How To Set Up Paint the Ice (Print HERE!)
Equipment
- none
Materials
- Ice maker
- Kid’s Paint
- Plastic Squeeze Bottles
- Shower liner
- Storage bin
Instructions
- Grab that shower curtain and find a safe spot.A shower curtain provides a buffer. You can only say, “Stay inside the bin” so many times. Now when I say it, what I really mean is to stay on the shower curtain. – I don’t tell them that. As a mom, you have to set yourself up not to get stressed out. Who knew a shower curtain could provide so much calm?!
- Fill each squirt bottle with a small amount of paint.Use only primary colors, then add water to the rest of the bottle. Shake the squirt bottle, and you’re ready to go!
- Dump ice into a large storage bin.Grab a sensory bin and chuck a large amount of ice inside. Bonus: It makes a really satisfying sound!
- Allow your preschoolers to decide what is next.Play should be child-led so let them take the activity wherever they want. After a while, the ice will begin to melt, and your preschooler has now moved on to water play. Are you catching on to how effective ice and water are in your daily routine? Here’s how I create our predictable schedule.
