Colour Fun Run / DIY Colour Powder
DIY Colour Powder
Children mix cornflour with food colouring and water to make their own colour powder for a fun run.
How to run it
- Mix cornflour with water and food colouring into a paste.
- Spread on trays to dry in the sun.
- Crumble and sieve once dry.
- Store in bags or squeeze bottles for the fun run.
You will need
- cornflour
- food colouring
- water
- trays
- sieve
- bags
Make it easier or harderYounger children mix colours; older children measure ratios.
SafetyWear smocks and keep dry powder away from faces.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 4Making powder explores how materials change.
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