[Childcare] Recommended for summer and winter! Ice play ideas
Mysterious ice that freezes and melts.
In early childhood education, it can also be used as a fun play material for children.
Here, we introduce ice play activities that are enjoyable to try at nursery schools and kindergartens.
From painting with ice to treasure hunts, there are plenty of activities that spark children’s curiosity.
In the cold winter, it’s great to play with ice made indoors, and in the hot summer, touching cold ice to feel cool is also recommended! Incorporate a variety of ice play activities into your program and enjoy a wonderful time together with the children!
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[Childcare] Recommended for Summer and Winter! Ice Play Ideas (1–10)
Ring of Ice
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Chilly, limited-time accessories! Let me introduce the idea of ice rings.
Some children who admire princesses or love fashion might want to collect accessories.
This time, let’s try making limited-time ice rings.
You’ll need an ice tray, a dropper, colored water, and aluminum foil.
If the ice tray has motifs like hearts or stars, it will look even more appealing.
Be sure to give it a try while you can!
Ice painting with your favorite color of paint
Discoveries are so much fun! Here’s an idea for ice painting using your favorite paint colors.
There are activities you can enjoy precisely because it’s a hot summer.
This time, let’s focus on ice and enjoy drawing with the kids.
You’ll need a tray, paint, water, and a container such as a milk carton.
The process of children mixing paints to create their favorite colors is filled with excitement and anticipation.
And the unique idea of freezing water mixed with paint and using it to draw will become a special summer memory.
Ice Step
Winter mornings are very cold, but even on such days you can find little things to enjoy.
On your way to work or school, heading to daycare, or out for a morning walk, if you spot a frozen puddle, why not try touching it or stepping on it to play a bit? The way the thin ice cracks with a crisp snap is a sight unique to winter.
Enjoy the feel and the sound, too.
Every place has its own seasonal delights.
Even along the roadside on a bitterly cold winter morning, you can find simple fun like this.
Of course, be careful not to slip and fall while you play.
[Childcare] Recommended for summer and winter! Ice play ideas (11–20)
Ice play where you can put in your favorite character
https://www.tiktok.com/@riimama.asobi/video/7256770642639457537Help the toys! Here’s a fun ice play idea where you can trap your favorite characters inside ice.
Every child has toys that are special to them or favorites they love, right? How about using those toys to make ice? To rescue the toys trapped in a frozen world, kids will likely focus on melting the ice.
Try it in a way that’s enjoyable and safe for your child, and make the most of those hot summer days.
Pompon’s Ice Play
Enjoy a colorful experience without adding any dye! Here’s a fun idea for pom-pom ice play.
Ice with color feels extra special, doesn’t it? But sometimes you can’t grab the paints right away or your hands are full.
This time, let’s play with a method that makes colorful ice without making colored water.
You’ll need a round ice tray, decorative pom-pom balls, and water.
Just place the colorful pom-pom balls into a round-ice mold and freeze—simple and fun!
Let’s try making our favorite ice.
Your very own special item! Here are some ideas for making your favorite ice.
The cool, chilly feel of ice is exciting for children, isn’t it? This time, let’s create special ice packed with your favorite things.
You’ll need an ice tray, a plastic bottle, paints, and items like grass, flowers, twigs, and nuts.
Put the treasures you find on a walk—such as grass and flowers—into the ice tray and freeze them together with colored water.
The children’s sparkling, glowing expressions will be unforgettable.
I wonder if ice will form?
How about some ice-based experiment play that’s perfect for cold winter days? Put water in a container or bucket, add flowers or leaves that children like, and leave it outside overnight to freeze—that’s it.
Kids can have fun touching the cold ice or melting it to retrieve what’s inside.
You can also “fish” for ice by sprinkling salt on it so that it sticks to a string.
Try it out using the ice the children make.
Let’s spark plenty of curiosity and a spirit of inquiry through experimental play that makes the most of ice’s unique properties!