Ice Painting
Need a way to enjoy the outdoor elements without spending hours outside this winter? This easy and fun painting project is the way to go!
Supplies:
- Icicles from outside or ice (freeze until ready to use)
- Watercolor paints
- Paintbrush
- Water cup with water
- Bowl or plastic tub for ice
- Paper towels or old towel
- Optional: place mat or craft mat
Directions:
- Gather icicles from outside or, if none are available, use ice from the freezer. Place into a plastic bowl or dish on top of place mat or craft mat.
- Put water into water cup for easy rinsing of the paintbrush.
- Using the watercolors, paint any design or paint randomly. This is a perfect opportunity to talk about primary and secondary colors and about mixing colors to create colors.
- Easily rinse your ice or gather new ice or icicles to create new projects.
- Freeze to save!
- Optional: Paint outside on the icicles or snow or bring the icicles or snow into the bathtub!
Janelle Cumro-Sultzer lives in Manhattan, KS, with her husband, soon to be three children and two dogs. Janelle is the owner of Flint Hills Mediation LLC and loves to focus on learning through play and getting messy with crafts.