Painting a Rainbow with Balloons

Materials
6 small water balloons
Colors of tempera paint (in rainbow colors)
6 small bowls for the paint and for the balloons to sit in
1 large piece white bulletin paper
 
Instructions
Inflate the balloons. Pour a small amount of tempera paint into each bowl and add on inflated balloon to the bowl. Draw a rainbow shape on the bulletin board paper and place one dab of paint in each arc in rainbow order (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) Invite your child to dip the balloons into the tempera paint and make prints in the rainbow shape.  Encourage your child to match the color balloon to the paint.

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