To follow up on the children’s interest in all things ‘piratey’, we decided to make ice pirate ships! We created different coloured boats by adding a little edicol to the water before freezing, and the children where captivated by the rainbow of colours that appeared before their eyes as their little boats melted! So much conversation was generated about ‘mixing colours’, hot and cold’, ‘solids and liquids’, ‘freezing and melting’… but the most tempting of questions… “What do they taste like?”
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" There are two essential partners in creativity. I call them whimsy and logic. Whimsy is daydreaming... flights of the imagination... out of control thinking... magical thinking... intuitive, impulsive, fanciful thinking. Most early learners are naturally whimsical".
Dave Brown (Patch Theatre Co.)
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Elizabeth Lawrence.
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
Pablo Picasso
Lovely photos, Karen! A very good idea, the children clearly love the activity!
What a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Brenda! A picture paints a thousand words doesn't it! No problems Amy! 🙂