Nursery Pink Pig Painting: Colour Mixing Mat

Pink Pig Painting: colour mixing and painting mat. Children mix red and white paint to make pink, then use it to paint a big pig outline. A second row asks what happens when you add more white. It is a lovely way to talk about light and dark shades. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Colour mixing mat. • Pig outline painting mat. Ideas for using it: • Mix pink: Mix red and white. What colour do you make? • Paler pink: Add more white. Is it lighter? • Paint the pig: Paint the pig outline pink. • Muddy pig: Add brown mud spots when dry. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Explore colour and colour mixing. • Explore different materials freely, to develop their ideas about how to use them and what to make. • Use a wider range of vocabulary. • Use one-handed tools and equipment, for example, making snips in paper with scissors. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.