Yellow + Blue = Green

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Materials

Resealable plastic sandwich bags, one per child Spoon

Yellow finger paint Blue finger paint

Duct tape

Instructions

1. For each child, put one tablespoon (15 ml) of yellow finger paint into one side of a sandwich bag, and one tablespoon of blue finger paint into the other side of the bag.

2. Seal and tape the top of the bag.

3. Encourage the children to gently squish both sides of the bag to combine the two colors. What color do they create?More to doArt: Finger paint with yellow and blue finger paint, mixing to make green.Cooking: Make instant pudding and add yellow and blue food coloring to make green pudding, or add food coloring to cream cheese.More science: Use yellow and blue food coloring and water in an ice cube tray to make green.

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