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Ice Cube Watercolor Painting Fun Painting Ideas for Kids

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Painting is a fun activity for kids.  In this activity kids will create their own water colors using food coloring and ice.

 

Materials: Ice Cube Tray,  Cups, Water, Food Coloring, Craft/popsicle Sticks, paper (poster or water color paper works best)

Step 1: Fill cups half way with water

Step 2: Add a couple of drops of food coloring to each cup of water.  Keep adding food coloring slowly until you get the color you like.  If you only have a few food coloring colors mix colors together to create more colors.

Step 3: Pour colored water into ice cube tray

Step 4: Wait about 1/2 hour or until ice is half way frozen then add the craft/popsicle sticks.

Step 5: Let the ice freeze completely.  When completely frozen slowly pull ice cubes out of tray.  If they are stuck slowly twist ice cube tray or leave out for a few minutes then pull them out.

Step 6: Once ice cubes are out hold them by the handle (craft/popsicle stick) and use like a paint brush.

You just create home made water color paint!

 

Here is another project idea using ice cube paining 

 

Materials: Paper, Washable Markers, Water, Ice Cube Tray, Craft/Popsicle Sticks

Step 1: Make ice cubes the regular way

Step 2: Wait about 1/2 hour or until ice cubes are half way frozen and add craft/popsicle sticks

Step 3: Wait until ice cubes are completely frozen.  While kids are waiting for the ice cubes to freeze have the, draw a picture using markers.

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Step 4: When ice cubes are completely frozen take them out of the tray.

Step 5: Have the kids go over they picture with the ice cube.  The when the drawing gets wet the maker colors run making the picture look like a water color painting.

 

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