Little Scientists: Colors

Today we explored colors and color mixing! It was messier than a normal session, so it was fortunate the weather held up and we could be outside. This was a 30 minute program for 2-5 year olds where we read Neon Leon by Jane Clarke and then broke out into stations. Here's what we were up to:

Color mixing in a bag- kids chose two paint colors to add to their plastic bags. After sealing them up, we squished the paint around until the colors mixed. Kids could open the bags when they got home to let their paintings dry.

Kids could match the colored objects to the word of their color. The words were written in the color so kids who couldn't read could still participate.

This was a fun one- kids colored a paper plate with as many colors as they would like. Then they stacked a plate with a cutout chameleon (pre-cut by me) and added a brad. That way, when the top plate rotated, the chameleon would look like it was changing colors!

This one was a ton of fun- I mixed liquid watercolor paint with water in dixie cups, put a popsicle stick in each one, and froze them. After just a few seconds in the sun they were ready for painting! The liquid watercolor made some really great colors, but food coloring would also work.