Ochre

Ochre is a special kind of rock that can be found in different colors like red, yellow, and brown. Imagine you have a big bag filled with colorful rocks like these. If you take one of these rocks and break it apart, you will notice that it has tiny, tiny pieces inside. These little pieces give the rock its color and are called pigments.

Long time ago, many people used ochre pigments to paint and create beautiful artwork. They would grind ochre rocks into powder and mix it with water or animal fat to make a paint. They used this paint to draw on cave walls, in their homes, or on their bodies.

The cool thing about ochre is that it is found all over the world in many different places! People in Australia, Africa, and Europe used ochre for painting and decoration. Some people even was used it to color their hair or dye clothes.

So, ochre is a special kind of rock that people found very useful for making pretty colors to decorate and create art.