Tea tasting and tea painting

Children sample fruit teas and paint pictures using brewed tea.

Steps

1. Conversation: where tea comes from and how it is enjoyed in different countries.
2. Children smell several dry teas (fruit, mint, chamomile) and guess the scent.
3. Tasting cooled unsweetened tea or tea lightly sweetened with honey.
4. Using strong brewed tea, children paint artwork in sepia-brown shades.
5. Older children create a map of tea-producing countries.

Tip: Serve tea lukewarm; fruit and herbal teas are best for preschoolers.

Materials needed

• Fruit tea bags (1 pack)
• Disposable paper cups (1 pack)