Easy hold Colour Panels

Easy hold Colour Panels lets children look at familiar surroundings through three different coloured windows. Each panel has a solid rubberwood frame with handles around a transparent acrylic insert, giving the user a clear place to hold while looking through the colour. The set contains light red, blue and yellow panels for comparing separate views and exploring what happens when two colours overlap.

The activity begins with an ordinary object or scene. Hold one panel in front of the view, notice the changed appearance and then remove it to compare. Children can try a different panel or place two together and describe the result. The physical action is simple, but it creates a useful reason to predict, observe and talk about colour. The view changes because the child changes the panel or combination being used.

For families, Easy hold Colour Panels offers a repeatable discovery game using the room around them. Look at a suitable toy, a picture or a light background and choose which colour window to try next. In a nursery, classroom or early years setting, an adult can demonstrate the comparison before children explore individually or in a small group. The handles provide places to grasp as they lift, turn and position each frame.

The panels can also be used with a separate compatible light panel. Lay a colour window over the illuminated surface, compare it with another and overlap two to examine the combined appearance. This extends the same resource into a table activity without requiring the child to hold the panels continuously. A light panel is not included in this three-piece set.

Each frame measures 18.5 × 12 × 2 cm, with an 8 cm diameter insert, and the set is suitable from 12 months under appropriate supervision. Introduce one panel first and let the child choose how long to explore it. Some may enjoy looking through the window, while others prefer comparing the colours laid on a surface. Both approaches keep the activity grounded in the actual design and the child's response.

Look Through a Colour Window

Choose a familiar object and ask the child to look at it without a panel first. Then introduce one colour window. Invite them to describe what looks different and what remains the same, using words suited to their stage of language development.

Try a second colour with the same object so that the comparison stays clear. The child might point to the preferred panel, name its colour or explain which view they find most interesting. There is no need to expect the same response from every user.

Overlap Two Panels

Place two panels together and look through the overlapping area. Ask what the child predicts before combining them, then compare the prediction with the actual appearance. Change one panel at a time to keep the relationship between the action and result visible.

The result can vary with the background and light, giving a reason to observe carefully rather than memorise an answer. Describe the colour seen in that particular setup. This is exploration with coloured transparent material, so it need not be presented as identical to mixing paint.

Try a Light-Panel Activity

On a compatible separate light panel, arrange the frames so that the coloured inserts can be viewed side by side. Compare the individual windows before overlapping them. A child can move a frame into position while an adult supports the equipment setup.

Keep the surface uncluttered and introduce any additional objects separately. The colours and overlap already provide a useful starting point; extra props are optional. Follow the light panel's instructions for positioning, use and cleaning.

Describe What Changes

Use simple questions connected to the visible action: which window is being used, what happens when another is added and what changes when both are removed? A partner can repeat the same action to check the observation.

This creates opportunities for descriptive language and turn-taking through a shared task. Children can communicate by choosing, pointing, naming or explaining. Adults can model short phrases without requiring a fixed vocabulary test.

Hold, Turn and Position

The handles give children a defined part of the frame to grasp. Lifting a panel, turning it towards a view and laying it down involve coordinated hand movements. Support the frame when needed and keep the task within the user's comfortable reach.

For younger children, an adult can hold a panel while they observe, then offer it for supervised handling. Older children may choose and compare combinations independently within the activity. The same three windows can therefore be introduced at different levels of complexity.

Create a Simple Discovery Station

Set out the three panels beside a suitable light background and invite one comparison at a time. At home this could be a short table activity; in an educational setting it can form part of a supervised colour-exploration area.

Return the frames to a consistent storage place when finished. Check the inserts and wooden surfaces regularly so that the next session begins with the resources ready to use.

Why Choose Easy hold Colour Panels?

The handled frames make coloured windows straightforward to lift and position, while three different inserts allow individual and overlapping views. The set provides a clear physical way to explore colour changes using familiar surroundings or a compatible light panel.

Perfect For...

• Supervised colour exploration from 12 months.
• Nursery and early years discovery activities.
• Home observation and comparison games.
• Descriptive language through shared viewing.
• Use with a separate compatible light panel.

Product Features

• Set of three handled colour panels.
• Light red, blue and yellow inserts.
• Transparent acrylic windows.
• Solid rubberwood frames.
• Windows can be overlapped for comparison.
• Suitable for handheld or tabletop exploration.

Specifications

• Product: Easy hold Colour Panels.
• Quantity: three panels.
• Frame size: 18.5 × 12 × 2 cm.
• Insert diameter: 8 cm.
• Materials: rubberwood and acrylic.
• Age: 12 months+.
• Manufacturer reference: tickit 73359.
• Barcode: 5060138820401.
• Light panel and additional activity props: not included.

Care and Supervision

Supervise use and inspect the frames and inserts regularly. Do not look at the sun through these panels. Keep them away from strong heat and follow the supplied cleaning guidance. Remove damaged panels from use.