Colour Scavenger Hunt Differentiated Worksheets

How to use this colour treasure hunt at home with EYFS/KS1 kids:

These Colour Treasure Hunt at Home Differentiated Worksheets are a fun way for kids to practise spotting and naming colours - perfect to use alongside our editable colour splats! 

If you're looking for a way to make the time EYFS/KS1 children spend at home more interesting and educational, this resource might be just what you need! This activity could be used as a home learning resource, or set by teachers as a piece of fun homework. It's a fine chance to encourage active participation in early years.

This colour treasure hunt at home activity is super quick and simple to download - just click the big green Download button above. We've even created a super eco colour version which is fantastic for helping you to save ink and become more eco-friendly!

Once you've downloaded the worksheets, you'll find three different levels of difficulty. This means that children of different abilities can use this resource. The first sheet lists nine different colours alongside a sample of each of these, asking children to find an item in each of these colours to draw. The next sheet includes more colours and also asks kids what their favourite colour is and to name what they've drawn. The final sheet doesn't include samples of the colours for kids to find, therefore further challenging higher ability pupils.

Children will have so much fun completing this colour treasure hunt at home at the same time as they're developing crucial knowledge about different colours. You may want to stay with your child whilst they complete their activity so you can give them a helping hand whenever needed. Or, let your child lose around the house for an hour to try and complete the activity on their own before looking through it with you.

With a helping hand from Twinkl, you don't have to worry about being an 'expert' on every topic. All our resources are created by teachers and contain content you can trust which has been developed in line with the national curriculum.

Are there other treasure hunt at home resources I can download?

Inspired by this activity and looking for more treasure hunt at home resources? Creating an educational and fun treasure hunt for your child has never been easier with the fantastic range of teaching materials and learning resources that a Twinkl membership gives you access to! Your creativity and Twinkl’s trusted teacher-created content helps elevate teaching and engage young learners. 

This EYFS Outdoor Activities Five Senses Scavenger Hunt Worksheet is a brilliant way to take learning outdoors! Each of the 12 sections on the sheet asks children to locate an object that fills a sensory criterion, such as 'something smooth', 'something yellow' or 'something that has a smell'.  

For more outdoor learning fun, check out this lovely Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt. Children are sent on an adventure to find as many items on the list as possible. For additional fun, challenge kids to find five in a row as quick as possible! The items on this scavenger hunt include common animals, flowers and natural occurrences.

Want to stay inside for a treasure hunt at home? No problem - check out this Around the House Scavenger Hunt! Ideal for KS1 science, this treasure hunt around the house activity will help your child learn about the different properties of materials in your home in a fun and hands-on way! Examples of the things which kids are challenged to find include something that's bendy and something which is shiny.

A Twinkl membership saves you time by giving you access to easy-to-use resources like these which are brilliant for bringing learning to life at home. We have a collection of over 600,000 resources to support teachers, parents and all other educators.

What is a treasure hunt?

A treasure hunt is a game where players search for objects by following clues. Sometimes, it's also called a scavenger hunt. Treasure hunts are a fantastic way to get children off their chair and moving around as they search around!

Treasure hunts help to develop children's observation skills by asking them to look for a selection of different things. They also help children to practice patience as they work through the different items on their list of things to find.