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Let me preface this by saying that I am aware that penguins and polar bears do not live together. LOL My son has been talking about polar bears a lot lately, so I asked him if he would like to create a polar bear habitat. HE brought the penguin into the play. Initially, I was going to set it up as a surprise invitation with a few polar bears, but he wanted to help so he did everything from filling up the containers for the "icebergs" to setting up the invitation and choosing the animals. I actually really like it when he is part of the process. Its a great time for dialogue and connection.
With incredibly hot temperatures, ice play is always well received.
WATER (with blue food coloring)
ICE
FAKE SNOW
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| Here are the containers I used to freeze the ice overnight. |
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| The penguin diving into the water. |
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| So cool!! |
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| ROAR!!! |
- AK (MESE, MECD)
Great idea! Love it
ReplyDeleteI love polar bears!!! My son and I got to see some polar bears up close and personal at a zoo a few months ago. I can't wait to do this craft....I'm sure with our habitat there will be a few toy tractors...everything we do involves a tractor of some sort! =)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the idea! We did this project this morning before the 100 degrees moved in all the way. My kids are 6 and 8 so it wasn't directed aside from the materials. Sylvie's monkey spent too much time underwater and "was frozen!" They had a blast! The food dye made the water much more fun.
ReplyDeleteI love this, but I just can't have polar bears and penguins together. :)
ReplyDeleteI just left the store to get a few items needed for this. My son is going to love it! Thank you for the great idea.
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ReplyDeletehow did you make the color of the water and what is the "snow" made out of?
ReplyDeleteBlue food coloring and the snow is fake snow that you find in bags around Christmas time.
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