It’s Paint and Play time again! I love this fun series that I am doing with Crystal from Growing A Jeweled Rose. The focus for our series is all about the process, having fun and getting kids excited to create art! This week we challenged each other to keep cool by Painting with Ice. What a great summer activity and a fun way to beat the heat. Growing A Jeweled Rose created Summer SCENTsory Ice Paints, while we waited until it was dark and created a fun Glowing Ice Painting!
My kids loved this challenge and would have painted all night if I would have let them. It is such a fun and unique experience to paint on ice, however Glowing Ice Painting Rocks (according to my kids:)! Read on to see how we did it.
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To create your own Glowing Ice Sculpture you will need:
- Flashlight
- Clear Plastic Bin
- Paint Brushes
- Block of Ice
- Tray to catch the melting painty water
- Liquid Watercolors or watered down Tempera Paint
- Rock Salt
Place your tray on the table and place the flashlight in the center of the tray shining up. Now place the clear plastic container over the light. You will need a flashlight with a flat end so it stands on its own. Place the ice block on top of the upturned tub and you are all set to create a beautiful glowing sculpture.
I handed the kids the salt, paint, brushes and invited them to paint on the block of ice. It did not take them long to jump right in. They loved watching the colors drip down the edges of the glowing ice block. However, sprinkling salt and watching it melt the ice was their favorite part. As the salt melts the ice, it pools the colors and creates mini colorful craters.
I love this little glowing face intently concentrating! I set out a few different sizes of brushes, but Annika loved working with smallest brush.
Notice the little pool of colorful water at the base of the block. Make sure you use a tray under your upturned container to collect it all.
My kids gave this glowing sculpture a 10 out of a 10. They loved the process and can’t wait to try it again! I think that creating art in the dark will be something that we will revisiting soon!
I love the aerial view of the ice sculpture.
I would love to hear if you have created art in the dark with your kids and what they thought of it!
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Growing A Jeweled Rose created amazing Summer SCENTsory Ice Paints! How fun is that! Messy sensory play that is perfect for keeping cool this summer. Make sure to stop on by and check it out.
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Make sure you stop back in next week for more Play and Paint!
Don’t miss out on any of our Paint and Play series:
Balloon Painting 5 Ways and Super Creative Balloon Painting
Homemade Spin Art Machine and A Spin on Spin Art
Tire Swing Pendulum Painting and Glowing Pendulum Painting
Painting with Candy and Painting with Candy
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If you love process art like us, then check out my Painting Without Brushes Pinterest board. It is packed full of fun ideas.
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Tammy
