Summertime Magic Ale
Time
- 5 to 10 minutes
Materials
- Blue food coloring
- Clear glasses or cups
- Lemonade
Directions
- Here is a treat that will not only be welcomed on a hot day, but which will spark play and conversation as well. Add blue food coloring to the water before freezing it into ice cubes.
- Add the blue ice cubes to glasses of lemonade and watch what happens as it melts. As the colors in this summertime drink change, your child will be amazed.
Extensions
- For even more color, make some bright yellow cubes and add them along with a blue cube.
- Freeze a few blueberries or other small pieces of fruit into the cubes for an extra treat.
Excerpted from:
Copyright © 2004 by Susan Kettmann. Excerpted from The 2,000 Best Games & Activities with permission of its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.
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