Ice cube painting

ice cube painting example

If you’re looking for a fun activity that the kids will love, you must try Ice Cube painting.

What you need

  • 1 cup of water
  • Red, yellow, green, and blue food colouring
  • Short ice block sticks
  • Ice cube tray

Ice cube painting instructions

Fill ice cube tray evenly with water. Add just a tiny drop of  food colouring to each cube (use different colours for each cube) and mix well.

Place a short ice block stick into each ice cube mould

Freeze for about 4 to 6 hours or overnight

Pull on the sticks to remove from the tray

Lay old newspaper down on the table before you paint, as food colouring will stain

Hold the wooden sticks to paint with.Let the fun begin! These run supper smoothly on the paper and the colours are great (kind of water coloury).

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