Supplies:
- Crayola Washable Project Paint - Primary Colours
- Crayola Marker & Watercolour Paper - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm (9" x 12")
- Crayola Glitter Glue
- Crayola Scissors
- Crayola Construction Paper - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm (9" x 12") - Black
- Crayola Washable No-Run School Glue
- Eye Droppers or Pipettes
- Small Paper Cups
- Googly Eyes and Other Embellishments
Steps:
1
- There are 3 Primary Colours - red, blue, yellow.
- Choose 2.
2
- Squeeze a few drops of each colour onto the paper.
3
- Fold the paper in half, short end to short end.
- Use your fingers and the palm of your hand to rub over the surface of the paper.
- Feel the paint squishing together inside the paper.
4
- Open up the paper.
- What do you notice?
- What new colour was created when blue and yellow mixed together?
- What do you notice about the way the shape looks on both sides of the fold line?
- Set the paper aside to dry.
5
- Change 1 of the primary colours.
- Squeeze a few drops of each colour onto the paper.
- Fold and rub the paper like you did before.
- What do you think is going to happen when you open the paper?
- Repeat these steps with a new combination of 2 primary colours.
- You should have made 3 shapes using different combinations of 2 primary colours.
- Blue + Yellow
- Yellow + Red
- Blue + Red - What did you learn about primary colours?
- Set the papers aside to dry.
6
- Choose one shape to work on.
- Cut it out.
- What does the shape remind you of?
- Decorate it with glitter glue and other things.
7
- Glue the finished shape to a piece of black construction paper.
- Give it a title.
- Use Construction Paper Crayons to write on the construction paper.
- Compare your shape with others.
- How are they the same?
- How are they different?
- What do you like best about the shapes?
Subjects:
Language Arts,
Science,
Visual Arts
Grades:
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten
