October Alphabet: R is for Red – Color Activities for Kids

fall color activitesEven though red is hard to say for kids, it seems to be an easy color for them to know. Let’s do some red color activities for kids. After all, red is very much a fall color too.

color red activitiesTo start the day, kids can perhaps find something red to wear. Are there any red foods for breakfast or snack? Maybe some strawberries with yogurt or dried cranberries on cereal. Apples are red on the outside and pomegranates are red on the inside.

Children will most likely have some red toys. Blocks, Legos, trains, trucks, cars, and other toys will likely have some red choices. As kids play, we can ask them if there are any red items.

It can be fun to paint with just the color red. Kids can draw anything with a red marker. A fun fall activity is coloring over leaves with a soft crayon.

fall leaf rubbingPlace a leaf underside up on a table and place a fairly light paper like newsprint on the top. It helps to anchor the paper with a bit of tape on each corner. Using the side of the crayon, kids rub it over the part of the paper covering the leaf. Abracadabra, the edges and lines of the leaf appear. Red is easy to see, but try some other colors too.

clifford-fall-puzzleStories about Clifford The Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell have been around for ages. Besides reading books, kids might enjoy this puzzle of Clifford and fall leaves.

What other red fun might there be for color activities for kids?

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