creativecasey: Family Fun Projects + Ice Melt...it's science

I am always looking for something fun and inexpensive to do with Peyton. And as many of you know, Friday tends to be our Funday... This Friday is no exception. Today's post gives you a fun and inexpensive way to make science fun...so you can make something that looks like this...

Your little one will also have fun learning about how salt raises the temperature of ice... Here's what you are going to need... First, some kind of plastic or cardboard to freeze the ice in... I had just finished my soy milk, so it worked perfectly; just be sure to rinse it out before filling it with water and freezing it. We actually just set ours outside because it was so cold, but you could just as easily put it in the freezer...

After it freezes, simply peel off the cardboard...

Then place it in a large container so that as it melts, the water can stay in the base...then let your little one explore... brrr!

While they are exploring the ice, gather up this...

And this (salt - I used sea-salt because it's more course)...

Then let your little one go to town by adding salt and food coloring... As you will notice, the salt changes the texture of the ice due to the melting and as they add food coloring, you can see exactly where the ice has melted...