Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Painting on Ice

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Our play trays this week contains watercolour paints, brushes and blocks of ice.
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I put the blocks of ice on the trays about 20 minutes before I opened the centre
so they were somewhat melted when the families arrived.
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Monday the school was fairly cold, after being closed for two weeks, so the
ice lasted quite awhile.
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That gave the children plenty of time to experiment with a good size block of ice.
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As the morning progressed and the room warmed, there was more water on the
tray to really make a lot of colour.
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The ice provides a slippery surface so the brush glides across it and the paint will
pool in any little holes or cracks.
It was a new experience for many and some children were fascinated with the
temperature of the ice and having the freedom to paint all over.