string art

Ok the kids aren't sick of hearing the words "primary colors" yet, so I'm moving forward with two more color mixing projects to really drive home the point. This next one is another simple and fun one, that makes it easy for them to see what happens when blue and red mix together, or yellow and blue or red and yellow, ok you get the point.

Away we go..

materials:

red, yellow and blue tempera paint

small squeeze bottles (if the paint is already in squeeze bottles, you're set)

white paper (watercolor or construction)

a few pieces of string, cut slightly longer than the paper

get to work:

 

1. Do we remember our primary colors? Ask the kids if they do and what happens when these colors mix?

2. Fold your paper in half and place the string along the fold.

3. Squeeze a few drops of each color, or two colors at a time, on the paper. (You can also practice counting by asking them how many drops they'd like and have them count out the number of drops.- Does the education ever end?!)

4. Fold the paper and press down so that paint is nice and squished on the inside. 

5. Pull out the string and open up to see what you made. 

6. Point out where the colors blend and ask the kids what new colors appeared when you mixed the paints together.