Ice Cube Painting

Have fun making and painting with colored ice.	Safety Tips To make an edible version of these colored ice cubes, use potable water and replace food coloring with fruit juice powder.
Materials Ice cube tray Small plastic bowls Plastic spoons Food coloring Scissors Sketch paper Craft sticks or disposable ice cream spoons

Steps

	1.	Put primary colors of food coloring (red, blue, yellow) into separate containers.
	2.	Prepare your ice cube tray. Spoon in the colors into each tray section by pairs to come up with the secondary colors- orange (yellow + red), green (yellow + blue), and purple (blue + red). Kids love to mix colors so let them explore and learn.
	3.	Pour in some red, blue, and yellow on some of the remaining tray sections.
	4.	After your child is satisfied with his mixed colors, put the tray inside the freezer.
	5.	While waiting for the ice cubes to freeze, prepare the handles for the ice cubes. You can use disposable wooden ice cream spoons like these or you may cut craft sticks in half.
	6.	Check on your ice cube tray after about 30 to 45 minutes. When the colored water is half-frozen, stick in a craft stick handle into the center of each ice cube.
	7.	Put the ice tray back in the freezer.
	8.	When the ice cubes are solid frozen, take out the ice tray from the freezer and allow it to stand at room temperature for a few minutes. Twist the ice tray slightly to loosen the ice cubes.
	9.	Give your child as much paper as he needs to paint. Most kids love to keep on painting with these ice cubes until they're almost melted.

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