Painting Heart Ice Cubes

This Painting Heart Ice Cubes activity is so simple to set up and the kids will love it!

All you need is a heart shaped mold and a few basic craft supplies. Make the ice cubes the night before and you’ve got a super quick and easy activity done for the day. It’s an awesome activity to set-up whenever you want the kids to work on their own and stay independent and focused.

This was a winner with my kids. They thought it was so fun and unique to paint heart shaped ice cubes and both said they want to do this again!

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Materials for Painting Heart Ice Cubes:

• Heart ice cube tray (or heart chocolate mold)
• Paintbrushes
• Washable kids paint (we chose Valentine’s Day colors; pinks, purples, reds, white and a few others like blue and yellow)
• Tray
• Paper plate

Instructions:

• Place water in the mold and freeze night before.
• Place all of the heart shaped ice cubes onto a tray with rim (I used a lid from their LEGO container). This will prevent the water from spilling once the ice cubes start to melt, along with the paint.
• Next, place a bit of desired washable kids paint colors onto a paper plate and set close to the tray.

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What is my child learning and improving?

• Hand-eye coordination (painting the slippery ice cubes)
• Sensory (feeling the coldness of the ice cubes, etc.)
• Fine motor skills (holding the paintbrush)
• Creativity (choosing colors, patterns, styles and designs for each heart)
• Focus and concentration
• Independence (great activity for building independence and working on your own)

It is a time-consuming activity, which is GREAT, right? I mean, my kids stayed busy painting the ice cubes away until they pretty much melted. Creating somewhat of a mess, but that’s where the tray with rims comes in handy!

Try this Painting Heart Ice Cubes activity now, your kids will enjoy it!