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Colourful creations

Use this activity to help the children discover and explore what happens when they mix two different colours together. Resources

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Crepe paper, A3 piece of cartridge paper, a water canister

Step by step

* Cut strips of crepe paper approximately 20cm by 1cm. Cut as many different colours as possible.

* Invite the children to gather about 15 of the cut strands of crepe paper. Staple or knot the collated strands.

* Encourage the children to spread their bunch of crepe paper strands randomly over an A3 piece of cartridge paper. Alternatively, individual strands can be scattered over the cartridge paper.

* Let the children spray water over the crepe paper using a water canister used for mistspraying plants.

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