Little Blue and Little Yellow- color mixing activity for kids
Little Blue and Little Yellow- color mixing activity for kids
Supplies/What we used:
*empty plastic bottles
*yellow and blue food coloring
*water
How to make the color mixing activity:
Fill all bottles up with water. Make some bottles yellow and some blue with the food coloring.
What we planned to do for this book was a simple color mixing activity with water. We love water play at my house . It is great for my multi aged kids and offers many learning possibilities.
I got out our under the bed storage bin (our diy water bin or table) and set it on the kid’s picnic table. I then brought out the colored water bottles I had made in blue and yellow. For extra fun I also mixed up soapy water and put it in a drink container. I got out some plastic bowls and watering cans and sat those extras to the side.
I told them we would experiment to see what happened when we mixed blue and yellow water before we started really playing.
All 3 kids ages 1- 5yr started investigating the set up. Soon the oldest 2 started adding in the blue and yellow water to the bin. Oh I forgot.! I added a little plain water to the bin to start because I did not have enough bottles collected to fill it up. This worked just fine.
Pouring and scooping water is great for gross motor skills. This activity was the perfect color mixing activity for my young kids. And a great way to go over color recognition too.
Baby brother was so excited to be outside with the big boys getting in on the water fun!
Baby brother helped me give it a good mix. Wow, blue and yellow water makes GREEN. They had fun pouring and mixing the water but they really had fun once they moved on to the soapy water. My kids love soapy water, lol.
Baby brother and I moved back when the soap came out. I was worried he would eat it. He sat and watched for a few minutes and then we went in and watched them from the window.
My view from inside. Perfect way for me to watch them and keep baby brother inside out of the soap.
or as an E-book
*E-book
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About The Author
Jaime
Hi! I am Jaime, mama to three high energy boys. With three boys, life never slows down, but I wouldn't have it any other way! We love creating, learning, and crafting together and we can turn anything into an adventure.
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Wow – that really is GREEN, isn’t it?? I love the image of the water just in the mixing stage too. Such a fun and simple activity!
Love water play! great extension of the book!
What a simple and easy idea! My boys would love this. Thanks for sharing!
Julie
http://www.thechirpingmoms.com
I love how you incorporated the color mixing into water play! Just perfect! And I especially like how the activity is great for such a wide variety of ages!