Here’s an easy DIY craft: how-to make a stunning flower ice bowl for free, using flowers you find and two bowls in your home freezer overnight. I made this one with my six year old child. You can use this as a fun project with kids or a beautiful party bowl to serve ice-cream or fruit salad in, or by itself as a centrepiece. It will melt so place it on a dish to catch the drips on your table! Also, if you are serving food in this, only use safe non-poisonous plants in your ice decoration.
What you will need
Two bowls; one large that will easily fit inside your freezer, and a smaller bowl that leaves about a 1cm gap inside the large bowl.
A rock to weigh the inner bowl down
Assorted flowers and leaves to decorate
Tap water to fill between the bowls
Easy DIY craft: how-to make a flower ice bowl
1. Fill your large bowl with 2 1/2 cms of tap water.
2. Freeze this solid. This will form the base.
3. Put the much smaller bowl inside it on top of the frozen water base. Put a rock in if necessary to anchor the top bowl and keep it steady, as it can tend to float upwards on the water and we want it to stay put on the frozen base. Pour water in between the bowls.
4. Push flowers and leaves down between the bowls using a fork. Remember that the outside will show so position your petals and leaves to face outwards.
5. Place both bowls flat in the freezer overnight.
When you take it out of the freezer, gently run tap water over it until the top bowl floats loose, but not too much to actually melt everything! Mine came out in less than a minute. You can keep it in the freezer again- inside the large bowl to keep it strong- for as long as you want. You can make it ahead of time for a party.
TIPS
Use slices of lemons and limes for a citrus-inspired bowl
Use artificial flowers if you can’t pick any fresh ones near you.
Use pale blue flowers for a Frozen Elsa theme party, or any colour you like to suit your theme, such as Christmas colours.
Have fun, and happy creating!
Megan Robinson
23 November 2015
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