Colourful Ice Play

We've frozen things in ice before, I think Halloween was the last time, so something a little different and super colourful this time.

We put buttons, reels and Duplo blocks into a couple of tubs and then froze them overnight.

When we took them out the freezer we loved the colours shining through the ice ......... 















 ..........and we had great fun chipping away at it with a fork and spoon and of course our fingers to release the objects as the ice melted. 

The fun thing about this activity is that we could keep going back to it over a couple of hours as the ice block melted .........




and if we do it again, we'll just choose different things to put in a different container and have a whole new experience! 

Creepy Sensory Ice

This week we had fun watching the ice melt as we tried to get the spooky confetti and bugs out of the ice, super easy and lots of fun!

Fill an ice tray with spooky bits and water -
food colouring and glitter is optional

When frozen, tip out the ice into a tray.

Spooky, icy, sensory fun!

Ice Play

There are so many ideas around just now for winter sensory play and many of them look really fabulous, so this one may not look all that flash but it was a whole lot of fun and kept little one entertained for quite a looooooong time by his standards!

...and it's just ice, a tray (or in this case a lid from a box) and a couple of cute polar bears.







He's still a bit young for small world play but he's definitely at the early stages- offering food and drinks to little animals and people.

Best of all he just enjoyed touching the wet, slippery ice and splashing about in the water as the ice melted.

Next time we might try shaving foam or cotton wool and sparkly bits.  

Ice Play....Brrrr!

Today was the first proper frost of the season so we got wrapped up and went out to play in the garden. 


We found ice had formed in the water play tubs - which were full from the recent heavy rain.









It was just sheets of ice sitting on the top of the water but they were thick enough to carefully pick up and hold for a minute or two to look at the icy patterns before they shattered.

Some fell on the deck and we put the rest into another tub to investigate.

Monty held the ice shards briefly but found them shockingly cold, especially on such a chilly day!

Then we shook the ice in the tub and found it made a great sound - definitely his favourite part of this experience.

Sensory Ice

What better way to cool off on a hot day than with some ice!  

It's a great sensory activity that little ones just love....watching the ice melt and slide through their fingers, dripping down their arms.

I just added a little food colouring to make these ice shapes, but you could use fruit juice too.





If you make them now, they'll be ready by this afternoon, have fun!