Wonderful Ones: A Rainbow of Colors

Colors are a great way to introduce babies to the world around them.  Babies learn that there are many colors to represent different objects.  Games, such as the 'Baby Game' below, is also a great way for baby to learn new words.  By patting your nose, baby learns how to associate the spoken word for the physical object.   These skills then provide new opportunities for your child to learn new words and enhance vocabulary in order for your baby to develop a strong language.  A strong vocabulary and spoken language enhances early literacy skills and reading success later in childhood. 

If You’re Wearing Red Today Rhyme
If you’re wearing red today, (Clap)
Red today, red today,
If you’re wearing red today,
Please stamp your feet.

If you’re wearing blue today, (Clap)
blue today, blue today,
If you’re wearing blue today,
Please stamp your feet.

Repeat the rhyme using different colors such as pink, yellow, and green.

Here We Go Rhyme
Here we go – up, up, up,
Here we go – down, down, down,
Here we go – moving forward,
Here we go – moving backward,
Here we go round and round and round.

Here we go – up, up, up,
Here we go – down, down, down,
Here we go – moving forward,
Here we go – moving backward,
Here we go round and round and round.


Baby Game
Touch your ears, pat your nose,
Tickle baby’s little toes.
Hide your eyes,
Where are you?
Baby’s playing peek-a-boo!

Touch your ears, pat your nose,
Tickle baby’s little toes.
Hide your eyes,
Where are you?
Baby’s playing peek-a-boo!

Share a Book and Read Together:

Rainbow Colors Peekaboo! By Dawn Sirett
Play peekaboo with baby and learn different colors. 
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