Colorful Ice Melting
$2.50
Development Level: Toddler
Learning Areas: Science, Movement, Art
Overview: Explore what happens when liquid watercolors turn to ice cubes. Support children in using their hands to apply heat in order to melt the ice in sensory bins.
Materials:
- Liquid watercolors of different colors
- Ice trays
- Pitcher for water
- Access to a freezer
- Large table-top trays or sensory bins
- Butcher block paper (strips cut to line table tops and trays or sensory bins)
- Masking tape
- Children’s smocks or paint shirts