A fun LEGO science activity and icy rescue with LEGO mini-figures! We love ice melting activities and have given this simple sensory activity a fun LEGO twist! Give your budding scientists and LEGO fans a hands-on learning experience for fun and simple LEGO activities all year round.
Melt Ice For LEGO Sensory Play And Science
Creating an ice melt activity is relatively easy but takes a few hours, so plan accordingly! You can check out our best tips for making the perfect ice melt every time!
Melting ice is also a fun science for toddlers to preschoolers. Why is this? It is a simple way to introduce states of matter. You have frozen water, which is a solid called ice. When the ice melts, it becomes a liquid.
Older kids will love our ice melting experiment with salt!
Encourage kids to make observations with their 5 senses throughout the activity.
- What does it look like?
- What does it smell like?
- How does it feel?
- What sounds does it make?
Ice melting is a pretty straightforward concept for kids to understand, and it is so easy to create icy themes that include your kid’s interests, like this LEGO-themed ice melt!
Tips For Making A Great Ice Melt
Below, we show you how to set up your LEGO ice melt in an ice cube tray. Alternatively, you can create one large ice block using a milk carton. I like using the milk carton because once frozen, you can easily rip away the container.
Take a Look: LEGO Star Wars Ice Melt (milk container)
The most essential part of creating an excellent ice melt in a milk container is to freeze your characters in layers. I do 4 to 5 layers in the milk carton with a few figures in each layer.
Of course, ice cube trays are the simplest option for quick play!
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LEGO Ice Melt Activity
Want more fun ways to use Mini-figs? Set up a LEGO zipline, build a LEGO parachute, or even make LEGO Volcano!
Supplies:
- Ice cube mold or plastic container
- Water
- LEGO mini-figures
- Glitter and Food Coloring {optional}
Instructions:
STEP 1. Add your mini-figs to the ice cube mold.
STEP 2. Add water to cover your LEGO pieces and place in the freezer until frozen solid.
STEP 3. Once your LEGO ice cubes are frozen, get ready to explore the fun of melting ice to free your mini-figs. Set up a large bowl or tray of warm water along with meat basters and squeeze bottles.
More Fun With LEGO
Try one or more of these fun and easy LEGO challenges below. You can find all our LEGO building ideas here!
Create a monochromatic mosaic or a Mondrian art puzzle with LEGO bricks.
Make your own LEGO self-portrait.
Have fun painting with LEGO.
Why not teach symmetry or explore tessellations with LEGO bricks?
Make this fun LEGO soap.
Have fun with fairy tales and LEGO challenges
Explore screen-free coding with playful LEGO coding activities.
Draw emotions with these free printable LEGO faces cards.
Printable LEGO Challenge Cards
Theme LEGO challenge cards are the perfect way to breathe new life into your building challenges for each season and holiday.
- Fall LEGO Challenge Cards
- Halloween LEGO Challenge Cards
- Thanksgiving LEGO Challenge Cards
- Christmas LEGO Challenge Cards
- Valentine’s Day LEGO Challenge Cards
- Winter LEGO Challenge Cards
- St Patrick’s Day LEGO Challenge Cards
- Spring LEGO Challenge Cards
- Earth Day LEGO Challenge Cards
- Easter LEGO Challenge Cards
Printable LEGO Brick Building Project Pack
Breathe new life into your existing LEGO or brick collections!
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
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- 10O+ Brick theme learning activities in an e-book guide using the bricks you have on hand! Activities include literacy, math, science, art, STEM, and more!
- Brick STEM activity challenges complete with instructions and examples such as a marble run, catapult, balloon car, and more.
- Brick Building STEM Challenges and Task Cards keep kids busy! Includes animals, pirates, space, and monsters!
- Landmark Challenge Cards: Virtual tours and facts to get kids building and exploring the world.
- Habitat Challenge Cards: Take the challenge and build your own creative animals in their habitats
- Brick theme I-Spy and Bingo games are perfect for game day!
- Screen-free coding activities with a brick theme. Learn about algorithms and binary code!
- Explore mini-fig emotions and much more.
- A complete year of Brick themed seasonal and holiday challenges and task cards
- Brick Building Early learning pack filled with letters, numbers, and shapes!
