Who doesn't love the famous candy Skittles? Who doesn't love doing experiments? I have an activity that involves both skittles and an experiment and the kids love it!!!
What You Will Need
Two bags of Skittle candy, small white plates, warm water, and colored paper.
First you want to pour the skittles in a bowl or on a plate. After you do that have the children sort the colored skittle onto the piece of color paper that matches the skittle. As they do that have them say the color that they are sorting onto the paper.
Then have the children put the same of one color all the way around the plate, helping if they need any assistance. Once they are placed around the outer side of the plate pour the warm water over them until the skittles are covered in water. Then watch as the color of the skittle starts blending in with the water.
We loved doing this experiment. The kids were making the ohhh an ahhh sounds as the colors were blending with the water and meeting up in the middle. This activity wasn't just an experiment of what would happen once the water was poured over the skittles, but it also was having the children practice their colors an on how to sort them by colors. This activity was definitely a success. We even took it a step farther and practiced different color patterns
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