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    Home » Early Years Science » Baby and Toddler Science » Colour Theory with Squishy Bags

    Colour Theory with Squishy Bags

    January 26, 2018 By Emma Vanstone 1 Comment

    These squishy bags are a great, mess free way to experiment with mixing colours ad colour theory. After we’d finished experimenting making different colours we put a sheet of card inside each paint filled bag, sealed them up again and used them to practice forming letters and numbers with our fingers.

    Here at Science Sparks we’re trying to reduce the amount of plastic we use, so do wash out the bags and save for another activity once you’ve finished.

    mixing colours materials

    Materials

    Small sealable plastic sandwich bags

    Red, yellow and blue washable paint

    Small sheets of cardboard/stock

    Instructions

    Place a two small blobs of different coloured paint into each bag.

    Carefully seal the bag and gently squish the colours together until they mix. You should find:

    Yellow + Blue = Green

    Red + Yellow = Orange

    Blue + Red = Purple

    mixing colours activity

    colour mixing bags

    Once you’ve finished experimenting place a small sheet of card inside each bag and carefully seal it up again.

    Try writing letters and numbers on the surface of your bag, wipe the surface clean and then try again.

    colour mixing ideas

    Mixing colours – why does this work?

    What are primary colours?

    Primary colours cannot be created by mixing other colours together.

    Red, Yellow and Blue

    Secondary colours are made by mixing primary colours.

    Tertiary colours are made by mixing a primary colour with a secondary colour.

    Always supervise small children when using paint and plastic bags

    Mixing colours with squishy bags

    Last Updated on February 29, 2020 by Emma Vanstone

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    Science Sparks ( Wild Sparks Enterprises Ltd ) are not liable for the actions of activity of any person who uses the information in this resource or in any of the suggested further resources. Science Sparks assume no liability with regard to injuries or damage to property that may occur as a result of using the information and carrying out the practical activities contained in this resource or in any of the suggested further resources.

    These activities are designed to be carried out by children working with a parent, guardian or other appropriate adult. The adult involved is fully responsible for ensuring that the activities are carried out safely.

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    1. Dat Dinh

      March 12, 2018 at 4:33 am

      A new way to mix colors, I’ll try at home this afternoon, thanks for sharing <3

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