Ice Paint

Home support for families activities ice paint

Make some pretty watercolour pictures with ice paints!

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    What you need

    Ice cube tray, Lolly sticks, Food colouring and water, Freezer, Paper

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    Step 1

    Fill the ice cube tray with water and add some drops of food colouring into each section.

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    Step 2

    Place a lolly stick into each section.

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    Step 3

    Make room in the freezer, and place the tray into the freezer on a flat surface.

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    Step 4

    Once frozen, arrange an area for painting (it gets messy), and have fun melting the colourful cubes onto the paper.

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    Step 5

    Let it dry, and see how the colours have mixed like watercolours. These make a great background for drawing paper.

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Download a step-by-step worksheet for this activity.

At an extremely uncertain time, we now face a dramatic drop in our income. 98% of our income comes from the generosity of donors and we need these regular funds in order to keep Rainbow Trust - and the vital support that we provide to seriously ill children and their families - going. If have enjoyed this activity with your own family and can spare just a few pounds to help us keep running, please consider donating today.

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