Words that start with P

Paint is a liquid you can buy that you can use to change the colour of something. Paint goes on wet, so you need to wait for it to dry. Some paints come in small, dry blocks and you need to wet them with water to be able to use them. You use a paintbrush to paint with.

You use a paintbrush to paint with. The soft end of a paintbrush is usually made from hair.

The giant panda is a large, black and white animal native to China. It is a kind of bear. Pandas can weigh around 100kg. Pandas eat almost entirely bamboo, but will sometimes eat fish or eggs if they find them.

A parallelogram is a shape with four sides. A parallelogram looks like a rectangle that has been pushed sideways. Both pairs of opposite sides are parallel and the same length. The parallelogram in the picture is yellow.

Parrots are one of the most intelligent birds. They can learn to say a few hundred words and make excellent pets. They originally come from the warmer areas of the world and are usually found in forests. They eat seeds, nuts and fruit. The can live for a long time, with the larger parrots sometimes living to 80 years old.