MATERIALS:

White paper or paper plate, primary colors tempera paint in bottles, Handi-Wrap.

Procedures:

This lesson is very quick and easy and the children love the outcome! I put the primary colors on the student's paper in little puddles, about the size of a half dollar. Next, I put the Handi-wrap on top of the paint. The students will then mix the colors together with their fingers on top of the Handi-wrap, like finger painting without the mess!

The students will become amazed when they create greens and purples and oranges that weren't there when they started! It's a great way to teach them about color and they get to see the colors first hand by mixing them themselves!

When they are finished, I pull the Handi-wrap off and the painting is left to dry. They make wonderful abstract paintings and the colors are great! Have Fun!