Cool off with a baby-friendly ice sensory activity! It's easy to make and use!
Along with breaking out the pool to cool off every day, we found some other activities to do outside and make the heat more tolerable. From easy ice sensory activities to sweet treats, we beat the heat.
Admittedly, it’s a little harder to find something that all the boys can enjoy. Which is why this easy and fun baby ice sensory activity just became my new favorite summer thing.
Cool Off with a Baby-Friendly Ice Sensory Activity
Something easy for George to do\ that kept him cool was simply a bowl of ice cubes.
You guys…that’s it.
To make your own ice sensory activity for your baby, you’ll need:
- a bowl
- ice cubes
Though they didn’t stay frozen long, we added to them to keep the activity going.
George particularly enjoyed the ice! Henry also loved it, too.
Babies Love This Ice Sensory Activity
At first, when the ice was still frozen, he could pick the cubes up easily and put them in his mouth.
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I think the chill of the ice kind of scared him at times!
Once the ice melted a little from the heat or George slobbering all over them, they became super slippery. Which made it almost impossible for George to grab them.
He tried and tried, over and over.
Until it finally led into a complete meltdown. Pun intended.
George had enough after that.
He dumped out the ice and moved on to other things.
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Other Ways to Play With Your Ice Sensory Activity
If your baby or toddler is ready to go beyond hands, add in these fun tools:
- wooden cooking spoons
- ladles
- scoops
- measuring cups
- other bowls
- sticks
- baby-safe toys to seek and find
What are your favorite ways to cool off with your kids in the summer?
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Cindy says
Hello,
I just want to comment on the ice activity that you have posted. Ice is a choking hazard to children under 3. It is important that babies don’t play with ice. The slipperiness and the size of ice makes it easy for it to slip down the baby’s throat and become lodged. Please respectfully remove this idea from your post. Thank you.
Tabitha Lightfoot says
Hi Cindy! Thanks for your feedback. For all children, especially those under 3, we always recommend close supervision.
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navya says
my cousins son does the same thing….its a good idea!!
stephanie says
I think I will try this with my 15 month old. He loves playing with cold objects. Obviously I will watch the cubes to make sure they don’t get too small as to be a choking hazard.
Jamie Reimer says
He’ll LOVE playing with ice Stephanie! Yes, always supervise :)
Janice says
Aren’t you afraid of your baby choking? Tat slippery ice cube could easy slide right down his throat & would be impossible to grab. I would never allow any child under age 3/4 to just freely play with ice cubes…how dangerous & careless.
Leah says
Babies have an amazing gag reflux that is in place to prevent chocking. There are moms who actually start their babies on real solids (thinks french fry size pieces of chicken, sweet potato, banana, apple, pear , etc.) for the baby to gnaw on and learn about food without doing purées. It’s called Baby Led Weaning. Look into it and see how they downplay the explain of choking in young babies.
holly says
BLW does not protect against choking. Yes, they have a good gag reflex, but they can still choke (I know from first hand experience, on 2 occasions). If baby’s gag reflex protected against choking, there would never be any cases of choking in children – which there is. Ice cubes are an official choking hazard and should be avoided around young children.
lala says
This website is a lifesaver! Ive never worked with toddlers before until i started working @ my new job. Im use to 3 and 4 year olds, so working with babies and one year olds was a new experience and i had no idea what they could do because they were so young. After seeing this website im so confident that ill be able to teach these babies something.
RE says
My son has always loved ice too. Lol. What is it? He became interested when he was like … 6 months old and now he’s 13 months old and still in love. He even will get himself over to the ice maker in our bar and play at it :/ lol.
It was great all summer!!! Wonder how he’ll feel about snow! Lol
Stacy@{share and remember} says
What a cute post! :)
rainydaymum says
What a great idea – I really hadn't thought about using ice in sensory play.
Jacqueline says
I love that you have baby sensory ideas on your blog. I've been doing that too. I think our babes are about the same age. Great idea for a sensory activity!
Katey Magill says
I had my little ones search for raisins in a tub full of ice for a summertime snack :-)
http://havingfunathomeblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/great-icy-raisin-hunt.html