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Winter Fun!
Have a Ball This Season
By Marie-Helen Goyetche
Ice Melt
This is a science experiment that only requires ice cubes, a plate, a towel and curiosity. Let your child discover, feel and describe the melting process. For an older child you can tell him about the process of warm air turning the ice into water. When the melting is over, don't forget to take your child a step further in the experiment: What will happen if you put the plate back into the freezer? What if you added a few drops of food coloring? Paint? You can also make Popsicles for this experiment and then let your child enjoy a frozen treat. Who said Popsicles were only for summertime?
Icicle Sun-catcher
Take a pie pan and fill it with water. Add some birdseed, leaves, twigs, pinecone, acorn, nuts and other nature items you have. Place the pie pan in the freezer and freeze until solid. Then hang in a tree and watch it twirl around and around and sparkle. Watch it melt on mild days. Children love activities that are constantly changing. When the sun-catcher melts, suggest making another.
Now you recall all the fun times you had when you played outdoors. Get dressed, go out and have fun