Kids' Art Magic

by Louise Seirmarco-Yale, Reston Artist and Author

FEBRUARY MEANS ICE AND COLD SO WE STAY INSIDE - HERE’S A FUN FEBRUARY ART PROJECT!

Did you know? You can use ice to make paintings!

Put some water in an ice cube tray. Ask permission to use an old ice cube tray, or buy a cheap one just for this.

See if there is some food coloring in the kitchen, and add it to each cube. It is in every grocery store in the baking section.

If you have some poster paint around, pick some vibrant colors and add one color to each cube.

WOW! You have made ‘PAINT STICKS’!

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THOSE?

Find some THICK PAPER. Maybe poster board, light colored cardboard, or an old manila file folder, and ‘draw’ or ‘paint’ with your ice cube paint stick. Watch the magic of colors flowing as the ice melts! You will see what happens when you PAINT WITH ICE! A great way to use ICE in February! What about March? What is next?