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April 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Prehistoric Ice Age Meltdown Challenge

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We decided we were going to make our own prehistoric ice age scene and attempt to save our prehistoric friends from the big freeze.

We had lots of fun and messy play with a little scientific education thrown in…

Here’s how we got on.

I froze some dinosaurs in a bowl to make our ice age lake..

20140405-090042.jpgI froze some smaller dinosaurs in plastic eggs and once frozen I ran them under a little warm water to loosen then from the egg case.

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I placed our diplodocus into a water filled ziplock bag before placing it into the freezer, once frozen I ran it under warm water to mould the ice around him..

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I then placed all our iced induced dinosaurs into a tray surrounded by soil and leaves.

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We then collected some kitchen household items to use to try and thaw our prehistoric friends from the big freeze!

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We tried with ketchup, vinegar, salt, baking powder and lemon juice along with banging, scraping, chipping and bashing…

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Finally with a little warm water our dinosaurs began to slowly escape..

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AND THEN THEY WERE FREE!!!

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We had lots of fun experimenting…

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And made LOADS of mucky mud squelching prehistoric mess!!!

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Beneath the pew flooring outside of the front of the pod are voids which are around 4 foot deep into the ground. This means that we will be able to build ourselves a plunge pool between the arches in front of the window. 
We are hoping that we will be able to utilise the space so it will double up as a sunken seating area which we can fill to also use as a soothing plunge pool/bath/spa. This will be creatively custom made by ourselves and will hopefully have a cover made from the existing pew flooring so it’s a hidden delight. 
The pew wood flooring which the pews once sat on is staying in the church as it is to become like a decking area emerging from underneath the living pod.
I can envisage in my head and eventually it’ll all come to life...watch this space 😂

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These are the old doors from the bottom of the tower, full of woodworm and in a poor state of repair beyond the realms of restoration. 
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