Did you know you can eat rainbows? Well, that is exactly what we did in Nursery this week! Inspired by the stories of the Rainbow Fish that we read last week and all the wonderful colour mixing that the children have been exploring, we decided to make our very own rainbow ice lollies!
First, we had a go at painting a simple 6-colour rainbow using only the three primary colours; red, yellow and blue. Can you remember how we made the missing colours; orange, green and purple? Hint: mix the colours on either side to make the missing colour in between…
Next, we talked about how we can keep healthy by eating lots of different coloured fruit and vegetables. We then came up with some ideas for different fruits and vegetables that would be the same colours as our rainbow.
Luckily, I had some of the children’s suggestions in my shopping bag! Here are the ingredients we decided to use to make our rainbows:
- Raspberries for red
- Peaches for orange
- Banana for yellow
- Spinach for green
- Blueberries for blue
- Black cherries for purple
And here’s what we did:
First, we put a spoonful of each ingredient into an empty, clean, yoghurt pot, being sure to follow the correct order of colours for our rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple). We then poured in a little apple juice to help hold all the ingredients together. Next, we put a lolly stick into the middle of the rainbow mixture.
We then froze the ice lollies in the big school freezer overnight. Finally, we sat the pots in a little warm water for a few seconds to allow the ice lolly to become unstuck, before carefully pulling the ice lollies out.
As it was a lovely, warm day, we decided to enjoy our ice lollies outside in the garden during story-time. Don’t they look delicious!
Why not have a go at making your own ice lollies at home? Which fruits or vegetables will you use? 🌈
Have a wonderful half term everyone!