Comments on: Frozen Fractals Ice Sculptures Activity for Kids

By: Monique

Monique — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:58:24 +0000

Maybe I missed it but I didn’t see anything in the instructions about making a larger block of ice for the base. Seems like you should add that in, since sticking things to a larger block is part of the instructions. It looks like you just used a repurposed plastic food container?

By: Birute Efe

Birute Efe — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 12:04:52 +0000

it’s more than awesome. how didn’t i think of that!!!

By: happyhooligans

happyhooligans — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:20:12 +0000

In reply to Tia Fraser. We used a very fine glitter, Tia. All of the water was contained in the tray we were working over. You could pour it down the drain or let the spills evaporate and wipe the tray clean.

By: Tia Fraser

Tia Fraser — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:05:28 +0000

Just curious what you do when the ice cubes melt, does the glitter go everywhere? Seems a little messy but very cool!

By: pien

pien — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 08:26:56 +0000

We used to do this frozen activity for a sunny frosty morning in the winter. Having watched the weather forecast for a few days ahead and putting the freezer full of ice cube trays and other containers. The colorful frozen shapes build in to a sculptures looked amazing with the sun light shining through them.
Even more exciting was when we knew it would freeze out side enough overnight to put out all sorts of containers with colored water, glitter, little objects etc and come out in the morning, tip out all the frozen shapes and build with them. The rest of the day we could watch them through the window whilst doing other in door activities.

By: jenetamasson

jenetamasson — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:41:21 +0000

What a fantastic activity!