Chalk Waterpaints

So after grating our chalk to make coloured sand we had some left over and decided to make some paint from it. Tara used the medicine dropper to add water then mixed it until it was thin and runny
Beautiful vibrant colours

Used sparingly, the colours gave a stunning sheen to them on some watercolour paper. So next time you run out paint just grab your chalk and get grating!

Water Mixing Experiment

Tara had found one of my books "501 science experiments for kids" on the bookshelf and taken interest in it so we searched through until she found something she thought she could do herself and we came across a mixing experiment.
We filled a bowl of water and added a dropper full of a different liquid to see if it would mix or not mix with the water.
Oil...
Milk...

Dish washing liquid..

Was great to see her really surprised by the outcome. We spoke about hypothesis and conclusions. I'm sure this is the start of many more experiments for us!

Tabble runner-Kitchen paper

A fun and inexpensive way to decorate for a party that can involve your toddler is by making a table runner. Measure the length of kitchen paper you need and start by filling a few containers of food colouring diluted with water and use the droppers to decorate
Investigate what happens when you mix the colours together

Finished!

Add to your party table and enjoy!

Colour dropper mixing

Colour water mixing is so much fun. I gave Tara four primary colours and two extra empty glasses to use to mix colours. We spoke about different colour combinations.

Making purple was her favourite but next time i would add a bigger container to pour finished colours into as it all turned into a big brown mess after this photo.