A Story of Colours: Yellow, Red, Blue…

“A Story of Colours: Yellow, Red, Blue…” is an activity specifically designed for early childhood education students aged 3 to 5, aimed at motivating children to identify primary colours through the observation of artworks from the Museum of Art of Girona. The activity is structured in two parts: a guided visit through the permanent exhibition rooms and a creative workshop where acquired knowledge is put into practice.

In the first part of the activity, and through storytelling strategies, a fictional story is told with the Museum and colours as the guiding thread. Using specific support materials (puppets), three characters—the dragon Mag, the lioness Mona and the eagle Pàl·lida—are responsible for finding the origin of the three primary colours and using them to create new ones in order to finish painting the entire Museum. Active discovery by children is encouraged, connecting concepts with their everyday life and surrounding reality, in order to promote meaningful learning.

In the second part, corresponding to the workshop, students freely experiment with creating new colours through their own experience and produce both an individual and a collective artwork. “A Story of Colours: Yellow, Red, Blue…” aims to provide a unique and experiential learning experience in both an educational and playful context, such as the Museum of Art of Girona.