🧊 Ice Rescue Sensory Setup
Age Range: Ideal for toddlers and preschoolers (2 – 5 years)
Objetive: Boost fine motor skills, problem-solving, and sensory exploration through exciting icy discoveries
Turn playtime into a science adventure with this frozen toy rescue sensory activity. Toddlers will love melting ice to free hidden figurines using syringes, warm water, and mini hammers—perfect for fine motor skills, cause-and-effect learning, and sensory discovery.
Ice Block Toy Rescue Sensory Challenge
🧩 Theme: Frozen Toy Rescue
👶 Age: 2 – 5 years
🎯 Goal: Encourage curiosity, problem-solving, and fine motor skills through a sensory experience full of surprise, patience, and exploration.
Kids will discover hidden toys inside frozen ice balls, promoting active play, hand-eye coordination, and patience
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🧺 Materials Used:
– Sensory play table by Twinkle Little Toes
🎈 Balloons (used as molds)
🚗 Small plastic toys (animals, dinosaurs, characters, etc.)
💧 Water
🧊 Freezer
🧪 Syringes and water spray bottles
🔨 Small wooden hammers (Montessori-style)
🧠 What Does This Activity Develop?:
– Fine motor skills: using small tools to break and melt ice
– Problem-solving: figuring out how to release the toys
– Patience and perseverance: learning to wait and work through the process
– Sensory exploration: feeling cold temperatures, different textures, hearing the ice crack
Imaginative play: rescuing, storytelling, role-playing with the figures once freed
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