Color mixing papers

1st graders are looking at the work of Eric Carle.  Eric Carle creates his famous images -like The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by painting tissue paper and using it to create his collages.  We decided to add color to thin paper in a different way.  Students folded a piece of dippity dye paper and dipped the corners into cups of primary colored liquid watercolor.  When the paper was unfolded we noticed the colors joined together to create secondary colors.  Stay tuned because we will soon be using these papers in our own Eric Carle inspired creations...