I'm often inspired by the everyday simple things when it comes to thinking up activities for the babe. This time I was inspired by how much fun the munchkin man was having sticking his fingers in his grandmother's water glass and playing with the ice cubes. I wanted to try it on a larger scale to see if he'd be as interested. I also wanted to dress it up a little bit ;) I had these cute little ice cube trays that I found at the dollar store and knew instantly they would be fabulous for summer fun. The perfect thing to add interest to our ice cube play! As you can see I added food coloring to some of the ice cubes too.
They were the perfect size for little hands to go fishing for....
As the ice cubes melted he found the colored water pretty fascinating too. Not bad entertainment for a nine month old on a hot summer day! Oh and there's a bonus in that I just realized this knocks one thing off of our summer bucket list.... play with ice.
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Goodness i love those chubby little hands...what fun they are having! I keep meaning to try some play with ice with my twins but to cold here at the moment!Love the pics x
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks Jode :) yes, we looove chubby hands!
DeleteI love simple activities like this - beautifully photographed, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks MaryAnne! Sometimes the simpler the better.
DeleteWe love ice play at our house, but I never thought to put them in a big container of water. I'll definitely be trying this!
ReplyDeleteHi Amy :) Thanks for stopping by. Yes, he had fun with this one. Took a little skill to "catch" the ice cubes.
DeleteThose star shaped ice cubes are great. This looks like something my son would love. Pinning for when it is summer in our part of the world!
ReplyDeleteHi Ness :) It's so funny to think about it being winter elsewhere. Thanks for pinning!
DeleteI saw the muffin tin fun over on quirky mama and said...that baby looks familiar! Do you have other stuff on that site too?
ReplyDeleteHaha! Yes Jenn, that's me! I just started writing over there too :) I also have had this post http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/books-for-baby-setting-up-a-reading-corner/ and this post http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/pipe-cleaner-activities/#comments Be on the look out for more. I will try to share on my Facebook page when they go up. I'm glad you recognized the babe. That's too cute!
DeleteLove this idea TOO! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteWhat a fun idea! My 8 month old Kayleigh loves touching ice cubes (and always wants to drink out of my glass when she sees them floating in there!) She would have a blast with this :)
ReplyDeleteI'm hosting a Summer Sensory Fun Link Party today through next week, and would absolutely love it if you would link up this post! It's perfect! I hope you'll swing by and visit--it would be great to have you!
♥ Bethany
www.happyhomemaker.me
Ooooh - LOVE this!! I am adding this to our summer bucket list!! Thanks for sharing =-)
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Thanks Beth :) Always fun linking up!
DeleteI gave my 6 month old frozen teethers when he was teething at 3 and 4 months, and now whenever he touches an ice cube, he clamps his mouth shut and squeaks... I don't know if he would like this activity or not, but it sure looks fun for me :)
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cute story! Thanks for sharing :) I love hearing stories about everyone's babes. Too cute!
DeleteWe're trying this out today! I forgot that I had star ice cube trays...playing with ice is also on our Bucket List, so it fits perfectly! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you have/had fun! Playing with ice is great :)
Deletehow fun... i love how totally intense he is on what he's doing... a little scientist! thanks for linking up to tip-toe thru tuesday.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andie! Yes he studies everything!
DeleteWe've been having fun with star ice as well! Gotta love dollar tree. :)
ReplyDeleteHey Allison! So much fun... Dollar tree rocks :)
DeleteIt really does! I'm featuring you on The Sunday Showcase tomorrow morning. I hope you'll stop by. :)
DeleteAw, thanks Allison! Of course I"ll stop by :)
DeleteThis is an awesome idea! My son loves water and ice. Loves getting Into his dogs water bowl and even the toilet if he can. So this is something I will have to try. The food coloring didn stain his hands at all though??? I'd be worried about that.
ReplyDeleteHi Candice! The food coloring came off a bit on my hands when I took the ice cubes out of their trays but once they hit the water the color dissipated and he didn't end up with a spot of it on his hands. I also used 2-3 drops of food coloring in each ice cube and could have gotten away with less. I hope that your little guy has fun trying it. This will be a go-to activity for us this summer for sure!
DeleteThis is genius!! So simple yet so enjoyable for the little people!! LOL!! Thank you.....
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteGolly! Gorgeous and genius. How's that for alliteration? You've done it again Jen ;). Love your work! So glad you shared it at the Weekly Kids Co-op. xoxo P
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks Pauline!
DeleteThat looks like a nice cool activity! Thanks for linking up to the Year Round Blog Carnival.
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