom first. Then, cut out green cupcake liners for leaves and paste them onto a tree trunk. Add some alphabet cutouts or foam letters for a finishing touch!

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6. Hop Like A Frog

This green activity combines counting and movement. Cut out lily pads and write numbers on them, adding dots or circles to correlate with the given number. Tape them to the floor and have preschoolers hop on each of them. Play a game by having them hop to the number you say.

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7. Plant Something

Tie in the color green to your students’ food choices. Make a list of all of the green vegetables they can think of, then narrow it down to which ones they’d like to grow in the classroom. Tie in math and science lessons as your plant grows.

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8. Create Stained Glass

Here’s a fun idea: create beautiful green stained glass. Use sticky contact paper, construction paper, and cellophane to make these. You can teach about primary colors using blue paper and yellow paper, and how they combine to create green as a secondary color.

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9. Go Away Green Monster Playdough Kit

Playdough has a wonderful way of capturing the imagination and is also a great way to strengthen those finger and hand muscles preschoolers need to learn how to write. Create a play dough station based on the book Go Away, Big Green Monster, with different tools and materials.

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10. Make Some Leaf Prints

Since the leaves are green, this one just makes sense! Take students on a nature walk to collect green leaves, and then bring them back to create art. Using paint brushes, children can brush paint onto the leaves, and press them onto white paper, creating beautiful green trees.

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11. Popsicle Stick Crocodiles

This is a fun activity for kids that can be made from everyday materials. Color a popsicle stick green and then wrap green pipe cleaners around them. Glue on googly eyes and add some teeth for a cute little crocodile your students will love!

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12. Sing About The Color Green

Get your kids dancing and singing about the color green with this song. Sung to the tune of Old MacDonald Had a Farm, this song will challenge kids to look for the color green.

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13. Green Glow-in-the-Dark Slime

Use this recipe for slime to teach students about sequencing when they follow directions and engage those tactile learners. You’ll need some glow-in-the-dark paint, glue, and borax, along with some other ingredients. Kids will love this green slime, which also glows in the dark!

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14. Make Some Playdough

Playdough is always a hit, especially when you get to make your own. For this activity, include kids in following the recipe. Using yellow food coloring and blue food coloring, encourage children to observe what happens when you mix the two!

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15. Nature Walk

There is so much green outdoors just waiting for you to explore! Bring your kids outside and lead them on a nature walk. To maximize this exciting activity, have students do a scavenger hunt, where they’ll need to notice different things in nature. Create your own, or download one that’s pre-made!

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16. Write A Cute Color Poem

Jazz up your ELA lessons with a little color! Perfect for Preschoolers, guide them in a class activity of writing a color poem about their favorite color. This is a great activity to engage students’ senses and introduce them to new words. There are a variety of templates on Teachers Pay Teachers that suit the needs of Preschoolers. Take a look to see what works best for your students!

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17. Read A Green Picture Book

Laura Vaccaro Seeger’s picture books based on colors are simply gorgeous. Preschoolers will fall in love with the illustrations in this book. Use this as a standalone activity, or as a jumping-off point into another paired activity with fun ways to celebrate green.

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18. Mix Blue And Yellow Paint

For a fun, hands-on activity, use yellow and blue paint to mix up the color green. This is a great sensory activity for preschoolers. They’ll also learn about primary colors. What’s even more fun? They can use the paint for an activity after they create it!

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19. Play The Green Tap Game

If you’re searching for games for preschool students, try out the Green game from Tiny Tap. Children will be shown two images and will need to choose the green one. They’ll need help reading the directions the first few times, but afterward, they may be able to play independently.

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20. Color Sort

Sorting colors is a great activity for Pre-K students since it’s a hands-on activity and helps them learn their colors. You can easily create a sorting activity with items from around your house or classroom, or you can use pre-made cards.

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21. Make A Green Vegetable Snack

For a healthy and engaging activity, let preschoolers prepare their own vegetable snacks. First, brainstorm the different green vegetables they could use. Then, find a recipe and follow the steps. Last, dig in and enjoy!

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22. Make A Handprint Turtle

Handprint crafts are always a hit! Using green paint, have preschoolers press their hands onto white paper and then add finishing touches to create a turtle. Pair this with a book about a turtle, or a lesson about turtles.

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23. Make A Paper Plate Frog

This is a great craft using a paper plate and construction paper. Fold the paper plate in half to create the frog’s mouth. Using construction paper and green paint, create the rest of the frog. Kids will love how the mouth opens, and you’ll love how easy this project is!

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24. Make Your Own Crayons

Get creative and make your own crayons! Experiment with different shades of yellow and blue crayons, mixing them up to see what shades of green they make!

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25. Create A Chain Caterpillar

Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and pair it with this great activity! Using green construction paper, create a chain for the body. Add a red loop with googly eyes and antennae for the head! This is a great tactile activity that incorporates fine motor skills for preschoolers.

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