Ice Block Treasure Hunt
Keep the kids cool this summer with this fun Ice Block Treasure Hunt with a pirate theme. Just buy plastic toys at the dollar store, put them in a pan of water, freeze and then let them have fun chipping away the ice to find their treasures!
It’s summer, the kids are out of school and constantly looking for a fun activity! Keep them busy with these fun, easy Ice Block Treasure Hunt with a pirate theme. It will keep them busy, cool them off and you can relax for a bit.
Sounds perfect, doesn’t it?
You only need to pick up the treasure hunt toys, a few supplies and you are ready to make this easy summer activity. It’s the perfect sensory play activity for toddlers and elementary age kids.
What kid doesn’t love bashing things with a hammer?
Do you have kids that aren’t into pirates? Just grab whatever plastic toys your kids will love and use those. You could make the theme princesses, unicorns, construction, underwater and more! Make an ice block with each kids favorite toys in them, so they each have their own treasure hunt.
Supplies Needed
Steps to Make an Ice Block
- Place the pirate toys into the aluminum pan.
- Add a few drops of the blue food coloring to the water until it is a lovely ocean blue. Pour the water into the aluminum pan. Place the pan into the freezer overnight.
- Remove the ice from the pan and place it on the ground outside.
- Allow your little pirate to try to remove all of their treasures for an ice block with the hammer first, and then once you’re a bit pirate has gotten it broken down to smaller pieces, you can give them a cup full of warm water to slowly pour over the pieces to help melt the ice.
FAQs
Yes, there are a few. The first thing you can do is let them experiment to see if sugar or salt will help melt ice. Second, you can give them a cup of cold water, a cup of warm water, and a cup of hot water and experiment to see what will melt the ice.
You can use whatever you feel comfortable with your child’s skill level, my older daughter; I will give her the hammer and a flat head screwdriver to use as a chisel.
I’ve done this a few times with their toys, and as long as you are using just the cheaper plastic toys, they will be safe.
I found these Treasure Hunt Toys in the summer section at target with all the pool stuff. Check out the dollar store to find toys. Any theme will work!
My kids were very entertained by this! It didn’t take them very long to break the big chunk into smaller pieces, but they were having fun playing with their treasures in the ice chunks.
Of course! The sky is the limit on this fun summer activity. Theme them to whatever your kids are interested in. Make each child their own based on what they lo
It would be great! Theme the Ice Block Treasure Hunt to what the birthday party theme is. Let the kids bring their treasures home as a party favor. It will keep them busy and having fun!
More Summer Activities for Kids!
- Need a fun way to cool off this summer? Learn how to make reusable sponge water bombs! They are inexpensive and easy to make.
- Turn your leftover, broken sidewalk chalk into this fun Sidewalk Chalk Paint! The kids will love using their imagination to paint pictures on the driveway.
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Ice Block Treasure Hunt
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place the pirate toys into the aluminum pan.
- Add a few drops of the blue food coloring to the water until it is a lovely ocean blue. Pour the water into the aluminum pan. Place the pan into the freezer overnight.
- Remove the ice from the pan and place it on the ground outside.
- Allow your little pirate to try to remove all of their treasures for an ice block with the hammer first, and then once you’re a bit pirate has gotten it broken down to smaller pieces, you can give them a cup full of warm water to slowly pour over the pieces to help melt the ice.
