cardinal in the forest painting

I love art teacher's blogs. Their projects are so darn cute, and now that E is school-aged she's able to do much of it. I found this lovely idea on ARTASTIC! via Pinterest and was thrilled with how it turned out.

Ice Cube Painting & Book Review: One Snowy Day

Our temps dropped yesterday from the upper 60s to the 30s. It seems winter is on its way!

In honor of the colder weather, we painted with ice cubes today. Just place a piece of paper in a 9x13 pan, dab on some paint, and drop in a melty ice cube.

A didn't like touching the cold ice, so she used a spoon to push it around the paper, spreading paint as it went.

In the end we had a colorful and abstract work of art. I had planned on using different shades of blue (for ice), but A insisted on the yellow. It's a cheery addition to my refrigerator door!

One Snowy Day by Tammi Salzano

This large, padded board book features colorful illustrations, shiny foil snowflakes, and a simple story perfect for teaching counting. Penguin loves snowy days, and each page shows us what a snowy day means to him: one woolly hat, two warm mittens, three happy friends, all the way up to 10 marshmallows in his hot chocolate. The illustrations feature bright pastel penguins, sure to appeal to small children, and the large pages and padded corners make this a wonderful book for toddlers to explore on their own.

Disclaimer: One Snowy Day was provided to me courtesy of Tiger Tails Books free of charge in exchange for a review. This does not in any way influence my review. 

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