Paint a RainbowPosted on March 4th, 2010 2 comments Take the
kids outside on a misty morning, when the grass is wet and the
sun is just peeking through the clouds. You might be lucky
enough to see a rainbow arching high through the sky. They say
there’s a pot of gold where the rainbow touches the ground, but
no one has ever found this treasure. But young artists can
create a rainbow treasure with paints and white paper. This is a
great project for learning how to mix colors too. Use just the
red, yellow and blue paints in a watercolor set. Show young kids
how these primary colors mix together on a mixing tray or plate
to make green, orange and violet. Paint a picture with a rainbow
in it, then paint the sky blue and the rainbow colors in the
right order: violet at the bottom of the arch, then blue, green,
yellow, orange and red at the top. Look at photos of rainbows
from books or on the Internet, and learn more about the science
of rainbows at Science Kids. Materials: red, yellow and blue
watercolor paints, h