Ice Painting with Salt: Exploring Fusion

This simple activity of Salt Painting with Salt was an excellent activity for exploring fusion and why ice melts.

Spring is beginning to sneak up on us, which basically means you never know what the weather is going to be. I have lost track of how many times this year we have watched the snow melt to the point that the ground gets wet enough to soak your shoes only to wake up the … Read more

Frozen Water Bead Sensory Bin

Frozen Waterbead Sensory Bin

Water bead safety

Water beads are for older kids with a grown-up right there. If swallowed, they keep growing and can cause a serious blockage, so keep them away from babies, toddlers, pets and any child who still puts things in their mouth. Count them out, count them back, and pick up any strays. For little ones, try our taste safe edible water beads instead.

Frozen Water Bead Sensory Bin: Water beads are quickly becoming a family favorite around here. We had a blast adding in essential oils to our water beads a couple weeks ago which piqued an interest as to how else we could play with water beads! Frozen Water Beads Water beads are tiny hard beads that resemble pellets. They grow when left in water, and become a slippery and squishy sensory material that kids enjoy playing with. Heading into this activity I had absolutely no idea what would happen if we froze water beads, but the kiddos wanted to do something similar to our dinosaur ice excavation activity so we gave it a try… These frozen water beads were an absolute blast and while not an activity that held my kids attention for one long session, it was one that they visited frequently throughout the day. Am thinking this would make a fun observational experiment next time!

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Ice Painting with Sea Creatures

This Ice Painting with Sea Creatures activity could not be easier or more FUN! It only uses two ingredients & the kids have an absolute ball creating with a new medium! While ice painting is new to us, finger painting isn’t. In the past we have tried out things such as textured finger paints or … Read more