Jul 09 2008
Craft Project: Ice Cube Painting
One of the best activities that I have ever done in my class is ice cube painting. It is fast, fun and children can do a lot of things with the experience. It is a perfect craft for those hot summers when you want to do something creative while providing kids with a cooler activity. You can do this activity indoor or out and can add a lot of different elements to it such as ice cube painting with an art easel or on the sidewalk.
What you need:
- Ice Cubes (you can use simple ice cubes or freeze some with Popsicle sticks in them for holders)
- Paper (construction, card stock or mural)
- Powdered Tempura Paint of various colors (you can get this at any craft or art store and stores like Scholars Choice also offer it)
- Small dishes or shakers (if you use dishes, provide some spoons)
Directions:
- Place a piece of paper out for the child to paint on. (If you are using the sidewalk, skip this step.)
- Place all the dry tempura paint in separate containers and the ice in a bowl by itself.
- Allow the children to sprinkle dry paint onto their paper.
- Have them pick up the ice cube and use it as a paint brush
The ice will melt and mix with the Tempura Paint making it turn into a liquid paint. The children can move it around the paper to create designs or even start with a design and carefully melt the ice on the paint to make it into an actual painting.
Children really enjoy the cause and effect of this art experience and I find that it is a fairly clean activity, unless you are like me and always seem to spill the tempura paint yourself.
Enjoy,
Sirena Van Schaik
*The photo is a picture that my son painted with ice cube painting when he was two and a half. He said it was a “Halloween Picture.” Take a few moments and capture the idea behind the painting from your child’s words after they make the picture, it truly is amazing when you look back at it years later.*
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