My little Natalie has been learning her colors and learning to really into coloring as of late, so I whipped up these coloring dice as a fun way to reinforce what she’s learning.
It’s such a simple idea, but she loves using them.
It just puts a fun spin on learning colors and almost makes it feel like a game.
The idea is to roll the dice to help you choose the next color to use. They roll the dice and then find a crayon that matches.
What often happens by the end of a coloring session….really, is she’ll find every pink crayon in the box, compare them to the pink square, and then color her picture 90% pink. She is a little pink obsessed at the moment. 😉
To make the dice:
MATERIALS
Two – 1.25″ wood cubes, from Hobby Lobby or a craft store
Paper cutter and/or scissors
Mod Podge or craft glue
Foam brush
My free coloring dice printable (print on cardstock in color)
*This free printable is hosted through Google Drive. If you prefer to have it emailed to you, contact me at [email protected]. Please allow up to ten days for email delivery. Free printables are for personal use only.
TUTORIAL
– Cut out the squares you prefer to use.
Note: There is a set with blank color tiles and a set with color names printed on the color tiles. In each set, there are 12 tiles, enough for a pair of dice.
– Mod Podge or glue the squares to the wooden blocks. Optional: Brush on a coat of clear mod podge on all block surfaces to protect the paper and seal them in place a little bit better. Just as a warning though, the mod podge will make the dice feel slightly tacky/sticky when dry.
Let them dry and enjoy!
I chose to use the blank color tiles this time, but the labeled tiles are great for budding readers. You can encourage them to read both the words on the dice and the crayon wrapper to see if they match.
Sources: DIY Yellow toddler necklace || Yellow felt bow made using O+S’s free bow pattern ||Denim shirt is from Carters (she wears it all the time, we love it!) || Jeggings from Walmart || Free printable coloring sheets
I love this idea! Oh, and her necklace? Awesomely cute!
Thank you Maritza! <3
Very cute and smart idea Delia! Love it!
Thank you Laura!
That is a cute idea! I always end up tossing all of my kids markers and crayons after they ruin things with them, break them, and otherwise cause trouble with them… but if we had some colors around, I’d be making these! I was about to mention that Natalie must really love that denim shirt, when I saw the line about where it’s from. 😉
haha. I do love that top (and wear my denim shirts all the time too!), but also, I took these pictures at the same time as the tutu post. 😉 haaaa
Fun!
But what really amazes me is the lovely brightness of your pics, how do you get them so crisp? Is your house all bright white, is the light of day so clear, or do you have other tricks? I’d love to know, not only for my pics but for the atmosphere in house as well, I love whites…
For this post I was using my seamless white background paper so that helps a lot. I already had it up for another post, so I set up her table and stool and took advantage for this post too. I live in the Pacific NW, so it’s actually cloudy and overcast here a lot in the winter. This background paper helps combat that for my blog photos. It’s Savage brand and you can get it on Amazon in all sorts of sizes and colors. For other pictures, that don’t utilize this paper, we are lucky enough to be renting a home with gray/white walls and large windows. A lot of our furniture is white too, which helps reflect even more light. I hope that helps answer your questions. Let me know if you have any more. 🙂
That is a great idea to do with the color blocks! I’m in the process of teaching my little man colors too. I also had the question of how in the world you had a white house with 3 kiddos?! But now that you explained it, I totally understand the usage of a background! Here I was thinking you lived in a perfectly stark, white house this whole time! I live in the Pacific NW as well, although we get more seasonal weather here (Spokane) so we actually see the sun a lot more than an area like Seattle does!
I was a nanny for 16 years and never thought of anything as great as this!! I now work with children and their families through the Methodist Church in the UK – I am so going to use this idea for some of the older children who attend the twice weekly toddlers groups we run! I think it’s going to be a great idea for the colouring and activity table in church on a Sunday morning, too! Thank you so much for sharing this great resource! ~M x