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! :

Mess-free Canvas Keepsake Art | Toddler Canvas Keepsake Art

If you are familiar with the Mess-Free Ziploc Art that is perfect for babies and toddlers, this is a beautified version of the same. With a little creative additions, the little master piece that is created by those little hands can be turned into memorable keepsakes! This time I made two changes. I used canvas sheet instead of paper as I wanted it to last longer and instead of Ziploc, I have used cling wrap sheet.

My little one has enjoyed the Ziploc art every time we did it. The process of poking at, smacking and rubbing the little paint globules through the sheet of plastic gives him a sense of joy. And at the end of it all, when those tiny hands and the floor are spotless and paint free... or what joy for us as Mums too!! :D 

I just loved how my son's canvas art turned out! I am going to get it framed and hang it up on the wall. It is pretty easy to put together and am sure you and you little bunny will enjoy the process too.

Mess-Free Ziploc Art | Toddler Art

I want to give my little guy a much exposure to creative activities as possible. It is of course left to him to decide if it interests him or not, but from my side, I want him to experience art from an early age. 

His first exposure to art was at 13 months, when we did palm printing together! I just smeared some paint on a paper plate and guided his palms into the paint and onto the paper, making tiny palm prints.

He was too small to understand it, but seemed ti enjoy it :) 

I had used regular acrylic paint for this and had to constantly hold his hand, lest the paint get smeared all over the place, apart from the art book! :)

More recently, we tried crayon colouring for the first time and the little fellow seemed to take to it just for 15 seconds! :D

 

Oh, and I love these ball crayons from Faber Castell, they are perfect for little hands!