Frozen Painting ~ Glowing Ice Painting

My kids love painting, however instead of using paper, we decided to try something different…Frozen Painting.  I have to say, painting on ice was a huge hit.  Seriously, my kids would have painted all night if I would have let them.  We waited until it was dark and created a fun and unique Glowing Ice Painting!  Read on to see how we did it.

Materials Needed:

• Flashlight
• Clear Plastic Bin
• Paint Brushes
• Block of Ice ~ freeze your own or buy one
• 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 frozen painting.

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.

Notice the little pool of colorful water at the base of the block.  Thats the one draw back to creating a frozen painting indoors.  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 be revisiting soon!

I would love to hear if you have created art in the dark with your kids and what they thought of it!  My kids LOVE creating a simple frozen painting.

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It’s time for another Paint and Play challenge 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 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.