Ice sculptures diy

We're in the midst of a big deep freeze where I live. Perfect time to show the mini ice sculptures my students made right before the winter break. I team taught this with a colleague who's an ice molding sculptor extraordinaire. He makes these at his home and they become quite elaborate and complex. We asked students to bring in containers in which to mold their sculptures. Metal bunt pans and any flexible plastic disposable or foil containers work great. We cut fir tree branches, greenery…

This was one of the first Pinterest ideas I ever pinned, early in 2012. Unfortunately we had a very mild winter so I had to wait till this year. You fill up balloons with dyed water, let them freeze and decorate the yard after removing the balloons to reveal the coloured ice balls. Looks cool eh? Don't die of shock, but I never filled up a water balloon before. I had to ask my friends via Facebook. Once that was solved, I filled my first balloon with water, then attempted to add the red dye…

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