Hot & Cold Hearts

My son loves water. Loves to drink it. Loves to play in it. Loves to splash in it. There is no other activity that keeps his attention like ones that include water.

So, for Valentines Day, we played with the ideas of hot and cold water.

Last night, I froze a few heart-shaped ice cubes that I put a few (probably too many) drops of red food coloring in to. 

I let Calan play with them for a little bit. However, the food coloring was dying his fingers, so that part ended more quickly than I had planned. I then placed the ice cubes in a plastic bag, and poured some warm water into a decent-sized container. That part Calan loved. Using the ice cubes and warm water, I kept talking to him about warm and cold. 

True to Calan form, he just wanted to play with the water and just kept handing me the ice cubes. 

But that is what toddler activities are all about. Nothing ever goes perfectly. It is about letting them explore the activity. They learn things from being hands on. So, while the water was more interesting to Calan this time; maybe next time the ice cubes will be.