This is my absolute favorite way to teach color mixing in preschool! I set it up as an independent station in our science center, but we first demo it together: the kids take just a tiny pinch of each Play-Doh color, mix it, then bag it up to take home. And no, letting them mix it here doesn’t mean they’ll always mix Play-Doh at our regular Play-Doh table—this is a separate, intentional activity. You can find my color mixing chart at preschoolvibes.com. | Preschool Vibes

More color-mixing magic at our house tonight 🌈 In this video we’re playing with the classics: red blue = purple, yellow red = orange, and seeing how adding “just a little more” of a color changes the shade. My daughter even suggests bumping up the blue for that perfect purple. 💜 TikTok’s been full of opinions on “real” primary colors and when to teach color theory, but here at home we’re keeping it simple—mixing, noticing, and creating together. The kids turn the colors into Play-Doh mini donu