Color Mixing Magic on the Light Table – Explore Primary Colors with Translucent Shapes!

Turn Your Light Table into a Color Science Lab! 🌈

Ready to wow your little one with a bit of STEM + art? This light table color mixing activity is a mesmerizing way to teach children about primary and secondary colors. Using magnetic tiles or translucent plastic sheets, kids can explore how colors blend—visually and hands-on—right on their IKEA Flisat sensory table with a VIPrint Studio Light Table Insert!

Materials Needed

✔️ IKEA Flisat sensory table with Trofast bin
✔️ VIPrint Studio Light Table Insert
✔️ Light source at your choice（puck light，or light bar）
✔️ Translucent magnetic tiles (red, yellow, blue) or translucent light table geometric shapes

How to Play: Color Mixing on the Light Table

1️⃣ Set Up the Table

• Place the Light Table Insert on the Trofast bin into the IKEA Flisat table.
• Turn on the light source underneath to create a glowing play surface.

2️⃣ Explore Color Layers

• Start with primary colors: red, blue, and yellow.
• Overlap tiles or sheets to see what happens:
  🔴 + 🟡 = 🟠 Orange
  🟡 + 🔵 = 🟢 Green
  🔴 + 🔵 = 🟣 Purple

3️⃣ Create Patterns & Pictures

• Let kids use the tiles to build houses, rainbows, or mosaics, noticing how colors change as they overlap.
• Encourage them to predict the result before layering colors—great for critical thinking!

Extend the Learning!

🔍 Ask Questions:

• “What do you think red and yellow will make?”
• “Can you find a way to make brown?”
• “What happens if we layer all three?”

🎨 Create Color Recipes:

• Have your child draw or write down the color combos like a mini scientist!
• Use a printable sheet for tracking discoveries.

Why Kids Love This Activity

✔ Visual & Sensory Exploration – The light makes everything more magical and engaging.
✔ Teaches Color Theory – Understand how primary colors mix into secondaries.
✔ Encourages Creativity & Prediction Skills – Inspires kids to guess, test, and learn.
✔ Perfect for Quiet Time or Group Play – Relaxing and focused fun!

✨ Want more light table ideas? We’ve got tons of creative play prompts coming up!
Tell us in the comments what color combo your little one liked best! 🌈💡