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Experimenting with Felt Pens, Droppers and Water



 

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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