Learning about primary colours

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Colour creations begin before kids even know they’re doing it – from the early years with finger painting fun to the accidental overlapping on colouring-in pages as preschoolers. Try out these basic colour creations to learn all about primary colours.

What you need:

  • food colouring – blue, red and yellow
  • food scales
  • measuring cups and spoons
  • electric mixer
  • 6 small bowls – or however many colours you’d like

Icing:

Buttercream icing

Activity:

  • Whether you’re using this icing to decorate biscuits, cakes or just for experimental purposes the kids are bound to learn something new!
  • Once the icing is made, it’s time for the kids to have a play.
  • Separate the white icing into three bowls then add a few drops of colour to them using the three primary colours: red, blue and yellow. Have the kids mix it up.
  • Take a small amount of yellow icing and a small amount of red and place it together in an empty bowl. Little hands can mix well so get the kids to give it a mix – they’ll be delighted to see they’ve made orange. Repeat this with the blue and red to make purple and then the yellow and blue to make green.
  • Your kids have just turned the three primary colours into the three secondary colours. A wonderful maths lesson beginning in the kitchen!
  • Now, to ice something and eat it up!
    Notes:
    Find great recipes to use your coloured icing on with Kidspot Kitchen’s range of cakes and cookies.