Christmas Color Mixing Experiment Printable
What happens when blue meets yellow? This Christmas Color Mixing Experiment Printable gives preschoolers and kindergarteners a festive way to explore color combinations through mixing, coloring, and recording what they notice.
Find more seasonal learning ideas in this collection of Free Christmas Worksheets for Kids.
Keep reading to see what’s included and how to use these festive activities with your little learners.
Printable Overview
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Resource Detail |
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Recommended age |
4-6 years old, PreK-K |
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Subject |
Science and art |
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Number of pages |
4 pages |
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Skills practiced |
Color recognition, predicting, observing, recording results, number recognition, and fine motor control |
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Topics covered |
Primary colors, secondary colors, and color combinations |
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Supplies |
Printer, paper, pencil, crayons or colored pencils; washable paint, brushes, and a mixing tray for hands-on exploration |
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Who Is This Printable For?
These pages are for children in PreK-K who are learning to name colors and explore how they combine.
Use them at home or in a classroom with an adult to read the directions, help with mixing, and write down a child’s observations when needed.
Why Use Christmas Color Mixing Activities?
Mixing two colors lets children see a change happen right in front of them.
The Christmas pictures give them a place to try combinations, while the chart and recording page help them name and describe the results.
Recommended Christmas Books
Read a few Christmas picture books alongside the activity. Look for simple illustrations that invite children to talk about the holiday.
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!How to Catch a ReindeerThe Littlest Elf: A Kindergarten and Preschool Christmas BookSneezy the SnowmanThe Biggest Snowman EverLittle Critter: Snowball Soup: A Beloved Winter Story for Children (Ages 4-8)
What Will Kids Learn?
These pages combine early science observation with art and number practice.
- Color recognition: Name red, blue, yellow, purple, green, and orange.
- Color mixing: Explore how two primary colors make a secondary color.
- Predicting: Guess which color a pair will make before mixing.
- Recording: Describe a combination using the sentence frame.
- Following a key: Match numbers with colors and color combinations.
What Supplies Are Needed?
Gather the printable supplies and a few materials for mixing.
- Printer and paper
- Pencil
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Washable red, blue, and yellow paint
- Paintbrushes
- Mixing tray or paper plate
- Water and paper towels for cleaning brushes
Mix small amounts of paint on the tray, then use the pages to show and record the colors.
What Is Included?
The four-page printable offers several ways to explore primary and secondary colors.
Primary and Secondary Color Chart
Red, blue, and yellow stockings show the primary colors. Purple, green, and orange hats show the secondary colors, with the matching color combinations written underneath.
Christmas Tree Color Mixing Page
The tree has three sets of paired circles and larger numbered circles. Children can show two starting colors in each pair and their mixed color in the larger circle below.
Color Mixing Recording Page
Kids color two ornaments and a star to show a combination, then complete the sentence about what they mixed and made. A word bank lists the three primary and three secondary colors.
Christmas Color by Number
Children follow a seven-part key to color a stocking, ornament, present, snow globe, and Santa hat. Some numbers name a color, while others give two colors to mix; number 7 means white or no color.
How Can You Extend the Activity?
Keep exploring color and change with a few hands-on ideas.
- Try the Magic Milk Experiment and watch how drops of color move when a soapy cotton swab touches the milk.
- Make a Fizzy Baking Soda Christmas Tree to add another simple observation activity to your holiday science time.
- Mix the same two paint colors again using more of one color, then compare the shades.
- Use the mixed paint to decorate a homemade Christmas card.
What Other Activities Can You Try?
Add more holiday learning with activities suited to preschoolers and kindergarteners.
- Christmas Do a Dot Printables
- Christmas Tracing Worksheets
- Christmas Worksheets for Preschool
- Melting Rainbow Preschool Science Experiment by Darcy and Brian
- Candy Cane Christmas Ornament Craft by Homeschool Preschool
How Can You Keep Learning Going?
Continue your seasonal lessons with more activities for PreK-K.
FAQs
These holiday science and art pages give young learners a chance to predict, mix, and describe new colors while creating festive pictures.
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