Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite Winter holidays for hands on play and learning activities. We have loved everything from our crystal hearts, Valentine’s slimes, candy heart obblecks and goops to our newest icy activity, Valentines frozen hands.

VALENTINES FROZEN HANDS SCIENCE ACTIVITY

I like to call them loving hands. We tried this around Christmas time as well {Santa’s Frozen Hands}. The original idea is from one of my favorite ladies over at Happy Hooligans!

Valentines Frozen Hands Set Up

Our Valentines frozen hands are really easy to set up and you can find the complete instructions over at Happy Hooligans!

SUPPLIES

Disposable gloves

Water

Food Coloring

Valentines themed goodies

Glitter and sequins

Bowl for warm water and turkey baster

Once your hands are completely frozen, remove the gloves, and place in a shallow dish or container to catch the melting water!

Add a bowl of warm water and a turkey baster or eye dropper {you can eve use squeeze bottles and squirt bottles} for melting your Valentines frozen hands. Ice excavations make a great fine motor activity!

I added tons of glitter to our Valentines frozen hands! It was everywhere. I also added acrylic hearts, felt hearts, red feathers, heart confetti, and more glitter! These Valentines frozen hands would be easy to customize for any holiday or season!

A turkey baster from the dollar store is a perfect ice melting tool for your Valentines frozen hands. I bet you already have one somewhere in the kitchen.

Measuring cups, spoons and ladles will work too! I even have a few eye droppers from the grocery store pharmacy that we like to use!

Our Valentines frozen hands ice melting activity also turned into a beautiful water sensory play bin! If your child would like to continue the play with dumping and filling, add a bit of warm water! All that ice is pretty cold!