THIS and THIS page made me think about how fun it is to just mix colors. My two year old was successful at this when given one-fourth a sheet of paper and three colors. She could paint in little boxes of the grid and it looked good! Given a half sheet of paper it ended up all one color. Given white, red, blue and yellow her plate ended up brown and there were lines of the different colors on the paper.
This was WAY more fun than a color wheel. The results were pretty enough for display. I also like the idea of older student practicing with a pencil and ruler. (Did I mention my major is in art AND MATH? Yeah, everyone says its weird.)
Supplies:
thick paper with 10 x 10 grid, cardstock will work
paint brush
tempera paints (red, blue, yellow, and white) (black optional for older students)
mixing tray (a large yogurt lid will do)
paper towel (to wipe brush on, NO WATER)
Instructions:
Give each student a gridded piece of paper, paint and a brush
Challenge the students to paint each square a different color, 100 colors
Tips:
* Young children will go crazy adding too much black. I choose not to give it to them.
* Older students can draw their own grid
* I choose not to give secondary colors so students can have fun exploring mixing them
* It is best not to give them water to rinse their brush. Older students have to think about what colors they want to make and, also, younger students will not water down the tempera.
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