Provide your child with objects of different colors. For younger kids, select up to three different colors. Use more colors for older kids. Choose toys or objects from around the house that are mainly one color to avoid confusion. Place all of the objects of different colors in a pile. Have your child sort the objects by color. Talk about the name for the colors once the objects are sorted into individual piles.
Create pairs of cards to practice colors. Print a picture of an object of a certain color on one card. Use a marker to make a scribble in the same color on the other card. Mix up the cards. Have your child match the scribble with the picture of the item that is the same color. Use the cards as a Memory game for variety.
Go for a walk around the neighborhood. Point out different objects and name their colors. See how many different colors you can find in the neighborhood. This game can also be played while driving in the car, at the grocery store or at the park. Talk about the colors you see as much as possible to reinforce your child's recognition of colors.
Create a collage of objects of a particular color. Designate the color for the first collage. Find pictures of objects of that color in magazines or around the house. Glue the objects to a piece of construction paper in the same color. Hang the collage where your child can see if often. Write the name of the color on a note card and hang it near the collage. Make more collages for other colors.
Cut a strip of poster board. Paint squares on the strip in the colors you wish to teach. Paint wooden clothespins in the same colors, one clothespin for each square. Place the painted clothespins in a pile. Have your child pick a clothespin and clip it next to the square of the same color.