Nature's Paints
[30 Minutes]
Your child probably can't even imagine that you could make paint from natural ingredients. This is an opportunity to reconnect to nature.
You'll need:
choice of teas, beets, red cabbage, carrots, berries and fruit skins such as plums or purple grapes water plastic knives saucepan paintbrushes paper brushes
What to do:
- Help your child chop each ingredient and place separately in a saucepan.
- Simmer the material until the color comes out.
- Cool and use the colored liquid with brushes.
How to play:
- Look together at the fruits and vegetables chosen.
- Compare and contrast their sizes, weights, colors and seeds. These natural paints will be less vivid, but produce a very beautiful muted color.
Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.
- What other fruits and vegetables should we experiment with?
- What surprised you about the natural paints?
Useful information:
While you are having fun together, this activity helps your child develop small muscle skills and concepts related to science.
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