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Ice Dinosaurs

January 14, 2015 by Emma Gadsby Leave a Comment

Early on in our 31 Day Sensory Play Challenge I noticed that the rain water in our Tuff Spot Tray 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.

Adventures of Adam ice tuff spot

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. I popped the mould in the freezer overnight. The dinosaurs were easy to get out of the mould.

Adventures of Adam Making coloured ice dinosaurs

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.

Adventures of Adam frozen 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.

Adventures of Adam toddler frozen dinosaurs

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.

Adventures of Adam Ice dinosaurs water play

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.

Adventures of Adam Melting ice dinosaurs

Adventures of Adam ice dinosaurs

Filed Under: Play Activities, Play Challenges, Some time required, Supervision needed Tagged With: 31 Day Sensory Play Challenge, Dinosaurs, Food colouring, Ice Play, Sensory Play Activities

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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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