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Mixing Colors
Provide white paper, red, yellow, and blue tempera paints, a small paintbrush, paper towels or rags, and a small cup of water for cleaning the brushes.
Show your child some basics about how to change colors, like how to clean a brush in the water and wipe it on the paper towel. Give your child time to explore with the paints and ask if she is getting any colors that she didn't have to begin with.
According to how she responds, ask more specific questions like, "How did you make orange?" or "Where did the green come from?"
Show your child some basics about how to change colors, like how to clean a brush in the water and wipe it on the paper towel. Give your child time to explore with the paints and ask if she is getting any colors that she didn't have to begin with.
According to how she responds, ask more specific questions like, "How did you make orange?" or "Where did the green come from?"
About this App
The animated series PEEP and the Big Wide World gives wings to the innovative idea of teaching science to preschoolers. Wry and distinctive visual humor, charming plotlines, and lovable characters combine with a comprehensive science curriculum to attract and engage kids three to five years old.Paint Splat offers kids the opportunity to experiment with mixing colors or match the color Chirp holds up on a card. If the color orange, purple or green (which make up the secondary color group) is successfully created, Chirp offers some of the harder-to-mix tertiary colors. Like many of our games, this one gets harder only if the player is succeeding.
Find PEEP and the Big Wide World online at:
http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com
http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com
How to Play Paint Splat
By tapping on the tubes, players can make Quack squirt up to two blobs of blue, yellow, and red paint onto a fence. Tapping on the hose washes the paint off, enabling kids to have a fresh start.Kids can experiment with mixing whatever colors they like or they can try to match the color Chirp holds up.
Major Funding for PEEP and the Big Wide World is provided by:
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1010900.
Credits and Legal:
This PEEP and the Big Wide World app, Paint Splat, was produced by WGBH Interactive in Boston:Bill Shribman – Senior Executive Producer
Laura Nooney – Senior Producer
Cindy Hoisington – Writer, science activity
Kevin Lesniewicz – Lead Developer
Frank LeClair – Designer
Kate Pullano – Lead Designer
Kate Taylor – Senior Executive Producer, television
Additional development work was done by CloudKid.
Narrator: Marnie Millington
PEEP: Scott Beaudin
Quack: Jamie Watson
Legal Information
© 2012 WGBH Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
"The Paint Splat app collects anonymous, aggregated analytics data for the purpose of improving the app experience. No personally identifiable data is collected."
