There are so many things you can do with ice cubes, besides cool your drinks. I'm sure more than I have listed here, but here's how we spent our afternoon. We added food color to ours to emphasis color mixing & because it's more fun than a regular ice cube!
*food color may stain clothing or fabrics.
Our trays of colored ice cubes...don't the look fun!
Mixing colors.
Half way, we discussed how each ice cube was an original color
and now it's blending with another to make a new color.
Watching the ice cubes melt into new colors.
Experimenting which will melt faster, ice with water or ice with salt. B hypothesised, 'water'.
Half way through.
I didn't get a final picture before B got his hands on the bowls,
but water melted the ice cubes faster than salt. In case you were wondering. ;)
Did you know you can paint with ice cubes?
Well kind of, the colors show up well once they first go on. After they dry it's a very faint marbled look.
I have another thought on how to make this work, so look for that post soon.
Some of the colors as they melted...I wish they would have stayed this vibrant. During this, we talked about how the ice started as a solid & then melted into a liquid.
Once most of the ice cubes were melted, B decided to start mixing all the colors to see what happened. He was very focused & precise, making sure all the colors were mixed into one bowl. Moving the remaining ice cubes into a separate bowl. Once he discovered the icky brown color, then it was time to pour the water out. Yes, he is sitting on a table; the dog really wanted the water and ice cubes, this was his solution to keeping the dog away.
Another experiment we tried was seeing which would melt faster, an ice cube in the sun or in the shade. I don't have any photos of this, because it didn't take long for the one in the sun to melt.
Do you have any other ideas on what do with an ordinary ice cube?
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