Montessori Color Mixing

Nothing is more magical to a child than mixing together 2 colors to make a totally new color!

this easy DIY color mixing job costs VERY LITTLE, I bought everything I needed for it at Goodwill and the Dollar Store. 

• Materials:
• a WHITE tray with SMALL spaces (less water is needed)
• eyedropper
• food dye
• water
• plastic cups
• tray

I just let my nephew explore this job, learning on his own how to make the colors. But if you want to make it truly Montessori, consider making cards with a red dot and blue dot on the front, and a purple dot on the back, a red dot and a yellow dot on the front, and an orange dot on the back, etc. That way, the child can make the desired colors on their own without any help. 

Even without a lesson, my nephew caught on pretty fast. After making purple, green and orange, he experimented to make brown!