30: Bubble Painting
Bubble painting. Assemble some containers, a range of yoghurt pots, bowls, mugs and even trays. Put some paint, water and washing up liquid into each of them. Using straws blow into the mixture to create a mass of bubbles, (remind children to blow not suck) once the bubbles have escaped the container they can print their picture by placing the paper on top of the bubbles. You can build up a picture by letting it dry a bit and placing on top of different coloured pots.
*Remember: always risk – assess your activities!
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