A few weeks ago I shared some tips on writing easy readers. How about another? When it comes to describing colors, paint a kid-friendly picture.
I've whipped up a color thesaurus that you might find helpful.
WHITE/OFF-WHITE
Milk, Yogurt, Cool Whip, Peeled Potato, Poodle, Ambulance, ghostly, vanilla, chalk
BLACK
Shadow, Pepper, Crow, Ink, Charcoal, Tire, Cola, Soot, Hearse, Raisin, Spider
YELLOW/GOLD
Sunshine, Squash, Big Bird, Egg Yolk, Candlelight, Banana, School Bus, Butterscotch, French Fries
BROWN/BEIGE
Cheerios, Mud, Chocolate, Coffee, Cinnamon, Mushroom, M&Ms, Acorn, Toast, Cork, Peanut, Pretzel
BLUE
Jeans, Peacock, Sky, Bruises, Mailbox, Ocean, Blueberry, Electricity, Cookie Monster, Bluebird
RED
Heart, Tomato, Lady bugs, Lobster, Fire Truck, Blood, Jell-O, Strawberry, Cherry, Candy Apple, Blood, Watermelon, SpaghettiOs, Santa, Stop Sign
PINK
Bubblegum, Tongue, Pig, Cotton Candy, Shrimp, Flamingo, Ballerina
ORANGE
Basketball, Carrot, Jack-O-Lantern, Orange Juice, Yam
GREEN
Olives, Mint, Cabbage, Grasshopper, Leaves, Money, Pea, Clover, Frog, Slime, Spinach, Lime
GRAY
Garbage Can, Rain Clouds, Elephant, Smoke, Ashes, Mouse, Fog, Grandma, Dolphin
PURPLE
Violet, Grape Kool-Aid, Bruises, Prune, Jelly,
MULTICOLOR
Skiddles, Lifesavers, Fruit Loops, Crayons, Jelly Beans, Lollipops, Finger P
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Nice list. Thanks!
By coincidence I did a colour activity with children today. One of them suggested something and knowing you I'm surprised it's not on your list:'cola brown'!!
I have Cola listed under Black.
Silly me - forgot it turns your teeth black ;-)