Creating colorful snow sculptures is amazingly easy, fun, creative, and full of learning.
Here we go! We need:
- Snow
- Food coloring (This is the cheap, Walmart brand, liquid food coloring. We used a lot of it. )
- Tools: a small ice scoop, melon baller, turkey baster, rectangular stick crisco container, trays, laundry soap lids or anything else around the house that looks like fun…
We had unexpected snow last night so we brought it inside and poured it onto a tray…
…and mixed water and food coloring.
Then we squirted it on the snow using the turkey baster:
We packed snow into a container (laundry detergent lid) and poured the colored water over it too:
It was amazing to see how the colors swirled together and the formations that were made:
The sunlight made the color pop!
The containers were turned over to create blocks or cylinders. We also used an ice cream scoop to make balls. The imagination is the only limit!
After playing, we took them back outside and crushed them.
What can kids learn from snow sculpture?
Color theory, cause and effect, physics, fine motor, physical science, sensory integration are just a beginning.
If you are in the southern hemisphere or a warm climate you might enjoy this post: Water Science with Everyday Objects.
Have fun creating colorful snow sculptures together!
We are pleased to be linked to these cool sites:
Kids Get Crafty at Red Ted Art
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What a gorgeous activity! We’ve been waiting to do something like this, but we’ ve had so very little snow this year! Lucky you!
We have had very little too and literally scrapped it off of the side walk for this post.
I’m a preschool art teacher. Had snow last night. Also froze different shaped containers of water to add to snow. We do this activity in large shallow storage containers. Add salt to some of the colored “basting” liquid for even more MAGIC. This activity is always a hit.
Now I want to do it again with the basting salt component. I know the kids would love the transformation…I would.
A gorgeous and colourful activity, perfect for exploring absorbtion and colour mixing.
Popping over from Fun Sparks linky
Thank you!
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Maybe we’ll have to do a little playing with tood coloring and snow later – we certainly got enough of the new stuff last night!
Really cool idea! I love it! Perfect for winter!
What brilliant fun. The colours look amazing.
Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty.
Maggy
What a cool idea. I love how you used an ice cream scoop! Thanks so much for linking to Science Sparks.
Oh my gosh! This brilliant! We just got a ton of snow last night!
This is great!! Looks like so much fun. I have a Saturday linky that I would love to have you stop by and participate in.
http://teachbesideme.com
Thanks!
Fun idea! Pinning this to my winter board, in case we ever get snow again. Not looking up for this year. *sigh*