DIY Water Colors

This challenge was inspired by a video from Sci Show Kids. We followed the recipe from the video and made our own water colors. When they were dry (3 days later), we put them to the test! We drew/printed two pictures and painted one with our DIY water colors and one with a set we had from Crayola.

Our Observations:
The Crayola water colors were brighter and the color lasted longer on the brush before we had to get more paint. The DIY water colors had a fun texture. Our DIY purple didn't really come out looking purple. We think it's because the food coloring we used was a gel and the red and blue didn't mix well. But, that resulted in an interesting multi-color effect when we painted with it!

Don't have the ingredients to make these water colors? Try one of these DIY Art Materials or Make Your Own Paint Brush!

Crayola has some fun free printable coloring pages you can use to test your water colors.