Mixing Colors

Lesson Author: Pam Ferguson

School Affiliation: Holy Family Catholic School, St. Petersburg, FL

Subject: Art; Science

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Materials:

• Zip Lock baggies
• shaving cream
• finger paint
• the book, Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
• paint brushes
• white drawing paper

Procedure:

• Prepare ahead of time zip-lock baggies with shaving cream inside.
• Have ready blue and yellow finger paint or liquid tempera paint.
• Read: Little blue and Little Yellow
• Activity: Add the blue paint and yellow paint to the shaving cream.
• Zip the bag (I use masking tape in addition!)
• Have the children squeeze the baggie and play with it. It will turn green!
• Give children paint brushes, open the baggie, and tell them to paint a picture on white paper using their new color.

Teacher Comments: Children love this. Make sure you are in a good mood and have a lot of patience! It's worth it.