Ice Dinosaurs

Early on in our 31 Day Sensory Play Challenge I noticed that the rain water in our Tuff Spot Tray (affiliate link) had frozen overnight. I brought the Tuff Spot inside for a bit of ice play. Adam would not touch the ice at all. Even when involving cars and making an ice ramp he was hesitant.

This made me realise when it came to Day 14 of our challenge Adam would not be happy exploring ice so needed to adapt my activity. As he continues to be interested in dinosaurs I decided to create Ice Dinosaurs.

I used our Silicone Dinosaur Mould purchased from Asda and poured in coloured water created using Wilton Food Colouring (affiliate link). I popped the mould in the freezer overnight. The dinosaurs were easy to get out of the mould.

I placed the dinosaurs in a sensory bin containing lentils, chick peas and corn kernels. I knew Adam wouldn’t resist playing with the sensory bin and would eventually play with the ice dinosaurs.

Adam enjoyed pouring the sensory bin base over the dinosaurs and true to form he did start to move the dinosaurs around the box.

So I decided to move the Ice Dinosaurs into the bathroom and see how quickly they would melt. I filled the sink with warm water and Adam had a great time throwing the ice into the sink and using the small scoops to pour water on top of the dinosaurs.

It didn’t take the long for the dinosaurs to melt, although interestingly they kept their shape until the very end. The water turned a murky swamp colour but Adam continued the play by pouring water into the small bowls until they would sink.

Equipment:

* Silicone Dinosaur mould – ours was purchased from Asda.

* Wilton Food Colouring (affiliate link)

* Our sensory bin contained lentils, chick peas and corn kernels.
31 Day Sensory Play Challenge Blog Hop:

Learning and Exploring Through Play are joining us today on our 31 Day Sensory Play Challenge Blog Hop. Click here to see what ice adventures they have had.

Other sensory fun activities with ice:

To find out more about our 31 Day Sensory Play Challenge 2015 click here.

Day 15 of our Sensory Play Challenge is scented play dough. Take a look at our Arctic Sensory Bin.

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Emma Edwards

During a difficult pregnancy suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Emma vowed to make every day an adventure once she had recovered. Adventures of Adam is the outcome of completing a 100 day play challenge with Adam as part of that promise. Emma has a section dedicated to HG friendly play activities so that Mums can still be part of their children’s play whilst they are ill.

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