The Mixed-Up Chameleon
Kids love to draw and play with paint. This activity, based off of Eric Carle’s The Mixed-Up Chameleon, offers children a fun way to learn about colors and how they mix. Hang your finished product in the window as a colorful sun catcher!
Materials
- Zip-lock bag
- Permanent marker
- Paint
Directions
- Draw a chameleon on your zip-lock bag using a permanent marker.
- Open the bag and carefully add globs of different-colored paints.
- Seal the bag shut and mix the colors by pushing on the paint globs in the bag.
- Watch as the chameleon changes colors and the colors begin to blend.