Activities through the Alphabet!

Each week I'll give you 2 to 3 (sometimes more!) activities, books, crafts, or songs that you can do with each letter! 
​This week is the letter I!

Items that could go in a I Mystery box!
ice
iceberg
ice cream cone
ice cube tray
ice pack
insect
instrument

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Ice Cube I's



​Materials Needed:
Ice cube tray
Water
Food coloring
Toothpicks
Plastic wrap
I's cut from card stock (or thick paper)


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Directions:
On the day before the painting activity:
Fill your ice cube tray with water and add food coloring to each cube slot
Stretch plastic wrap over the top of the tray tightly
Poke a toothpick into each cube slot
Put into the freezer overnight

On the day of the painting activity:
Take the ice cube tray out of the freezer and remove the plastic wrap
Pass out I's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you)
Let the children "paint" on their I's

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Inkblot Art


Materials Needed:
Pink paint
Black ink
White cardstock
Straw
Japanese Celebrations: Cherry Blossoms, Lanterns and Stars! book by Betty Reynolds



Directions:
Read the book Japanese Celebrations: Cherry Blossoms, Lanterns and Stars! by Betty Reynolds
Invite the children to create their own cherry blossom artwork 
Show the children that they will place a bubble of ink at the bottom of their piece of paper
They will use their straw to blow on the ink bubble to create branches of a tree
The children will continue this until they have the desired branches they want
After the ink has dried, the children will dip their fingers in the pink paint 
They will place dots onto the branches of their tree as cherry blossoms

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Ice Cream Dough


Materials Needed:
3 cups of baking soda 
3 teaspoons of hair conditioner
1 Kool-aid package
Large bin
Ice cream cones
Sprinkles
Ice cream scoops
Ice cream cups

Directions:
Mix the baking soda and the conditioner together
Add in the Kool-aid package
Place the dough in a large bin along with the ice cream cones, sprinkles, scoops, and cups
Place the bin in an appropriate area for the children to explore 

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