Ice Painting | Toddler Art | Mess-free Toddler Art

What a simple. fun, refreshing and mess-free play this is!! 

If you don't count the actual freezing part, this activity can be set up in 2 mins! Well, since it is ice cubes we are talking about here, including the freezing time, you can actually have this ready for play in about 2 hours. I had kept the colored ice cubes to set in the freezer when he just went for his nap and it was ll ready when he was done and ready to play in the evening! 

I had as much fun putting it together and playing with him, as did he. Oh the joy coloured ice cubes can bring is absolutely priceless! :) And the fact that these are mess-free is just prefect. Just make sure to lay out a plastic sheet below the play area before you get started!

I tucked in wooden sticks in a few cubes while I left a few without sticks just to prompt him to actually take the cubes in his hands and feel the chill. He absolutely loved both versions :)

So, along with the abundance of fun of just getting to play with coloured ice cubes, the little ones get to learn a few things too through this art activity. My boy was amused and wondered how cold the ice cubes felt in chubby hands, how they all melted into a puddle of water after a few minutes of play, how the colours on the ice cubes transferred onto the paper, and how the colours mixed with each other to give out new colours!

These beauties are such a visual treat and incredibly inviting that your little one will love you for making this for them! Go ahead and freeze some pretty ice cubes and let those little artists have fun! :

Things Needed

Water

Ice Cube Tray

Food Colours

Wooden Spoons / Popsicle Sticks

Paper

How to Make:

• Fill up an ice cube tray with water and drop in a bit of food colour in each slot. Mix well and allow to set in the freezer. In about 30 minutes or whenever you find a thin film of ice on top of the cubes, that is when they are just beginning to set, stick in a wooden spoon into each cube.
• Remove from freezer just before play and have fun!
• I added a little colour matching game to this to start with. I drew 5 big circles in different colours, on a white sheet of paper and asked him to colour the circles in cubes of matching colour.

I left a few cubes without handles and that was a huge hit with him. He loved the feel of chill ice in his hands.

He loved mixing in the colours to figure out what new colours can be created.

I can confidently say way too much fun was had... and how such a simple thing can bring such utter joy on his adorable little face was absolutely delightful to watch!