A fun activity idea for our Monday morning post is about colored ice cubes! I came across a preschooler activity last fall called Ice Boats (will post later) in which you fill an ice cube tray with water and let the toddler color the water and then add a stick to make a boat. My boys LOVED the activity and we’ve made a few fun versions of the game.
Coloring the water can be done with a variety of mediums…here are some we have tried:
1. Food coloring – Have the adult drop food coloring into the water and let the child mix! After frozen, drop into a bowl of warm water to watch colors swirl as they melt.
2. Sprinkles – These usually dissolve in water and it’s fun to watch what colors come off of each sprinkle! After frozen, drop into a bowl of warm water or they can be added to a drink!
We have a few sprinkles leftover from Christmas that are green trees and red dots as well as some of the typical multi-colored balls. The balls never fully dissolved and made the water sort of brown while the Christmas ones floated so this discovery lead to some good communication about color mixing and sinking/floating.
3. Kool aid – Pre-mix in a pitcher so you don’t get liquid on the counters which may stain. We have a Pampered Chef large pitcher with built-in sifter to mix the liquid so my little preschoolers like to take turns with the mixing! After frozen, you can put in a bowl of water or, for a special treat, add these to a cup of water or Sprite!
As shown in the photo, we mixed three different packets of koolaid with water; one at a time. We only used about 1/3 of the water that the directions call for and then poured into a few slots in the ice cube tray. Two of the packets were the same color just different shades (berry and pink lemonade) so we added a little bit of our blue mix to make purple. It turned into a fun science lesson and, once frozen, will turn into a fun drink with our soda!
What’s your "Moving” activity to start the week?
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