Experimenting with Felt Pens, Droppers and Water
January 13, 2016, 09:52 AM
The children in our Four
Year Old Class recently experimented with felt pens, droppers and water.
They began by drawing a
picture or an abstract design on paper towel. They spent a lot of time with this
first step and were very conscientious with their creations. With the Three
Year Old Class we adapted this activity and offered coloured bingo markers to
the children.
After completing the first
step, each child was given a cup of water and a dropper. The droppers took some
practice to use, but the children very quickly learnt how to manipulate the
dropper, sucking up water and squishing it onto their artwork.
As the children squirted
water onto the coloured paper towel, they saw the effect was immediate. The
children were intrigued while watching the colours seep along the paper towel
and into other colours. They cheerfully called out each time one colour ran
into another, subsequently creating a new colour (“blue and yellow is making
green, red and blue is making purple, yellow and red is making orange...”)
After the artwork was dry.
We glued them onto a backing and displayed them in the hall for all to admire.
Barbi
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