COLOR GARDEN

Materials Needed

Construction paper Sketch paper Craft foam or any colored paper Styrofoam board Plastic wrap Masking tape Scissors Poster paint (red, yellow, blue) Paint brushes Spoons Small plastic bowls or muffin tins Drinking straws Liquid glue or glue stick

Steps

	1.	Draw and cut at least three flower shapes on sketch paper.
	2.	Cut Styrofoam board into an approximate size of 10 in. x 10 in.
	3.	Cut a piece of plastic wrap large enough to cover the Styrofoam board. Tape the upper end of the plastic wrap to the top edge of the Styrofoam board.
	4.	Stick a piece of masking tape at the back of a flower. Lift up the plastic wrap and position the flower at the center of the Styrofoam board.
	5.	To paint the flowers, prepare the three primary colors- red, yellow and blue. To learn about basic color mixing, we'll paint a flower by mixing two primary colors to create a new color, called a secondary color.
	6.	Let's try one: spoon in some yellow and some blue on the flower on your Styrofoam board. Put them in random patches on the flower.
	7.	Cover the Styrofoam board with the plastic wrap. Use your fingers to rub on the plastic wrap, spreading the two colors on the flower. Watch as the two colors combine.
	8.	Continue rubbing until the flower has been entirely painted. Uncover the plastic wrap and see the swirling colors. Notice the areas where the yellow and blue colors blend together to create green.
	9.	Repeat the painting process (Steps 6 to 8)using other color combinations such as blue and red to make purple, and red and yellow to make orange. You might need to change the plastic wrap as you work with each batch. Working with more than one flower at a time is possible, just make sure you leave a little room between each flower.
	10.	Set the flowers aside to dry.
	11.	Once the flowers are dry, they can be used to compose any flower-themed picture or craft. This Color Garden picture is just one example of what you can make. Glue the flowers at the bottom of a large piece of construction paper.
	12.	Draw and cut circles on craft foam or colored paper. Glue one circle at the center of each flower.
	13.	Glue green drinking straws for the flowers' stems. You may need to cut the straws to suit the height of each flower.
	14.	Add details with paint or crayons. Paint on leaves, make colorful butterflies, or