COLORS

Wherever we look, there is colour all around us. The world is filled with different hues and tones of colour. Did you know the rainbow has seven colours which are red, orange, yellow, green, blue indigo and violet. Other common colours we come across in our everyday lives are pink, silver, gold, beige, brown, grey, black and white. Imagine all these colours in your crayon box!

There are warm colours such as reds, organs and yellows, and there are cool colours like blues, purples and greys. Did you know that blue, green and purple can have a very calming effect on children? Another interesting fact is that the colour red can help you with your memory!

Some people are not able to see colour, and are born colour-blind. When something has no colour, it is called transparent, or if you can see right through it, it is called translucent.

There are more technical terms to the colour chart. These include primary colours, secondary and tertiary colours. These may sound a little tricky, but they can be easily explained.

Primary colours are all over and easy to spot. These colours are blue, yellow and red. Think of them as the parents of the colour world, as other colours are a blend or secondary hue from these three colours. When you are about to colour in a picture with your colourful crayons, you will usually pic these three colours first as they grab your attention with their bold appearances.

Secondary colours are the children of the primary colours. These include orange, purple and green. Did you know that if you take your red and yellow crayons, and mix them together on a piece of paper, you will get orange?! The same can be done with red and blue to get purple, and blue and yellow to get green. You can create your own secondary colours by doing this at home.