Looking for a fun way to explore primary and secondary colors with your children?

verify to grab our free color wheel printable template to make prep for this activity super simple too.

We used acrylic paints in this fun color mixing activity.

Close up image of the completed color mixing activity on a pink background with red, blue and yellow Testors paint bottles laying next to craft on a pink background with colored poms scattered around.

We have a huge collection of the acrylic paints in our crafting supplies and I love them.

Supplies Needed:

How to set up activity:

1.

Set aside the second page of the template to use later.

Finished color wheel craft propped against a white shiplap background with Testors red, yellow and blue acrylic paint bottles and craft poms sitting in front of the artwork.

Cover your surface with a sheet of paper or a placemat to protect it from paint.

Choose paint colors

Get out the red, yellow and blue paint bottles from your Acrylic Paint Set.

Discuss with your preschoolers or children how these are the three primary colors.

Square close up image of color mixing craft laying on a pink background with bottles of Testors yellow, blue and red paint bottles laying in the top left corner.

Paint the wheels

Pour some red paint onto a paper plate.

Use a paintbrush to paint one of the color wheel pieces red.

Let it dry

Set each of the painted color wheel pieces aside to dry completely.

Photo of supplies needed for the color mixing activity

Now comes the fun part of mixing the primary colors together to create secondary colors.

Create orange color

Start with your paper plate that has red paint on it.

Pour some yellow paint on top of the red paint.

Four image collage showing the printed out color wheel template, an adult pouring a small amount of red paint on a paper plate and painting one of the color wheel triangle sections with red paint.

Use the paintbrush to mix the red and yellow paint together to create orange paint.

This is another great way to explore colors and shades of colors with children.

Four image color showing someone painting one of the color wheel triangles with blue paint and yellow paint. Then mixing the red and orange paint together to make orange and painting a section of the color wheel with the orange paint.

Four image collage with top two photos showing someone mixing together blue and yellow paint to make green and painting a color wheel section with it. Then the bottom two photos showing someone mixing red and blue paint to make purple and painting a color wheel piece with it.

Four image collage showing someone gluing the color wheel template on a piece of white cardstock paper, how to glue each color section on the wheel and someone gluing the color names around the wheel.

Horizontal close up image of finished color wheel craft with Testors red, blue and yellow paint bottles laying around it.

Vertical close up image of finished color wheel activity with red, blue and yellow bottles of paint laying in the top right corner and the words “Color Mixing Activity” in the top left corner.

Two image vertical collage with top picture showing completed color wheel craft and bottom photo showing adult gluing pieces onto color wheel. Words “Color Mixing Preschool Activity” in the center between the two photos.

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