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Home » Outdoors » RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT

RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT

August 27, 2012 by Crystal McClean

Red Light Green Light game for kidsLast winter I thought it would be fun to have a little activity with us as we were out walking so I made a ‘signal’ light by cutting a cardboard cereal box to size, and adding the corresponding traffic signals to each side.  A Red Light on one side, and a Green Light on the other side.

To make things a little more clear, I used holographic paper for the ‘current’ signal.  Green on one side, and Red on the other, but you could simply make the signal in use a larger sized circle.

Toddlers and preschoolers learning traffic signals, red light green light, making walking fun for kids, Traffic awareness for children, colour recognition, outdoor walking activities, preschool, toddlers, photo

We took these out with us around the village and had fun getting used to:

Green light -GO!

Red light-STOP!

Yellow light-please be careful…

Tristan had a ball spinning the ‘light’ around and adjusting his walking pace to suit the ‘traffic flow’.

There aren’t any traffic lights in the village, but in larger centres there are and it’s good for the children to know what to do when they see these symbols.

Red, Green, Yellow, traffic signals and children, Crystal's Tiny Treasures Childminding, Whithead, Islandmagee, photo

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Now that summer is upon us, we have begun to use this in the house as well, making a game out of it in the front room. We take turns being in control of the traffic light and the movement around the room.  This game is great for coordination, large motor skills, colour recognition, and plain old fun!

fun with environmental awareness and children, photoYou could add this into your bicycle skills or ride-on cars and have a great time all afternoon!

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Filed Under: Outdoors Tagged With: Colours, Communication, Preschool, Toddlers

About Crystal McClean

I am a Mom, Wife, Home Educator, and Virtual Assistant. We love to have fun together while learning and exploring our environment.

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Comments

  1. Jackie Higgins says

    August 30, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    Cute! We play red light, green light on our walks through our neighborhood so the kids won’t get too far ahead of us! Maybe we’ll make a stoplight to carry along.

  2. partycraftsecrets says

    August 31, 2012 at 7:59 am

    love it! Won’t it be fun when you add some tricycles!
    My girls would love this… we love celebrating classy craft at our place: http://www.partycraftsecrets.com
    Best wishes,
    Linda!

 
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