What says ‘Frozen’ more than an actual castle made of ice? <\/p>\n\n\n\n I used buckets, mud kitchen pans and recycling containers (milk cartons, plastic bottles and a muffin package), filled them with water and left them outside to freeze. I also filled up the Tuff Tray with water and left it to freeze. Since some of the buckets were large and our temperatures didn’t drop very low, it took a few days for the containers of water to all freeze, so you may need to plan a few days in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Little People Frozen characters froze in cups of water in the freezer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When everything was frozen, I set out the ice pieces and stacked a few of them to resemble a castle tower. I also put out a bowl of table salt and some squeeze bottles of warm water. When the kids came outside, they used the salt and warm water to free their friends from the ice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a great activity for hand strength and learning about how to melt ice.\u00a0 I found it to be an inexpensive, easy and fun option for winter play!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Frozen Arendelle Castle Small World<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We can only be outside for short periods of time in the winter, so I set up our wooden castle pieces indoors to resemble Arendelle (as best I could). The kids said it didn\u2019t look like Arendelle (haha), but I think they had fun with it anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The castle is a mixture of the Drewart Large Fastness (the largest of the Drewart fastness castles), the Drewart Crane Tower, the Drewart Pirate Island and a number of Ostheimer castle pieces and walls. I added Wonderie Play Cloths as a back drop and floor covering along with some Sarah’s Silks. Then, I added the Frozen characters, some felt winter pieces and some gems and lucite cubes. The kids also decided to add their unicorns to the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The castle was big enough for them to sit inside and they enjoyed dreaming up all kinds of stories involving their Frozen friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Frozen Fizzy Light Table<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We recently added a Light Table and Clear Cover Tray to our play resources. It’s been wonderful for the kids during the winter months when we’re inside more than usual. The light has such a soothing feeling and adds a new element to our sensory play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We tried out some fizzy play on the light table and invited our Frozen pals to the party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We used Magic Potion Powder and squeeze bottles of water (since the fizz reaction is activated by water). I also added some Miracle Snow for the kids to mix with their potions. It comes as a powder that is activated by water to resemble real snow. Since both potion powder and snow are activated by water – they were very compatible in this play. When things get wet and messy, I avoid anything wood or felt and stick with resin, acrylic and plastic for easy cleaning after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The kids explored the textures, mixed up potions and then created a Frozen spa with warm water for Anna and cold water for Elsa. I always love seeing what creative ideas they come up with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fizzing reaction is also very interesting to watch on the light table since the bubble details are accentuated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Elsa's](\"https:\/\/ahouseofplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_8060-768x1024.jpeg\")
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