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Ice Painting

Purpose

This cold and fun activity helps in developing tripod grasp as well as sensory processing.

Materials

Construction Paper, Construction Paper, Ice Cubes, Ice Cubes, Powder Paint, Powder Paint, Tempera Paint, Tempera Paint

Skills

Pre-writing, Pre-writing, Sensory Processing, Sensory Processing, Tripod Grasp, Tripod Grasp, Visual-motor, Visual-motor

Description

Put a small amount of paint on a sheet of construction paper. Let the child hold an ice cube using his thumb, index finger, and middle finger only. Have the child move the ice cube over the paint and spread it on the paper.

You may also use powder paint for this activity.

You can use the Colored Ice Cubes activity to make the ice cubes for this activity.
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Comments

I also make ice "paint" brushes by placing popsicle stick in water in each ice cube compartment then freeze. The children hold the stick to paint with the ice cube.
denise on Friday, January 29, 2010
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