Make Your Own Color Map
"Can I have Love," "The wind 'blue' my leaves," "Me & You," "Blank with an inch of color," these are all brilliant colors designed by kids!
This is one of our favorite printables to create with children. We love using watercolors for this project, but you can use ANYTHING you have on hand! Print out this printable and let your little ones have fun with this DIY color exploration.
Download your Color Map here.
You can do it a few different ways:
Start with the colors: Mix colors, draw in the circles. Fill up the space with whatever your imagine brings to mind. Then, name each shade as creatively as possible.
Create as a family: Trade off on designing the colors and naming them. What if one person does the colors and the other person names them? Play a guessing game to see if your partner can guess what color you were going for.
Start with the inspiration first: You can set up your supplies in view of a space you love and try to match the colors to what you can see. A local mural, a neighborhood tree, a bookshelf, or your garden could all serve as perfect inspiration.
Kids can use colors to express how they’re feeling. Use this worksheet as a way to talk with your little artists about how the colors they designed make them feel.
If you want more color-themed projects, check out our Feelings Wheel Printable, and our Color Exploration project bundle on Art Feeds Online. The Art Feeds Makes Membership includes projects like this with supply lists, teaching videos, plus access to hundreds of easy printable activities for your little artists.
