The Children's Art Group had so much fun
Painting with Colored Ice!
The painted ice cubes were made simply with paint mixed with water. I just used what I had on hand...powdered tempura, and washable poster paint. Both made great colors and thick cubes. When I was running low on paint, I used my friend Cassie's suggestion to use Koolaid. It worked brilliantly! It was cheap, easy, and made large batches at one time!
I had star and gem moulds from when I used to make homemade soap.
These worked perfectly and were so pretty!
We taped a large white sheet to my friends carport and the fun began!
We had a great turnout!
Beautiful!
I've seen this activity all over Pinterest,
but take a look at Share and Remember's Ice Cube Painting!
This is a favorite of ours! I have frozen paint in the freezer pretty much all the time, LOL. That way whenever my boys are feeling creative we can grab some and go. I don't usually add water, but I might next time. I really love how your colors blended together.
ReplyDeleteVery very beautiful! There's another thing you can do with paint and fabric. Get the kids to make a simple drawing on white paper using a black pen. Help the child to slip the paper under the fabric and trace the outline with a permanent marker. Next move the drawing into a new position under the fabric and trace it again so that it starts to make a pattern. When everyone is happy with their pattern you can put colour onto the fabric any way you like. Think I might try ice cubes next time!
ReplyDeleteYou can do this with all ages - but I have done some lovely ones with pre-school groups. I'll try and look out some photographs to put on my next blog.
What a wonderful idea to cool off on a hot summer day, I will be pinning to our Summer Fun Pinterest Board. Hope you have a wonderful week!!
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Mama Of Many Blessings
I love each activity you all try! This is a great idea for a summer day!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great time was had by all. Ice painting has been our our to-do list for ages. I hope to get to it this summer!
ReplyDeleteThis is AWESOME!!! What a clever, FUN idea!! Thanks for linking up to TGIF!! I am putting this on our summer bucket list =-) If you have a moment I'd love your vote in Circle of Moms Top 25 Homeschooling blogs (http://www.circleofmoms.com/top25/Top-25-Homeschooling-Moms-2012) - Thanks!!
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www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com
Jessie, I love this! the colours are so vibrant, I have used ice in winter but never thought of it for summer! This is a gorgeous activity for all ages & I love the idea of your art 'classes' for preschooler. Thanks so much for adding this the outdoor play link up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your link to my post. It's one of the most popular on my blog and one of my most pinned. Your activity was a hit & the results amazing! Love it!
ReplyDeleteWe love ice cube painting! I LOVE the idea of using a sheet! We are planning to have ice cube painting at our next group play date, and this is a perfect canvas!!! Thanks so much for the inspiration x
ReplyDeleteWow. This looks awesome!! Definitely pinning to my boards. Would be fantastic to do on a hot summer day. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that the ice cubes came out so brilliantly colored!! We have not tried this yet, but I think I am officially adding it to the list of activities for my youngest 1st Birthday coming up! Thanks!! - Erica
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I love how you made this a large collaborative project - and the stars are awesome!
ReplyDeleteA great group outdoor activity for these super hot summer days! I love all the different shapes and I would have never thought to use a big sheet. I featured it on my weekly Kid's Co-op favorites.
ReplyDeleteI love all of the different shapes you used and the large container with all of them mixed together - what a wonderful invitation to play! Thanks so much for linking up with The Weekly Kids Co-op. I've pinned this to the Co-op's Pinterest board and I've also featured it as one of favorites on my blog today. (http://oneperfectdayblog.net)
ReplyDeleteI love the bright colors of your ice cubes! What a fun activity!
ReplyDeleteI featured this post on my blog post http://mamaofmanyblessings.blogspot.com/2012/07/10-fun-and-inexpensive-ideas-to-beat.html Thanks again for the wonderful idea!!
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Mama Of Many Blessings