[Childcare] Recommended for summer and winter! Ice play ideas

Summer at-home activities using dry ice

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It’s like magic! Here are some ideas for summer at-home play using dry ice.

The bubbling white “smoke” from dry ice is fascinating for kids, isn’t it? This time, let’s try playing with dry ice.

You’ll need a cup filled with water, dry ice, bubble solution, straws, and so on.

If you blow bubbles onto the cup with dry ice in it, it’s fun to watch the foamy bubbles puff up and expand! When using dry ice, be sure to ventilate well and avoid touching the dry ice directly.

Butterflies drawn with colored ice water

Also great as a sensory play activity! Here’s an idea for painting butterflies using ice made from colored water.

It’s a highly recommended sensory play activity! The chill of the ice combined with the vivid colors will engage children’s senses, making the creative process fun.

As they watch the ice melt, they can enjoy the way the colors spread, making it a fulfilling activity.

It’s also nice to do on warm days out on the terrace or in the playground.

A wonderful idea to enjoy both coolness and art!

Ice play

At Hachiman Nursery School (Fukui City), the Elephant Class (2-year-olds) all played with ice. They discovered leaves and flowers inside the ice! How fun!

A great indoor activity for summer is “ice play”! Just touching ice is fun and cooling enough, but if you have time, try adding a little twist.

When you freeze water, place leaves, flowers, or small toys in it as well.

That way, children won’t just touch the ice—they’ll also think about how to melt it and get the items out as they play.

Be sure to choose objects that are safe even if they end up in a child’s mouth!

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Drawing with ice

[Nursery & Kindergarten] Drawing with ice!? Perfect summer-colored water play ❄️

In summer, it’s best to keep even your playtime cool, right? So let’s try drawing with ice! You might wonder, “Can you really draw with ice?” but it’s actually very easy.

First, squeeze small amounts of your favorite watercolor paints into the compartments of an ice tray, then add water on top and mix to dissolve.

Cover the tray with aluminum foil, and insert straws through the foil into each paint-water compartment to create handles for holding the ice.

Freeze it, and your ice paints are ready! Use the colored ice to draw whatever you like.

You’ll be able to create artwork that feels wonderfully cool and refreshing.

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Playing with ice and glass noodles in spring rain

[1-year-olds] Sensory play with ice and glass noodles!

It’s so refreshing to play with cool ice in the summer, isn’t it? Especially on very hot days, here’s an idea: try playing with lots of ice.

It might melt quickly in the heat, but that’s part of the fun—you can observe it or watch it melt from the warmth of your hands.

You can use cube-shaped ice from an ice maker, long ice sticks for bottles, or even make ice using empty containers like tofu packs.

These days, 100-yen shops also sell silicone molds in shapes like stars, hearts, and characters, so using those could make it even more fun.

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