Art Area

• DOMAIN(S)

  Social and Emotional Development (SED)
• INDICATOR(S)

  SED5.4b
• AGE GROUP(S)

  48-60 months

Provide paper plates, butcher paper and paint in the art center. Red, yellow and blue are great alone but when you mix them with a friend, you can do so much more. Place butcher paper on a table for the friendship mural. Have the children pick a friend to work with and give them red, yellow and blue paint. The children place one hand in one of the primary colors and make handprints on the butcher paper. Ask questions, “What does the paint feel like on your hands?” and, “What do you think will happen if you hold hands and mix your colors?” Encourage the children to hold their painted hands together and discover what new colors they can make. Ask more questions, ”Can you create that color again?” “How many different colors can you make?” and “How can you make that color brighter?”

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