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<\/a>\n \u201cI want to make pink paint to swirl\u201d \u201c I need lots of white and a little red to make pink\u201d <\/p>\n
The children knew quite a lot about colour theory and understood that mixing colours would make different colours. The children wanted two different surfaces to paint on a shiny one , We chose tinfoil and paper called news print. Then the fun began, \u00a0they poured the paint into the pendulum \u00a0and swung it backwards and forwards up and down fast and slow. \u201c It sounds like rain when it goes onto the tinfoil \u201c \u201clook the colours are mixing the red and blue are changing green\u201d \u201cI\u2019m making circles \u201c <\/p>\n The children took turns swinging their paints\u00a0and got very messy but they really enjoyed their learning experience. I think you will agree that their art work looks amazing. The boys and girls thought \u00a0that we could make our own pendulums next time using our studio room junk . \u00a0Well done everybody!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today some of the boys and girls decided they would like to try out a different way of painting. They decided that pendulum painting \u00a0might be fun. \u201cI want to make pink paint to swirl\u201d \u201c I need lots of white and a little red to make pink\u201d Learning about gravity and the forces of … Continue reading Creative pendulum painting \ud83d\uddbc<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/a>
\nLearning about gravity and the forces of motion and also developing our gross motor skills. We chose some suitable containers that had holes in the bottom to let the paint through. The boys and girls then self selected their own paint.<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m making orange paint it\u2019s my favourite colour \u201c I know that red and yellow makes orange\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n