Ice Play Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers - Happy Hooligans

Salt and Ice Activity – Melting Frozen Hands

Jackie Currie — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:00:45 +0000

This is one of my all time favourite winter science experiments for toddlers and preschoolers (although you really can do it at any time of the year).

You just prep the colourful hands the night before, and in the morning, set your kids up with a dish of salt and some scoops.

Let the fun and learning begin!

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Coloured Ice Sculptures in the Snow

Jackie Currie — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 16:37:14 +0000

If you're looking for something fun and easy but totally spectacular to do in the yard with the kids this week, you have to try your hand at making coloured ice sculptures!

It's a fun activity for kids of all ages. The whole family can get in on the action.

And it's totally easy to prep!

Check out the photos in the link below to see how gorgeous our sculptures are!

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Play With Coloured Ice Cubes

Jackie Currie — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 23:48:23 +0000

Playing with coloured ice cubes is a fun sensory activity and a great way to keep kid cool on a hot day. We are in the midst of a Fall Heat-Wave here. It’s incredible! It’s hot! It’s sticky! And I’m loving it! It was 27 degrees here this afternoon!!! TWENTY-SEVEN DEGREES on the 26th of...

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Frozen Fractals Soup Activity – Ice Play for Kids

Jackie Currie — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 20:43:25 +0000

When temperatures are on the rise, we’ve been turning to some of our favourite ice and water science activities to keep cool. If your toddlers or preschoolers are fans of the Disney movie “Frozen”, this ice play set up will be a huge hit. Frozen Fractals Soup: a cool and refreshing play idea for a hot...

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Frozen Fractals Ice Sculptures Activity for Kids

Jackie Currie — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 06:14:12 +0000

If you have any “Frozen” fans at your house, this Frozen Fractals Ice Sculptures activity will be a hit! It’s so easy to prepare, and your Anna and Elsa fans are going to love it. We’ve done a number of “Frozen” activities here in my daycare recently, and they’ve gone over very well! If your kids are...

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Melting Elsa’s Frozen Hands Activity

Jackie Currie — Wed, 28 May 2014 19:20:09 +0000

This Melting Elsa’s Frozen Hands activity is a blast whether you’re a “Frozen” fan or not! It’s a great science experiment for kids, and easy to prep using a latex glove and odds and ends from the craft room. We are ALL about Frozen-themed activities these days! I have some huge Elsa and Anna fans...

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Ice Painting Activity & Small World Play with Polly Pockets

Jackie Currie — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 01:54:32 +0000

Ice Painting Activity and small world ice play with Polly Pockets! Last week, I froze some water in a couple of heart shaped pans for us to use for some Valentines activities here in the daycare. The other day, we used one of the hearts for a Valentines Ice Melt science activity. The kids really enjoyed...

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Valentines Ice Melting Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:45:02 +0000

Set up a Valentines Ice Melting Activity for kids with just ice, salt and liquid watercolours. It’s a great science experiment for young children and it doubles as a Valentines activity when you use a heart shaped pan to make your ice and appropriately coloured watercolours to melt the ice with. One of the hooligans favourite science...

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Dino Dig – Melting Ice with Salt and Water

Jackie Currie — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 02:29:15 +0000

If your child loves dinosaurs, this Dino Dig activity will be a big hit. It’s easy to set up and will have your child melting ice with salt and water to free toy dinosaurs and other treasures from a frozen block of ice. Science, water play, and fine motor development are all wrapped up in one...

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Ice Age Sensory Bin – A Captivating Activity for Preschoolers!

Jackie Currie — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:26:20 +0000

This Ice Age Sensory Bin is one of my favourites ways to keep kids entertained in the backyard in warm weather. It’s a fun form of water play that doubles as a terrific simple science activity. Click here to get our Printable List of 100 Summer Boredom Busters! We have done this salt and ice...

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Coloured Ice Cubes in the Snow – Outdoor Winter Activity for Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:17:19 +0000

Freeze ice cubes with food colouring and let the kids take them out into the snow to play with them. They can build with them, decorate a fort, or simply scoop and transfer them into various containers. It’s a great way to provide creative, open-ended play in the snow on a winter day. Playing with...

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Painting with Coloured Ice – A Vibrant Outdoor Art Activity for Kids

Jackie Currie — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:49:41 +0000

Painting with coloured ice – a great summer art activity for kids experience! Check it out!! We were painting with coloured ice today! Every year, here in my daycare, I colour a batch of ice for the kids to get creative with. It’s always a hit with the kids no matter how old or young...

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