Rescuing the Frozen Ones

Katie has this silly little habit of leaving the refrigerator and freezer doors open.  Last night a few of her toys got into the freezer and were taking a swim in a bowel of water when lo and behold- they got frozen!  This morning I tried to equip her with the proper gear to help them escape their icy prison.  She worked hard with some salt, a hammer, screwdriver, and a couple bottles of water to free all of her animals.

experimenting with salt

seeing if water will work

she hammered so hard so busted a hole in the bottle of the plastic bin. 

trying to figure out a solution

the crocodile was the first one out

all of her gear and some freed animals

Her most successful technique that she discovered through her own experiments was to cover the animals in salt and wash them off- then she pried them loose with the screw driver.  She had a blast.  If it wasn't so windy outside, this would be the perfect activity for a hot summer day.  I'm sure her animals will wind up in the freezer again for some late night fun (not sure if this activity encouraged or discourage freezer door closing)