Frosty Mornings

Yesterday morning at we had a lot of fun exploring what we had left in the trough over night - it froze!! Te makariri hoki - How cold it is! !

Plastic cups filled with water, dye and a plastic bug. The water was frozen inside each cup as well as the water around the cups. This left a hole in the ice where the cups were lifted out of the trough! Children enjoyed using their fingers to feel the cold ice, putting their fingers into the holes and swirling around the water as it slowly melted on the bottom of the trough.

It didn't take long before all of colours were mixed together in the trough. The droppers were used ever so carefully transfer these colours into the container of fresh snow that was alongside the trough. The colours that they children made were watched closely as they absorbed into the snow and spread. Lets see what tomorrow morning will bring...