Even at this young age, your child has probably already had experiences painting with their fingers and paintbrushes. They may have used watercolors, temperas, and finger paints. Here is another way to paint using similar mediums but in a new way.
Painting with ice cubes gives children an opportunity to paint while experiencing a new sensation. While holding a popsicle stick, the color flows as the sliding ice glides across the surface on which they are painting.
There are several ways to paint with ice cubes. Here are a few for you to try at home:
- Make regular ice cubes, but insert a popsicle stick to use as a handle. Place a few small puddles of paint on a piece of heavy paper and have your child slide the ice cube through the paint.
- Using plain ice cubes with a stick, slide the ice cubes over swirl designs created using washable markers. The colors will blend slightly.
- Make ice cubes with food color to create a watercolor effect.
- Use tempera paint in the ice cubes to give the paint a more vivid color.
Although any of these ideas would be great fun completed indoors, try taking the activity outside on a warm summer day. Hang a sturdy piece of paper on a fence or wall, and watch the colors drip as the ice cubes melt.
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Written by BRWI Staff on May 19, 2010
On our last sunny day, my two children, along with several cousins, spent over an hour playing on our deck with bubbles. Actually, it wasn’t just the kids playing. Several adults also joined in on the fun. Of course, several containers of bubble solution were spilled, and whines were heard from some of the children when this happened. But these moans quickly dissipated as someone explain
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Written by Laura on April 7, 2010
