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Mixing Colours

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Ages: 3-5

Less than 30 minutes

Grownup needed

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How many colours can you create with the primary colours red, yellow, and blue? This science experiment lets children experience the magic of colour mixing firsthand. Create your own coloured kitchen roll and watch as the colours spread and blend in water like magic. Give it a try and begin your child's journey into colour discovery!

Materials Needed

Plate
Felt-tip pens
Water
Kitchen roll

Laid out on a light wood-grain surface are several items: a white plate with small ear-like protrusions, four markers with red, green, blue, and yellow caps, a small clear glass pitcher or creamer with a wooden handle containing clear liquid (likely water), and a folded piece of white paper or cloth. This arrangement suggests preparation for an art project or experiment.

Step-by-step tutorial

Step 1

Using felt-tip pens, colour the kitchen roll with your favourite colours.

On a light wooden surface, a hand holding a blue marker colors a small piece of white paper or cloth. Another hand's finger points towards the paper, possibly guiding the coloring or indicating a specific area. In the top left corner, another piece of paper is visible with yellow and light green marker streaks, suggesting previous color tests or parts of a larger art activity.

Step 2

Pour water into the plate.

A hand pours clear liquid, presumably water, from a small glass pitcher with a wooden handle onto a white plate with small ear-like protrusions. The plate sits on a light wood-grain surface. The image suggests an experiment, art project, or other activity involving water and the plate.

Step 3

Now choose two pieces of coloured kitchen roll and place them in the plate. Gently shake and watch the magical colour mixing unfold!

A small, white, bear-shaped dish sits on a light wooden table. A hand places a small piece of white paper towel with a yellow, powdery substance on it into the dish. A small amount of red powder is already in the bottom of the dish. The dish is then filled with a clear liquid, likely water. The yellow powder dissolves and disperses throughout the liquid, turning it yellow. The red powder also disperses, creating a subtle orange hue in parts of the yellow liquid. This video appears to demonstrate a simple experiment involving solubility and color mixing.

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