Games with ice

If you feel like you're melting in the summer heat, these ice play activities will cool things off while you learn and play with your kids!

We love these ways to play with ice to make art, explore sensory activities, and do STEM experiments for kids.

Looking for a fun game to play without having to get anything more than what you have already in the house? Why not try this game that all you need is a glass, toothpick, tissue, rubber band and so…

One thing I want to instill upon my children is that there are many people in this world besides them. When we only think about ourselves we are not aware of the ways we can help others. I seem to be teaching this to my kids over and over again. It does become redundant unless I find a new analogy to use to make it seem like a new and exciting ...

Last year the cup stack was one of my FAVORITE team building activities (see post here). So, naturally, I wanted to give it another shot! The Cup Stack is a fun, yet challenging activity that promotes team work. The supplies are basic: cups, string, rubber bands. I go ahead and tie the string to the rubber bands so it is ready to go. I make a few for groups of 4 and a few for groups of 5, this way no matter what the numbers are in the classroom I can make it work. I start by asking students…

Looking for a fun and simple winter activity for kids? Try out ice bowling. It is simple to make and fun to play, even in the summer.

Ice Boat Races - this is such a fun, easy-to-make summer activity for kids of all ages. Perfect for cooling off this summer, summer bucket list, water games, kids activities for more. #summerbucketlist #summeractivities #kidsactivities

Parents: It’s your son’s birthday party. On the invitation, you wrote that the party would go from 12:00-3:00pm. It’s 2:00pm, and you’ve already gone through all the activit…

Ice tower ❄️age 4-8 ❄️ We had an extra bag of ice laying around after a BBQ so we decided to build an ice tower using ice, salt, water and food coloring. Start with a tray of ice, sprinkle a generous amount of salt on the ice then start adding the colored water. The salt […]

18 Cool Things You Can Do with Ice (It's Not Just for Tea!) #ice #iceactivities #activitiesforkids

My kids LOVE to fish and they both have actually gotten quite good at it! Every day they ask dad to take them fishing and it is the highlight of their day (Mom on the other hand does not like to touch the fish). So this was a great fishing activity that “Mom” could do with […]

If you're looking for more fun ways to beat the heat this summer try one of these super fun ice activities for kids.

We are still hitting the 80's everyday and it's humid and sticky. Thank goodness for the pool. Here are some super easy icy activiti...

Learn how to play noodle hockey. A fun game for any large groups of kids or teens. Great for playing at Scouts or camps.

Summer ice activities: Ice Chalk by Reading Confetti

Looking for fun ways for kids to beat the heat this summer? These fun ways to play with ice are perfect for a hot day. Ice Sensory Play, Kids Ice Play

Fish for ice cubes with a simple to set up ice fishing experiment. Part science and part magic, simple supplies create fun science!

Whether you are hot in the summer, want to talk about arctic animals, or are leaning into a cold winter, ice play is so fun! Here are tons of ice play ideas for kids!

Chill the kids out this summer with this easy paint recipe great for arts, crafts, and sensory fun! #icepainting #icepaint #howtomakeicepaint #paintingideas #iceart #iceartforkids #iceactivitiesforkids #iceactivities #growingajeweledrose

Help anxious kids relax with these fun ice breaker games for kids. Build trust, confidence, and relationships while having a blast.