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Showing posts with label ice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ice. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Ice Bird Feeder


Birdseed is placed into decorative ice trays and combined with water and frozen to make a winter inspired bird feeder with my very educated mother.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.myveryeducatedmother.com/2013/01/ice-heart-birdfeeders.html

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Ice Wreath


Cranberries and water and placed into a bunt pan and set outside to freeze.  Next it's strung up with a thick red bow and tied to a tree.  Craftown shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftown.com/Cranberry-Ice-Wreath.html

Saturday, January 2, 2016

Ice Lanterns


Empty cans are filled with water and left outside just until the bottom and sides freeze to make nifty ice lanterns with kix cereal.  Next, they wait for nighttime and place a glow stick underneath for a beautiful winter luminary.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kixcereal.com/kix-cereal-glow-stick-ice-luminaries/


Willowday freezes the water in balloons  and uses electric tea lights.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.willowday.com/2012/01/ice-art-2-ice-art-with-balloons.html

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Ice Cube Color Theory


Primary colored ice cubes are added to primary colored water of red, yellow and blue to make secondary colors.  The mother huddle shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.themotherhuddle.com/learning-about-primary-colors-rainbows-with-ice-cubes/

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Lucky Ice Cubes


Green clovers are placed into ice cubes for a fun St. Patrick's day drink accessory with style me pretty.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.stylemepretty.com/living/2014/03/14/st-patricks-day-cocktail/

Friday, January 30, 2015

Ice Science Experiments


Find a fun ice experiment to celebrate winter. 



Find out how to make frost with science sparks using just a tin can, ice, water and salt and watch condensed water in the air freeze.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.science-sparks.com/2011/11/29/ice-experiments-making-frost/


Reading confetti freezes baking soda and water and then adds vinegar to make ice volcanos.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.readingconfetti.com/2013/08/ice-volcanoes.html


Mom to 2 posh lil divas makes ice snowman by freezing water inside balloons.  She then keeps one inside and puts the others outside to see which will melt first and how fast.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2012/01/snowman-experiment.html


Kitchen counter chronicle sees if ice will melt faster if it's wearing "clothing," or in this case covered by a piece of cloth. 

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kitchencounterchronicle.com/smiley-and-melty-snowman/


Creative family fun tests what will slide on ice testing trying rocks, sticks, bottle caps, and more.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativefamilyfun.net/2013/02/hockey-science.html


Inspiration laboratories places ice in different containers such as plastic, paper, glass and metal to see which will melt first.

Get the instructions here:
http://inspirationlaboratories.com/melting-ice-experiment/


Totally tots uses different substances  like water, sugar, ice and ice alone to see which will help the ice melt the fastest.

Get the instructions here:
http://totallytots.blogspot.com/2011/12/touch-feel-learn-melting-ice.html


Little bins for little hands uses color and ice to watch how ice melts, the colors meld and the effects the salt has on the paper. 

Get the instructions here:
http://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/ice-melt-science-experiment-saturday-science/

Monday, January 26, 2015

Ice Sculptures






Start by adding water and food coloring to various shaped tins such a muffin, donut, hearts or whatever you have and freeze them either in the freezer or just place them outside.


Next, pop out the ice and stack them.  


Or simply spread them in the snow.


Have fun!

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

One Chilly Playdate


Bring the chilly weather indoors with these icicle inspired activities, crafts, snacks, books and movies.

Begin the day with this fun glue and paper craft.  Glue is squished to the top of a piece of paper and tilted to let the glue run down to make icicles with inner child fun.

Get the instructions here:
http://innerchildfun.com/2011/02/easy-icicle-craft.html


Next, read the classic tale Ivy's Icicle by Gary Bower, a wonderful story about forgiving others.  Check it out of your local library.  It's also available on Amazon.


Next, take a break and have an ice cube tray filled with yummy fruit and veggie snacks.  Spring free trampoline shares the details.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.springfreetrampoline.com/blog/2013/06/03/post-jump-snack-ice-cube-tray-buffet


Next, practice scissors and cutting skills with the fabulous sugar aunts.  After the kids cut them out they hang them up in the windows around the house.

