Somerset Children’s Book Group


Group logo designed and drawn by Steve Antony.

Members of the Federation of Children’s Book Groups

NNFN2023 Ideas: Instant Ice Cream

This idea is instantly appealing because it has both ‘WOW’ and ‘YUM’ factors! The link https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/instant-ice-cream/ takes you to the Science Museum website where it explains how to conduct the experiment - and offers additional things to try which will encourage scientific discussions and spark curiosity! I know, strictly speaking, it has little to do with the theme of ‘Wonderful Water’- but it’s a great way of engaging children and might lead to looking a recipe books to investigate other ice cream recipes as well as science books to explain the science. (Thankfully, the web page offers an explanation for those of us who need one!)

We had excellent fun as a family making this! Enjoy!

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