After a morning spent shopping we came home and the weather was so warm we played outside. I had previously frozen some water in a star mould, adding glitter and a splash of blue food colouring. Yesterday the children helped me put their Frozen figures into some plastic bags, then filled them with water before carefully placing them in the freezer. We were all ready for some Frozen sensory play.
My children love playing with water so were very happy when I suggested we get the Frozen toys out of the freezer so we could watch them melt in the warm weather. First we popped out the stars onto the tuff spot.
Then the figures were removed out of their plastic bags.
The children were happy to handle the huge chunks of ice until their fingers got cold.
They tried helping the thawing process along with sponges.
Then we poured some warm water into jugs to help them speed it up.
Finally the figures were free and they were able to play with them in the blue water, along with the glitter.
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Ice play defrosting toys is good fun, especially on a hot day.
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Popping over from parenting pin party – I love this idea, have pinned to my Frozen board! x
I have to imagine this is a really fun activity for kids because there is a heightened sense of anticipation waiting for the ice to melt. Such a fun and creative idea, Jenny. Pinning this for later. Great to meet you from the parenting pin it party!
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Awesome! Frozen is still so popular in our house right now – this activity would be huge here too!
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oh very interesting!
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I prepared a similar activity for my daughter and her friend. They had a wonderful time releasing their frozen animals and he can’t wait to come and play at our house again!!
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