Nursery World - Cold play

If you want to capture your club's interest with a really cool theme, you literally can't do any better than ice! So chill out with the children and enjoy some icy antics, says Miranda Walker Start by freezing a range of ice blocks in preparation, making them in as many different sizes and shapes as possible. You can use manufactured ice trays to create cubes, but introduce some new shapes too - the plastic trays from chocolate boxes make wonderful shapes for instance, as do ice-cream containers, jelly moulds, milk cartons, yoghurt pots and even balloons.

Start by freezing a range of ice blocks in preparation, making them in as many different sizes and shapes as possible. You can use manufactured ice trays to create cubes, but introduce some new shapes too - the plastic trays from chocolate boxes make wonderful shapes for instance, as do ice-cream containers, jelly moulds, milk cartons, yoghurt pots and even balloons.

Also fill some large containers to make a few really big blocks of ice. (If you haven't got access to a large freezer, ask the local supermarket to help you out). Consider adding a little food colouring to some of the water to make some rainbow shades, but remember to use just a small amount though, or the children's hands will become stained during play!

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