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Painting with Natural Colors

30–90 minIndoor & Outdoor

Children make their own paints from berries, blossoms and spices, then create colorful pictures – completely chemical-free.

FleuropKIDS Set Painting with Natural Colors

FleuropKIDS Set «Painting with Natural Colors»

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Learning goal

Children discover that plants contain pigments and learn about traditional dyeing methods.

Materials

Step by step

  1. 1

    Collect various natural materials or take them from the kitchen.

  2. 2

    Crush berries and leaves in the mortar and mix with a little water.

  3. 3

    Mix turmeric powder with water; grate and squeeze beetroot.

  4. 4

    Pour the resulting colors into small bowls.

  5. 5

    Paint on thick paper with brushes and try mixing colors.

  6. 6

    Let the pictures dry and discuss how they differ from shop-bought paints.

Tags

ColorsCreativePlantsNaturePainting