Finding songs about colors isn’t as easy as finding games for colors, but familiar tunes can be be used to different words that work for you and your child.
To the tune of London Bridge, make up a verse about any color:
“If you’re wearing something blue, something blue, something blue,
If you’re wearing something blue, show it to me.”
Instead of blue, put in any color. The action “show it to me” could also be something else, “If you’re wearing something blue, stand on one foot.” Be prepared for a color hug with, “If you’re wearing something blue give me a hug.” You can also be creative and sneak in a chore, “If you’re wearing something blue, pick up a toy. ”
One favorite song that has a very repetitive base is “If You’re Happy and You Know It.” Thinking up rhymes for the color words is quite tricky, but kids love singing something silly anyway:
“If you’re wearing something yellow, clap your hands.
If you’re wearing something yellow, clap your hands.
If you’re wearing something yellow, jiggle all over just like jello.
If you’re wearing something yellow, clap your hands.”
“If you’re wearing something red, clap your hands.
If you’re wearing something red, clap your hands.
If you’re wearing something red, pretend that you’re in bed.
If you’re wearing something red, clap your hands.”
A fun song for colors is Hokey Pokey. Rather than putting in a left or right or foot, kids can put in a color. With blue, green, and brown eyes, and blond, red, brown, and black hair, plus white teeth, pink tongues and red lips, that’s most of the colors. Shoes and clothes will also have colors that can get put in and shaken all about.
“You put something orange in, you put something orange out.
You put something orange in, and you shake the orange out.
You do the hokey pokey, and you turn purple all around,
And that’s what it’s all about. ”
Just be careful, some of these get stuck in your head! What colors or colours will you and your child sing about?