Learning Objectives:
- Investigation/discovery
- Color theory
- Painting/Design
- Sensory
Materials:
- Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries
- Red onion skin or yellow
- Coffee grounds
- Tea (loose or bagged)
- Cinnamon
- Turmeric
- Any spices in your pantry
- Any plants from outdoors
- Small saucepan
- Spoons/mortar & pestle
- Small sieve
Tools:
- Small bowls
- Soft watercolor brushes
- Watercolor paper or drawing paper
- Paper towels
- Water cups
Steps:
- Locate a variety of items that you can mash to extract juice
- Some items such as berries can be mashed through a sieve
- Grasses, flowers and onion skins can be boiled in a small amount of water -OR- ground up with water in a mortar/pestle
- Spices can be mixed with warm water as well and drained through a paper towel to leave behind the spice
- Coffees and teas can be made to a variety of strengths
- Once your “paints” are created and you have a variety of colors or values, create a painting of a flower, or your favorite pet using what you have. Colors don’t need to be exact, and to layer or build up darker values of a color, let each layer dry in between (you can use a hairdryer!)
