Today, we enjoyed a little ice play.
Sometimes the simplest of ideas can be the most enjoyable for young children. The teacher in this class set out a bowl of ice with some cups, smaller bowls, and spoons…
The children scooped the ice from one container to the other…
And some children used their hands to pick up ice cubes….
What makes an activity like this so successful is that it is truly all about discovery, exploring, and play…
We won’t be able to hang this up on a wall when we are finished but we can talk about our experience…
And during the process of our ice play we discovered the ice was cold and when it melts, water runs all over the table and down on the floor!
And when the teacher isn’t looking, we can place an ice cube on the handle end of our spoon and it suddenly becomes a Popsicle!
Can you see all the learning (and fun) going on just from some simple ice play?
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Debroah!
this was just great…am going to try this activity at my kindergarten classes…will post u pictures soon ..am sure the children will be overjoyed.
I would love to see the photos Arti!
They look like they are having a tea party. We’re going to do this today. Thanks for sharing!
An ice tea party!
I know my two little girls will love this .. we are home alon this weekend and I think this would make a great time filler!
I think they will love it Alison:)
You could create an easy art project from this – Have each child color a paper with crayola markers prior to getting out the ice. Then bring out the ice and let them use the ice on their paper. It only will take about 5 minutes for the art work to be completed, then they can continue exploring at will.
You could definitely add another aspect to this process! Good idea Nora!
Love, Love, Love this idea and how simple. I will be posting this idea on my website and doing it with my daycare. They will love it!
Thanks Debroah!
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Angela
I am so glad you will be sharing this with your daycare children Angela!
That’s a wonderful way to expand on indoor water play! I love it…thanks for sharing the idea… I like what you said, sometimes the simplest activities can be the most gratifying.
Hi Stephanie,
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Thanks for sharing this Deborah. It just shows how often the best toys are resources are free! And I like the sneaky popsicles 🙂
They are pretty sneaky for sure:)
Such a simple idea but so fun. Stopping by from Child Central Station.
Your ideas for the classroom are so great.
Thank you Abbie – I am so happy you stopped by!