Color Mixing and Painting

I'm not sure how we made it this far in the school year without mixing colors and painting, but today was the day! 

The excitement was evident from the beginning:
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“I want to mix inside orange with blue.” - Saul, 3.8  years
What color are you going to make first? - Elyse
“Green!” - Saul 
“Orange!” - Jade, 3.5 years

Mixing Green and orange

“I made green!” - Saul

​“I’m making orange! It’s orange!” - Jade 
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“Im making ketchup.” - Jade 

“I’ve got the big paper ready! I’m ready to do all of my things.” - Saul

“First, I’m going to paint a fire monster.” - Saul 
What kind of colors do you need for a fire monster? - Elyse
“I’m going to paint one. First I’m going to paint its body.” - Saul

“Alright, now I’m making toad.” - Saul

Maybe I’ll paint Toad within my grass. - Elyse
“I’m painting grass too!” - Jade

How are you painting Toad, Saul? - Elyse
“I’m making him good. I’m making him all green.” - Saul

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​“I made a dinosaur instead of toad!” - Saul 
“I made a dinosaur instead of a monkey.” - Jade [paintings to the left]
“I made a dinosaur, but it has big feet.” - Jade 
“I’m making a new dinosaur. Now he’s going to be bright green.” - Saul

“I’m making the dinosaur bigger and bigger and bigger. I’m getting him out of the dragon. He’s coming from a different place.” - Saul [spreading paint with a paintbrush in one hand and using the palm of his other hand]
“I’m making the same as Saul.  I’m making a Sauly orange Loch Ness Monster.” - Jade 
You know what we learned about him? We don’t know what he really looks like, so we can make it up.  He can be whatever color we want him to be. - Elyse
“Well, I saw one in the night, but the one I saw was mean. Well, was he nice or mean? No, he’s mean. I want to make teeth on him. Is it a boy or a girl?” - Jade 
“Look! I’m making a really big dinosaur. I'm making the scales on a dinosaur. The scales.” - Saul 
“I'm making a monster that is a dinosaur. I’m making a scale [too].” - Jade 
“I put the scales on the dragon.” - Saul 
Do you think my Loch Ness monster needs scales? - Elyse
“Yes because monsters and dinosaurs always have scales.” - Jade
I think I’ll try blue scales. - Elyse
“Good. It might show up.” - Jade
“Now I’m making purple. Red with blue!!” - Saul 
​“I’m making a maze where there’s mean monsters.” - Jade