Today, we painted with two types of ICE paint: Tempera and Food Colours!
Here’s a quick DIY followed by pics of our results!
TEMPERA Ice Paints
MATERIALS
Several Containers of Tempera Paint
Ice Cube Tray
7 Coffee Stirrer Sticks split in half or 14 Popsicle Sticks
Water
METHOD
Shake Tempera Paints Before Opening.
Fill each cube in the ICE CUBE TRAY about 1/2 full with the colour or combination of colours of your choice.
[If your tempera paint is watery, fill more. If your tempera paint is thick, fill a bit less.]
Add water to each cube.
Stir each colour vigorously with its Stirrer or Popsicle Stick.
Insert Popsicle Sticks into Cubes.
Freeze.
FOOD COLOUR (Watercolour) Ice Paint
MATERIALS
A package of food colours
Ice-Cube Tray
7 Coffee Stirrer Sticks Split in Half or 14 Popsicle Sticks
Water
Freezer
METHOD
Fill Ice Cube Trays with Water, leaving about .2 of each cube empty.
Colour each cube with drops of food colouring to your liking.
Insert Sticks.
Freeze.
Here’s a little gallery of our Beowulf-inspired Ice Paintings!
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