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Monday, June 25, 2012

The Arctic

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
 


Here are the containers I used to freeze the ice overnight. 



The penguin diving into the water.




So cool!!

ROAR!!!



- AK (MESE, MECD)


8 comments:

  1. Great idea! Love it

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  2. I 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! =)

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  3. Thanks 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.

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  4. I love this, but I just can't have polar bears and penguins together. :)

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  5. I 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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  6. how did you make the color of the water and what is the "snow" made out of?

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    1. Blue food coloring and the snow is fake snow that you find in bags around Christmas time.

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