Kids love doing this – and it’s very easy to set up!
Some small pots for collecting, teaspoons for mixing, a jug of water, a pestle and mortar, and some see through glasses (ours were some plastic champagne flutes from long ago…)
First, get kids to think of a specific colour potion they want to make, and then collect petals, berries or leaves of that colour.
Next job is to crush them with a pestle and mortar, with a little water added…
Scoop mixture into a glass, add more water, and mix…
Maya also decided to name each potion, and write labels for them…
And low and behold, a whole rainbow of drinks was made!
Amazing the colours that nature can provide!
Kram!
Kikar in och kollar vad ni har för er… Ses snart.
Anna
What a fantastic idea! I’d love to use this as a guest post over at http://ShiningDawnBooks.com. We write nature studies and maintain a blog all about exploring nature in creative ways.
We’d include links to your blog, as well as a photo/bio of you. Let me know what you think.
Cindy
naturexplorers@gmail.com
Absolutely! I would be honoured!
Incredible!!!! Love this project!:)
It was A LOT of fun!!!
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This is brilliant! Love the end results. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Glad you enjoyed!
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Love this! I did a dyeing workshop with the kids this summer(including smashing flowers), this would gave been a great addition. I’ll have to give it a go this week.
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