Humanity are a species who cannot help but be creative.
It is a tale as old as time.
Prehistoric cave people painted their caves, carved bones and made jewellery and modern man is no different.
So why encourage our children to create art?
For so many reasons!
It is important on a development level.
It encourages their imagination and can initiate further imaginative play.
It can help gross motor skills as well as interaction with other people and peers.
The world is an exciting but also daunting place for children.
Creating art helps open up self-expression, problem-solving and with Big Feet help, an appreciation of art.
So why ice painting?
Firstly, why not?!
Creating art doesnt have to be exhausting and expensive.
Art can be created with pretty much any material.
Place paper with crayons on a table and your child will create some art for you.
The ice part, that it is free to make!
The painting with ice, that it is also sensory play for them.
Painting Tip:You will get better results if you allow the ice cube to melt a little.
Another option:No ice cube tray?
Color your water with food coloring and pour them into popsicle moulds.
They may be easier for the more Little Feet to hold.
We have included some images of this version too!
Educational factors
you’ve got the option to use this art activity to revise color recognition.
The addition of writing encourages letter recognition and color word recognition.
And lastly, science!
So lets all cool down in the summer sunwith some sensory ice painting fun.
We dont need snowto H2Whoa!
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