Remember the paintsicles we made? To refresh your memory, all we did was squirt a little washable poster paint into styrofoam cups, freeze them for a bit, and then add a popsicle stick to each color and freeze until solid.
Once frozen, we used them to create art. Well, the last time we did this, it was only sixty degrees, and I was curious about the melting factor in higher temperatures.
C was happy to test them out today in eighty degree weather. The result was a little different. The melting helped to create a smoother, creamier paint finish and the color appeared immediately (in the cooler temperature, it took a couple minutes before you could see the paint on the paper).
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| This is a sunset over the ocean. |
Eighty degrees isn't that hot though, so I will definitely post results of paintsicle art in ninety to one hundred degrees as soon as it gets that hot around here!
15 comments:
Very cool! We definitely plan to give this a go this summer!
oo love how these turned out when it was warmer!!
I'll be curious to see results then
Ooooo... we'll have to give this a try! We did paint w/ water books, but used ice cubes instead... never thought to freeze paint! Great idea!!
Good to have the follow-up! When it warms up here - and I know it will - this is on our list :)
Fun! Don't wish 100 degree weather on yourself! LOL!
Thank you so much for the fantastic idea! My son and I will definitely be doing this. It is already 100 degree weather here, so we'll see how it goes! I'll be linking back to your blog when we do this fun activity. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for the fantastic idea! My son and I will definitely be doing this. It is already 100 degree weather here, so we'll see how it goes! I'll be linking back to your blog when we do this fun activity. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for the fantastic idea! My son and I will definitely be doing this. It is already 100 degree weather here, so we'll see how it goes! I'll be linking back to your blog when we do this fun activity. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for the fantastic idea! My son and I will definitely be doing this. It is already 100 degree weather here, so we'll see how it goes! I'll be linking back to your blog when we do this fun activity. Thanks again!
I love this idea! We'll be trying this out soon. Have you seen the posts about using colored ice cubes to paint? That would be a fun summertime activity.
Oh my goodness! my crew would love to paint with melting paint...to much fun!
Maybe we should test for you... It's been ridiculously hot here for the past few days - over 100 degrees. I need to get on with my melting crayons project!
This is something I've been wanting to try with the kiddos but for some reason haven't done yet. Thanks for reminding me what a great craft idea this is!
This is a fun idea!! I LOVE the sunset over the ocean picture. It is very pretty.
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