Get the template here:
http://www.sugaraunts.com/2014/01/icicle-winter-scissor-skills-activity.html


Wrap up the day by watching the kooky ice age movie.  Check it out from the library. It's also available at Amazon.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Frozen Toy Chest


A super fun way to wrap one or a twenty one new toys -- freeze them in a huge chunk of ice.  Kids will have as much fun getting the toys as playing with them once they get them free.  Counting coconuts shares all of the details.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/07/frozen-fun.html

Friday, May 16, 2014

Do you want to build a snow palace?


It doesn't have to be a snow palace.  Nurture store freezes water with silver and gold glitter to use for making an ice palace reminiscent of Frozen. 

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://nurturestore.co.uk/frozen-activities-make-your-own-ice-palace

Monday, January 13, 2014

Ice and Oil Science Experiment


5 orange potatoes takes frozen colored ice cubes and watches them slowly melt in to oil.  

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/2009/03/10/melting-rainbows/

Monday, August 26, 2013

Ice Skating Boats


One fun task for a hot summer day is to make ice boats.  Using a cupcake liner, ice cube, tooth pick and plastic paper.  Freeze water in ice cube trays to make the boat but place a tooth pick in the center so that you'll have a mast for the plastic sails, then place them in cupcake wrappers and slide across a sensory box of frozen ice.  Kids will have fun as the boats float upon the ice.  Take it outside and as it melts they can see if the boats start to sink or float.



Alpha mom uses a cup to free the water to make her boat and uses a bendy straw for the mast.  She adds a paper sail.  For her version she floats them in a big bowl of water.


Learning 4 kids colors her ice and uses huge containers to make super big boats.


Saturday, May 18, 2013

Super Hero Ice Rescue Game


Green jello has a fun idea as part of her Batman birthday party.  She freezes superhero figures in large blocks of ice and gives each kid a water gun to set them free.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://greenjello.typepad.com/green_jello/2009/07/batman-birthday-party.html

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Colored Ice Sun Catchers


Tracy lynn conway shares a colorful ice sun catcher for the wintertime.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://tracylynnconway.hubpages.com/hub/Winter-Ice-Craft-Sun-Catchers


Kiwi crate's version uses objects found in nature such as leaves and twigs for a fall version. 

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kiwicrate.com/projects/Ice-Sun-Catchers/1082


Twig and toad stool uses citrus fruit for readily accessible and colorful ornaments.

Get the instructions here:
http://twigandtoadstool.blogspot.com/2014/01/ice-rainbow-sun-catchers.html

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Ice Cube Paint


Ideas to keep cool and creative this summer by painting with frozen colored ice.  Ideas include fun shapes, glitter and more.



Factory direct craft has a cool spin on painting using food coloring, water and mini clothes pins to make easy for holding.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://factorydirectcraft.com/factorydirectcraft_blog/ice-painting/


Hands on as we grow has a similar idea but freezing real paint which will be a lot more messy.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.handsonaswegrow.com/2011/07/art-frozen-painting.html


Growing a jeweled rose uses shaving cream to make her frozen paint and adds sparkly blue glitter to make it even more special.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2014/05/frozen-paint-recipe.html 


Buzzmills combines them all in one big bin so kids can see the colors combine and change.

Get the instructions here:
http://buzzmills.typepad.com/blog/2013/08/ice-cube-painting.html 


 123 home school 4 me makes fun shapes of hearts, flowers and stars.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2013/05/100-days-of-play-frozen-paint-sensory.html


Two daloo lets her ice just melt on the paper, placing the ice cubes far apart and letting the colors collide as they meet and melt.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.two-daloo.com/big-process-art-rainbow-ice-paint/


Share and remember paints fabric with colored ice and lets it melt into a tye die cloth.

Get the instructions here:
http://shareandremember.blogspot.com/2011/06/ice-cube-painting-rainbows.html 


Hello wonderful freezes tempura paint into popsicle molds.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/make-freezer-paint-popsicles
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