This ice for kids frozen nature sensory play makes a great activity to keep toddlers to preschoolers learning. Also, look at my page How to Homeschool Preschool for more learning and playing ideas.
This is an easy nature sensory play activity to do at home.
With just a few items and thinking ahead (freeze water) your child will have as much fun as the ice lasts.
And if you have a theme such as nature, transportation, or even animals with each of your trays, you can teach your preschooler right along with play.
This ice for kids activity provides children with a unique way to explore different textures and temperatures.
This type of play can enhance their fine motor skills as they manipulate small objects.
Also, it can improve your child’s cognitive development by encouraging curiosity and experimentation.
Additionally, it can foster a sense of wonder and connection to the natural world.
First, grab some of these nature books.
Even non-readers can appreciate the quality of well-written literature as you read aloud.
Nature Books for Kids
In addition, I try to pick quality literature for our home library.
For example, I choose living books first then add science or reference books to our collection.
6 Nature Study Books and Resources
Add one of these resources or books to your study about nature. They all give you a starting point or use one or two of them as a nature spine.
See the world in a whole new way! Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the structure, function, and personality of the natural world. Explore the anatomy of a jellyfish, the inside of a volcano, monarch butterfly migration, how sunsets work, and much more. Rothman’s whimsical illustrations are paired with interactive activities that encourage curiosity and inspire you to look more closely at the world all around you.
The Handbook of Nature Study is a classic Charlotte Mason text. A big book full of information on pretty much every area of nature study from tools to birds, weather, and rocks.
This beautifully packaged facsimile of Edith Holden’s original diary is filled with a naturalist’s masterful paintings and delightful observations chronicling the English countryside throughout 1906. As one of the few true records of the time in print, the handwritten thoughts and paintings contained in The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady transport readers to a more refined, romantic, and simpler time.
Filled with both recognisable, and tropical flora, Botanicum is the ultimate companion guide to the variety of plants, and how they have evolved and grow.
Discover the interconnectedness of the natural world and learn why living things look and behave the way they do in a series of visually compelling information charts, maps, and cutaways, all illustrated in a nostalgic, vintage style. Packed with incredible facts about the natural world and the animals that populate it, the whole family will enjoy the full-page spreads grouped into the categories of habitats, species, and adaptations.
The Thinking Tree presents: A Creative Book of Observation, Drawing, Coloring, Writing & Discovery Through Nature, ideal for all ages (even adults!)
Creativity and discovery at its best, this journal is a bestseller among The Thinking Tree publications! Your nature-loving student will treasure this journal designed to ignite their wonder of the outdoors. With more than 180 lessons and beautiful illustrations, the Nature Study Journal invites the student to read, write, draw, color, explore and appreciate the outdoors while covering a variety of subjects such as science, poetry, observation instructions, and more.
Next, look at more frozen nature sensory play.
More Ice for Kids Nature Sensory Activities
- Freezing Nature’s Beauty – Take advantage of the cold and make frozen sun catchers
- Outdoor Play Idea for a Cold Day: Freezing Bubbles
- Frozen Flowers Sensory Ice Play
In addition, look at these ideas for sensory play.
More Sensory Play Ideas for Homeschooled Kids
- Discover The Magic Of Nocturnal Creatures | Nocturnal Animal Sensory Bin
- How to Make a Watermelon Sensory Bin for Play and Learning
- How to Make Fluffy Lemonade Summer Slime With Kids
- How to Make Hot Cocoa Cloud Dough | 8 Hot Cocoa Crafts for Preschoolers
- How to Make Gingerbread Slime For Play | 9 Slime Craft Ideas
- 9 Hands on Weather Activities for Kids and Awesome Weather Sensory Tray
- Fun Corn Life Cycle Preschool Sensory Bin and Printable Lifecycle Foldout
- Make Way For Ducklings Fun Duck Pond Playdough Invitation to Play
- 9 Fun Facts about Jello and Playdough Activity
Finally, look how easy and fun this frozen nature sensory play activity is.
How to Make A Frozen Nature Sensory Play Activity
Here is what you need:
- Silicone mold
- Flowers, leaves, pinecones, etc. whatever nature items you have in your yard or find at the park
- Water
- Add a magnifying glass, spoons and see what affect salt has on the ice.
And the prep couldn’t be any easier.
Add the nature items into your mold.
Fill with water.
Freeze overnight.
Remove from mold and enjoy!
