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One of the great benefits of reading is that it allows us to learn about the lives of people who are different from us. Enjoy some of the delightfully unique books in this list with your children to expose them to the diverse people, cultures and customs that make up our country and our wonderful world. Click on the pdf link below to see great books for kids:

Supplies:

• Bowls or containers to use to make the ice
• Large tray with sides or cookie sheet
• Salt
• Liquid watercolors or food coloring – please note that food coloring can stain
• Droppers and/or a spoon

Instructions:

1. Fill a variety of bowls or containers with water and freeze them at least overnight. Different sizes and depths are preferred.
2. Remove the ice shapes from their containers and place them on the plastic tray or cookie sheet.
3. Give your child a bowl of table salt – the cheaper the better. Have them sprinkle it on the top of their ice. They can also use a dropper to drop warm water on.
4. Watch as ravines form down the side of the ice as the salt melts it!
5. Squeeze a little bit of a food coloring onto the ice and watch what happens! The food coloring or liquid watercolors will highlight the ravines, crevasses, and tunnels that are forming.
6. Discuss how salt melts the ice.