Arctic and Antarctica Frozen Foam Dough

It's January, which means for us it's winter time and cold outside. So what better time to learn about the Arctic and Antarctica with frozen foam dough then now? This was Awesome and the kids learned a lot while they played with this freezing cold dough. 

How do you make Frozen foam dough you ask? 

It's easy, I used a 12 oz box of corn starch, and a 10 oz bottle of shaving cream. 

Mix it up gently, put it in the freezer for a few hours, until it sets. (Our's puffed up some and looked liked frozen whipped cream). Don't eat this batch though, it is NOT edible.    

Along with the fabulous frozen foam dough I added the Safari Arctic Toob miniatures to go with our theme.

Let's explore the Arctic and Antarctica calendar cards from 1+1+1=1 were just what I needed to take our sensory play learning to the next level. We read through the cards and learned a lot of great facts about the Arctic and Antarctica. We spent time in front of our world make and discussed where these places were. The boys taught little B about North, East, South, and West- other wise known as Nobody Eat's Soggy Waffles. (wink) 

Then they played. It was very cold, but they they didn't mind. In fact they loved it. 

It lasted for a couple of hours and then mom was ready to clean up. Thankfully 95% of the dough stayed in the container.  

The next day we finished off our Arctic learning with a few other books and learning activities. 

We studied the animals from Antarctica and used several of the links from Mama of Many Blessings . I just love her Antarctica continent box and knew it would come in handy. I hope you have a chance to explore the Arctic and Antarctica with your own frozen foam dough one day.
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