Toddler Time with Amethyst - Color Explorers Week 1
About Toddler Time
Toddler Time with Amethyst is a weekly play-based early childhood program at Kidzeum designed specifically for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers. Each session is thoughtfully designed to support the whole child, weaving together art, sensory play, fine motor development, music, and movement into an experience that is both joyful and intentional.
Every session follows a warm, predictable rhythm that helps toddlers feel safe and ready to engage. We begin with a Welcome Song where we greet each child by name and find one another in the group. This is a simple ritual that builds connection and helps little ones settle into the group. From there, we move into a movement activity to get our bodies ready, then dive into the guided activity at the heart of each session. We close every session with a Goodbye Song that signals a safe, celebrated transition.
Each month of Toddler Time carries its own theme, and April is all about Color Explorers. Over four weeks, children will discover the world through the colors red, blue, yellow, and green — using each color as a playful entry point into sensory learning, early concepts, and creative expression.
Toddler Time with Amethyst is a weekly early childhood program at Kidzeum designed specifically for children ages 1–3. Each session is thoughtfully structured to support the whole child, weaving together art, sensory play, fine motor development, music, and movement into a cohesive experience that is both joyful and intentional.
Every session follows a warm, predictable rhythm that young children thrive on: we begin with a Welcome Song where we greet each child by name and find one another in the group — a relational practice that encourages focus and belonging. From there, we move into a movement activity to get our bodies ready, then dive into the guided activity at the heart of the day. We close every session with a Goodbye Song that signals a safe, celebrated transition.
Each month of Toddler Time carries its own theme, and April is all about Color Explorers. Over four weeks, children will discover the world through the colors red, blue, yellow, and green — using each color as a playful entry point into art-making, sensory discovery, and early learning.
Toddler Time is free with museum admission. Children who participate in all four sessions will receive a Color Explorers Certificate of Completion, a special keepsake celebrating everything they explored, created, and discovered.
Color of the Week: Red! 🔴
Session Theme: Red Light, Green Light
Children kick off Color Explorers with the boldest color in the crayon box! Using the beloved game of Red Light, Green Light as a springboard, this session weaves together movement, color identification, self-regulation, and big fun — helping toddlers begin to notice red alive in the world around them, from stop signs to strawberries.
Welcome Song (~5 min) A call-and-response song helps children and caregivers transition in, feel seen, and get ready to focus.
Movement Activity (~8 min) Stop and Go! Amethyst introduces the concept of the colors red and green as movement cues. Children practice stopping (red!) and going. Through a lively, giggly round of the classic game. This also builds body awareness, listening skills, and impulse regulation — all developmentally rich goals for toddlers.
Guided Activity (~25 min) Red Collage Making using tissue paper, foam stickers, paint daubers, and magazine cutouts. Caregivers sit alongside and participate while each child explores at their own pace.
Sensory Component A red sensory bin filled with dyed rice, pom-poms, and gems invites open-ended exploration between transitions — plus a bonus color-mixing discovery moment!
Goodbye Song (~5 min) A warm, consistent closing song celebrates each child's work and signals transition time.
Take-Home Activity Families are invited on a Red Hunt — finding red objects in the kitchen, toy bin, and on a walk outside. A parent tip sheet explains how color-naming in daily routines supports language development.
A Note from Amethyst
“Red is such a fun place to start because toddlers already spot it everywhere — on apples, stop signs, firetrucks zooming by. They feel the color long before they can name it, and when we explore it together, we’re giving them the words to match what they already know. And Red Light, Green Light? It’s not just a silly game. All that stopping, starting, giggling, and trying again is early self-regulation in action — one of the biggest skills toddlers are building right now.”
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