Melty Summer Fun – Paintsicles!

One of my kids favorite summer art activities was painting with frozen paint on a stick. In other words… PAINTSICLES!

They’re simple to make. We always used little bathroom size dixie cups but you can use any kind of freezeable containers. Even picking up some ‘popsicle’ makers from the dollar store and dedicating them to paint can be fun!

All you have to do is:

  1. Squirt washable paint (a thick poster paint or tempera paint works best) into a dixie cup.
  2. Freeze a bit
  3. Add a popsicle stick (yes, torture I know, you’ll have to get the kiddo’s to agree to eat a popsicle or two)
  4. Freeze solid
  5. After they’re frozen hard just peel off the paper and get ready to paint.

If the day is the perfect temperature… it’s as much fun as scribbling with Mom’s lipstick. :) The warmer it is, the brighter the paint will be and of course… the quicker the melt.

Have fun!!

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One Response to Melty Summer Fun – Paintsicles!

  1. patty says:

    This is so much fun huh. Well with this kind of activity it will help those kids to improve their skills in painting. I will introduce this one to my little sister,thanks for the tips and guides.

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