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Color Mixing Ice Cubes

Frozen primary colored cubes melt together in a cup of warm water and reveal a new color. Half craft, half science demo.

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 30 min

Good for

☀️ Summer

Builds

🌈 Color🔬 STEM🤲 Sensory
Color Mixing Ice Cubes
Color Mixing Ice Cubes
Color Mixing Ice Cubes
Color Mixing Ice Cubes
Color Mixing Ice Cubes
Color Mixing Ice Cubes
Color Mixing Ice Cubes

How to do it

  1. 1

    Freeze water with food coloring to make primary-colored ice cubes ahead of time.

  2. 2

    Drop two cubes of different colors into a clear cup.

  3. 3

    Ask the kid to predict what color they'll mix into.

  4. 4

    Pour warm water over the cubes and watch the colors swirl together.

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