Special Caper Day

Since our little friends will not be here tomorrow, we decided to have a special Caper day today. We had all of our usual water supplies out, such as the pulley system and water pump, but today, the Acorns and other friends were most interested in the watercolors.
They've been working hard to figure out how to wet the brush, then use it to moisten the colors and transfer them to their paper. They have started showing an interest in color mixing-- J especially was intrigued with all of the different color combinations she could create. First, she noticed that the color of the water in the brush-dipping jar was changing. As she dipped her blue brush into the yellow water, she saw that the water turned green. "Look! The water is green now!" she cried. Later, when fresh water was brought out, she was delighted to find that red and blue together turned the water purple.
The Acorns have also been discussing themselves and their identities more. T and I decided that they were painting their families. "I have me, my mommy and daddy, and my sister," T explained as he painted. We love to see all of the many different directions they take a simple activity!