Fun Freezing Sensory Play for Weekend? YES!

Happy Friday to all! Weekend is around the corner and any plans to spend your weekend?

Today I am going to share a new sensory play series which I find it very very very (really, VERY) interesting to kids and perhaps even to parents (including myself...=D).

*drum rolllllllll--> Fun Freezing Sensory Play!

Kids enjoy playing and exploring with ice! Here are some amazing, fun freezing sensory play ideas to try with your kids.

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It is simple to set up the freezing sensory play set for your kids, now let's follow the steps below:-

Step 1

All you need is a few small containers or ice trays, water and some toys, marbles, crystals, dinosaurs, action figures, fishes or any items that won’t be damaged by the freezing. Your child should be involved in the process from the beginning. 

As seen in the picture above, my daughter and I decided to freeze colourful crystals as part of the water play component.

Step 2

Put the items in the freezer. Explain to your child how long it will take to freeze. Let them take out the frozen items.

Frozen toys "fresh" from freezer. 

Frozen pony & dinosaur toys with crystals.

Step 3

Time to play! Let your child play experiment with the frozen items. This will teach them how long it takes for ice to melt depending on the size of the container. You could use almost anything to freeze. Each time your child plays, use different items.

Once the frozen item is taken out from the small container, let your kid play with it or place them in the water play container.

Frozen dinosaur? =D

Throughout the process, not only the bonding time with your kids, but also provide a good opportunity for kids to explore more knowledge and their imaginations in daily life. 

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Learning Outcome 

You can learn about reversible change, temperature, and properties of water. Melting ice is also great for practicing fine motor skills with spray bottles, squirt bottles etc! Older children will still have a lot of fun and benefit from playing with this sensory ice tub. The amazing thing about sensory play is that it opens the door to so many wonderful learning opportunities such as imaginative play, language exploration, fine motor development for pre-writing skills, coordination, social interactions and so much more.

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