What you'll need
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How to make it
Keep toys larger than a toilet paper tube opening if younger siblings will be nearby, and use warm tap water only.
1Freeze the toys
Drop the toys into the container, fill with water and freeze overnight.
2Pop out the ice
Run warm water over the bottom of the container. Slide the block onto a tray.
3Sprinkle salt
Let your child sprinkle salt on top. Watch for little cracks and tunnels.
4Squirt warm water
Have them use droppers of warm water to melt their way to a toy.
5Add color
Drip colored water on the salty spots to see the cracks light up.
6Rescue every toy
Keep going until every toy is free. Talk about what melted ice the fastest.
Freeze in layers over 2 nights so toys end up in the middle instead of floating at the top.
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