Homemade Icebergs

We learned about icebergs and then made some of our own with a few toys thrown in them for added fun! The next morning the "icebergs" were frozen and we threw them into some water to play with. They were only half frozen by afternoon so we decided let them sit overnight. Our dining area was a bit wet by the end, but it was so worth it! My five year old had an informal q and a lesson about buoyancy and phases of water. My two year old learned a bit about hot and cold, that ice melts in warm water, and about what sinks and floats.

Thanks to Delia for the snow/cold weather activities that will be featured over the next little bit! Check out her blog Delia Creates at http://deliacreates.blogspot.com/!

Ice Cube Scavenger Hunt

I froze ice cubes dyed with food coloring in our freezer. Yes...we have star shaped ice cube trays. I hid them all over the yard like an Easter egg hunt. I tried not to make it too hard since the stars could easily get buried and then lost. We worked on math skills with this one. My five year old had to count how many he had to find by counting the empty spaces in the ice cube tray. As he found some we subtracted them from our "total to find" and put them back in the tray. My five year old loved this one!

Thanks to Delia for the snow/cold weather activities that will be featured over the next little bit! Check out her blog Delia Creates at http://deliacreates.blogspot.com/!

Borax Cystal Snow Flakes

Here is the how to:

Materials

Boiling hot water - enough to fill your pint sized mason jar
1/3 cup borax - you can find this in the laundry aisle.

pint mason jar
pencil
pipe cleaners
string/yarn

Directions

1. Form your pipe cleaners into a snowflake shape or whatever shape you desire, while you boil water.
2. Add water to your mason jars.
3. Mix in borax. Stir it but don't worry if it isn't completely dissolved.
4. Attach your pipe cleaner shape to the string and hang it from the pen/pencil while submerging it in your jar.
5. Leave it overnight. The next morning you should have a nice pretty crystal snowflakes!

Thanks to Delia for the snow/cold weather activities that will be featured over the next little bit! Check out her blog Delia Creates at http://deliacreates.blogspot.com/!