Eco-friendly homemade colors

Material required :

 

Beetroot

Turmeric

Maida

Leaves

                                                                          Brick  


Colors I make:

The following is a list of suggestions for obtaining natural colour for paints.  There are of course many more you could experiment with, but I’ve tried to keep it to materials that are readily available to most people, and safe to use.

When making and using your natural paints, make sure that you wear old clothes, as some natural paints will stain, and especially with younger children, avoid using poisonous plants.  The plants recommended here are all harmless, but part of the fun of this activity is experimenting.  

Creating your own pigments is not just fun to do, or a lesson in art, but also introduces aspects of history, biology and chemistry.  Have fun!