Easter Bunny Painting On Ice

Inside: Toddlers and preschoolers love this easy Easter bunny painting activity because it’s done on ice. A great way to add some science to your art table!

Here I go again!

I’ve found yet another way to turn a cake pan into an ice painting activity.

This time the shape is a bunny and it’s perfect for the Easter theme!

If ice painting is new to you, hold on. You are going to be so glad I’ve introduce this method, as will your toddlers and preschoolers.

It’s that good!

My love for ice painting goes back about ten years ago, when I asked my floating teacher if she would like to be in charge of the art table one day.

She accepted the challenge and, on her assigned day, she placed 4 plastic containers on the table.

Then she gathered some watercolor palettes, placed them on trays, and added those to the table.

She opened the containers, turned them upside down on the trays, and out plopped squares of ice.

Huh.

What on earth was she going to do with these?

Ice painting!

I documented this activity on the website and it’s since become one of my most popular posts. It even went viral on my Facebook page several times and still gets attention every time it’s shared.

Since then I have created many more ice painting activities using different shapes of cake pans, including:

• Bear Paw Ice Painting
• Gingerbread Man Ice Painting
• Christmas Tree Ice Painting
• Heart Ice Painting 

Easter Bunny Painting On Ice

Today I am sharing yet another ice painting activity, this one being in the shape of a bunny.

Over the summer – when Easter was months away – I came across a bunny cake pan at Goodwill for $2.99.

I tucked it away in my Easter theme bin and forgot about it.

Fast forward to March when I opened the theme bin to get ready for our Easter theme. Awe yes! The bunny pan that I had forgotten about!

So, one of our art activities was already planned.

Supplies We Used

• Bunny Cake Pan (Even though I found mine at Goodwill, I will link to Amazon because I realize not everyone will find a bunny cake pan at a thrift store.)
• Watercolor Palettes
• Paintbrushes if you want thicker paintbrushes than what comes with the palettes.
• Trays (These are my favorite.)

Here’s how:

• Pour water into your cake pan until it’s about 3/4 full.
• Place it in a freezer until the water is frozen.
• Remove the cake pan from the freezer and you can either let it sit for maybe a few minutes on the counter (until it loosens when you turn the pan over) or run some warm water on the cake pan just enough to loosen the ice from the cake pan.
• When you turn the pan upside down, have your hand on the ice so it won’t fall and break. Yes, I’ve done this. Just warning you!
• Then, put the frozen bunny back in the freezer.
• Do this for each frozen bunny you will need for your art table.

You can place your trays, watercolors, and brushes on the art table ahead of time.

Then, once the children are ready to paint, remove the ice bunnies from the cooler and place on the trays.

Get Painting!

If your children are like mine, they will see those cute bunnies and want to start painting!

At first they might want to touch it. They might comment how cold it is as they slide their hands across it.

Then, they will start painting.

This is when the colors will swirl and mix.

Encourage your children to notice if new colors are showing up when the paint mixes!

They might even want to run their fingers through it!

If you have more children than you do bunnies, you can reuse them if they haven’t sat out too long.

Carefully take the tray with the ice to the sink and run the ice under cold water to rinse off the watercolors.

Then place back on the table for another round of painting!

Clean Up

When it’s time to end this activity, place all the bunnies in the sink to melt.

Easy!