For Grown-Ups
What you’ll need
Ice cubes
Towel
Ask About Today
What’s a glacier?
Explore
est. 30 min
How Glaciers Change the World
Parts of the world are covered in thick layers of ice, called glaciers. But a lot of that ice is melting. What are glaciers and why do they matter? SciShow Kids explores these icy layers.
Molly of Denali
Molly lives in Alaska, where there’s plenty of snow and ice to go around. She’s excited to enter an ice-sculpting competition. But what will she do when rising temperatures start to melt the ice? Find out in this episode of Molly of Denali.
Create
est. 15 min
Ice Painting
This neat activity from Busy Toddler is a fun way to stay cool in the heat!
Toolkit Materials:
Other Materials:
Ice cubes
Grown-Ups
You can set up this activity outdoors (recommended!) or on top of towels on the kitchen or bathroom floor. Fill a bin or large bowl with ice cubes and put out paints and brushes for your camper. That’s it!
Kids
Get to work painting your ice cubes! How does it feel to paint ice? What happens to the paint as the ice warms up?
Read
est. 30 min
The Bear Report
When a polar bear named Olafur appears in Sophie’s living room, she learns a lot about the Arctic. Listen along as author Thyra Heder reads “The Bear Report.” If you want, keep watching and join Thyra for an arctic drawing activity after the story.
Move
est. 20 min
Frozen Dance Class
Brrr...is it cold in here? Here’s another chance to learn a dance to music from the movie "Frozen."