Materials
Red, yellow, and blue food coloring
Water
Ice cube tray
Small clear plastic cups
Plastic spoons
Paintbrushes
White construction paper
Instructions
1. Ahead of time, make red, yellow, and blue ice cubes with food coloring and water.
2. Have the children transfer the ice cubes with spoons to the plastic cups, encouraging them topair different primary colors in the cups.
3. As the ice melts, ask the children to identify the secondary color they have made by combiningthe pair of primary colors.
4. Invite the children to dip the paintbrushes in the cups and make watercolor paintings.More to doLanguage: Assemble the watercolor paintings in a book and have the children tell how the colorswere created.More art: Put out a large piece of paper and invite a group of children to make a watercolorpainting together.
