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Super Fun Gingerbread Man Painting {On Ice!}

December 15, 2017 by Sheryl Cooper

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 Inside: Looking for an simple yet super fun gingerbread man painting activity? Brush paint on gingerbread shaped ice with watercolors! Easy for toddlers and preschoolers.

We just finished our last week before winter break.

That means finishing our gifts, making our homemade gift bags, practicing songs for our singalong ….

We needed something calm.

And ice painting is always a fun, calm activity!

So fun that I’m finding ways to include it in many of our themes! It started with our basic ice painting, then our heart-shaped ice painting, and, most recently, our Christmas tree ice painting.

Every single time it’s a hit.

We like that!

gingerbread man painting

 

Super Fun Gingerbread Man Painting {On Ice!}

This idea didn’t come to me until I found a gingerbread cake pan.

I just knew it would be a perfect addition to our ice painting collection. Add some watercolors and you are good to go!

How to set this gingerbread activity up:

Fill pan with water and freeze. You will need one frozen gingerbread for each child. (We only had one cake pan, so as each gingerbread was frozen, we removed it from the pan, placed in freezer, and started again until we had 10 frozen pieces.)

Right before inviting the children to participate, place trays on the table along with the watercolors. (We pre-moistened our watercolors by adding a drop of water on each oval.)

Place the frozen gingerbread on the trays.

Ice Painting for Kids Using Gingerbread Shapes

Invite the children to place their paintbrushes into the paint and then onto the frozen gingerbread.

Ice Painting for Kids Using Gingerbread Shapes

I love how the details showed up as they were covered in paint!

Ice Painting for Kids Using Gingerbread Shapes

As the ice starts melting, the colors will mix. Some of the children might notice that when 2 colors met, a third color was made!

Ice Painting for Kids Using Gingerbread Shapes

Several of our children painted the entire piece, so we asked if they wanted us to wash the paint off so they could start again. This was quite exciting for them!

Simply carry the tray with the gingerbread ice to the sink and run cold water over it, removing the watercolors.

Then take it back to the table to start again!

This could be a solution if you don’t have enough gingerbread ice for each child. As one child finishes, wash off the watercolors and then invite another child to paint on it.

Just remember that the ice will be melting!

Ice Painting for Kids Using Gingerbread Shapes

I just had to get some photos before they were placed in the sink to thaw.

Ice Painting for Kids Using Gingerbread Shapes

Super fun, super easy, and clean up is a breeze.

Simply dump all the gingerbread ice pieces into the sink to thaw. Done!

gingerbread man painting

 

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Filed Under: Art, Christmas Activities, preschool, Toddlers Tagged With: art, Christmas, preschool, process art, toddlers

About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Casey

    January 11, 2018 at 6:52 pm

    I have a question. Instead of watercolor painting for the ice painting could regular washable paint be used?

    • Sheryl Cooper

      January 14, 2018 at 1:46 pm

      Hi Casey! I haven’t tried it, but since the ice will be melting while the paint is being applied, it should work. Let me know if you try it, and what results you had. I’m curious!

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