Ice Ice Baby

It's been a hot week, so we're staying inside and playing with ice. This week's theme was experiments with ice. 

Our experiments:

Homemade ice cream

What makes ice melt the fastest

Pick up ice cube without touching it

We started off our theme day with a snack, homemade ice cream and blueberries. To make homemade ice cream in a bag you need:

1 cup half and half cream

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

3 cups ice

1/3 cup sea salt 

1 large ziplock bag

1 sandwich size ziplock bag

3 cups ice cubes

Directions:

Place half and half, vanilla and sugar in the small ziplock bag and close the bag 

Fill the large ziplock bag with the ice cubes

Place the smaller bag inside the bigger one. Close the bag tightly and shake for 8 minutes.

Our perfect ice cream shaking soundtrack was "ice ice baby" by Vanilla Ice and "shake it off" by Taylor Swift

When the cream is frozen scoop into bowls and top with blueberries.

What makes Ice Melt Fastest?

What you need:  

A large ice block with toys  frozen inside (I froze bouncy balls in small plastic containers)

3 small spritz bottles:

one with hot water, one with salt water one with vinegar and water

Place the large ice blocks in a pie plate. Use the spray bottles to melt the ice. See which bottle melts the ice fastest. Little man decided that a mixture of all three and some extra salt worked best.

Pick up an ice cube without touching it

What you need:

Ice cubes

String

Salt

Pie plate or plate

What to do:

Place ice cubes on the pie plate

Place the string on top of the ice cube ( it can be more than one ice cube) 

Shake salt on top of the ice cube, around the string

Let sit for 3-4 minutes

Slowly pick up the string, see if the ice cube is attached , if not wait another minute.

There are so many experiments involving ice! Have a great time and happy experimenting!