Ice Cube Painting
Ice Cube Painting
Create ice cube paints by mixing water with food colouring and freezing into ice cubes. What pictures or messages will you create?
Illustrations by ootiboo creative contributor Justine Rykiel
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You will need
Step 1
Put half a cup of water in each bowl.
Step 2
Add 4-5 drops of food colouring. For a stronger colour, add a few more drops.
Step 3
Use a spoon to put the coloured water into sections in the ice cube tray.
Step 4
Make orange, green and purple sections by mixing:
a) Red and yellow = orange
b) Yellow and blue = green
c) Red and blue = purple
Step 5
Put the ice cube tray on flat surface in the freezer.
Step 6
After 30 minutes, take the ice cube tray out. The coloured water should be a little bit frozen. Put a lolly stick in each coloured section and put back in the freezer.
Step 7
After the water is completely frozen (3-4 hours), take out the ice cube tray and leave to stand for 5 minutes. Gently twist the tray and take out the ice cube paints.
Step 8
Put the ice cube paints on a plate. Take a large piece of white paper. Have fun making lines, shapes and drawings with your ice cube paints!
Children's University entries
To get your stamp code for your Ice Cube Painting entry, all you have to do is take a photo of your creation and submit it here (not via the Children's University). Just let us know you're part of the Children's University in the “How did you hear about the project?” box, and we'll email you your stamp code for taking part once we've processed your entry and added it to the Gallery.
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