We're right in the middle of winter, which means it's snow season here in Iowa! My kids love it, especially when they can go out and play in the snow! I've been doing snow activities with my preschooler and I'm excited to share with you what we've been up to! Here's a quick summary of our snow activities: alphabet and name recognition with our snowball letters writing practice in snow cream counting and one-to-one correspondence with our snowman game art and fine motor … [Read more...]
Snow Slime Recipe
Do you get snow where you live? We just got our first snow of winter a few days ago and my kids are loving it! However, we only got one inch of snow and it's frigid outside, so we haven't been playing in it! But we have been playing with my new snow slime recipe! This is such an easy recipe and it's great for days when you need an indoor activity! Here's what you need for snow slime: 3 cups shaving cream 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup white glue 1/2 cup Poly-Fil micro … [Read more...]
Snowy Tree Craft
One of the most beautiful things to see during winter is a snowy evergreen tree. There's something so calm and majestic about snow-covered trees. I was inspired by the trees to make the craft I'm sharing with you today. This snowy tree craft for little ones is one they will love because they can shake and watch the snow swirl around in the cup. What you need for the snowy tree craft: plastic cup glue (hot glue gun works well!) bottle brush tree (I found mine at Target) micro … [Read more...]
Homemade Snow Paint Recipe
Do you have snow where you live? We normally get a lot of snow in Iowa, but this year we haven't. It is not very fun for the kids to have a cold, brown winter! However, we just got some snow last week and we've been so excited about playing in the snow! Sometimes it's too cold to go outside, so we bring the snow indoors to play with. Today I'm sharing with you our homemade snow paint recipe. It's super simple to make and kids love it! Here's what you need to make snow paint: … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Own Snow
Did you know that you can make your own snow?! It's really a neat sensory activity!! If you live in place where you don't can't experience snow, here's your chance! Here's what you need: 1 can of shaving cream 2 boxes of baking soda large container To make the snow, mix baking soda with shaving cream. I just mixed with my hands until I got a good consistency. The neat thing about this, is that it actually feels a bit cold, like snow! It's soft, moldable, squishy, and … [Read more...]
Snow Hot Chocolate {Dramatic Play}
We've had a very "brown" winter so far. However, when had snow back in early December, my boys and I made snow hot chocolate! It actually wasn't a drink that we could drink, but it was a creation that my boys made themselves! They used imaginary play to have their own hot chocolate cafe. Here's what we used for our hot chocolate cafe: snow (or water if you don't have snow where you live!) squeeze bottles mugs or cups straws spoons cocoa cash register cafe menu … [Read more...]
Experimenting with Snow
We had our first snow yesterday and my boys were so excited! Of course we played in the snow, but the snow was so fluffy that we could not make a snowman or snow balls. Since we live in the Midwest, I am SURE we will have plenty of chances to do that this winter. Since I knew the snow probably wouldnt last, we decided to do some experimenting with the snow. Troy has been very interested in snow and has lots of questions, so I thought we would investigate snow. To set up, I just took snow and … [Read more...]
Pretend Snow
Hey everyone! So glad you're here because today's activity is F-U-N! It's a little bit of science mixed with sensory play! I bought some Insta-Snow from Amazon a little while ago and decided to bring it out to see if it really worked. I was a little skeptical at first...I mean could powder really turn into cold, fluffy snow? To my amazement, it really did! This means all my friends in the south can try this activity out! :) To begin, we put a container into the bath tub. I just wanted to make … [Read more...]
Snow Ice Cream
I have always wanted to make snow ice cream. For some people, this is a tradition, but for us this was a first! With the first snow storm of the season yesterday, we decided to try it out! Here's what you'll need: *8 cups of freshly fallen snow *1/2 cup sugar *1/2 Tablespoon of Vanilla *1 cup of milk (we used almond milk) To start, gather some fresh snow. It's pretty obvious that you would want fresh snow...none of that dirty snow! Add in the sugar and vanilla and … [Read more...]
Playing with Snow Indoors!
Oh the weather outside is frightful....but for some reason we're loving it!! We had a snowstorm blow in last night and it's the first blizzard in a long time. I'm sure it's the first one for Wes and the first one Troy remembers. Of course they wanted to play outside first thing in the morning, but this mama was not up for it at 6am! So for now, we'll stay cozy and warm indoors. My cousin, Liz, told me her kids enjoy playing with snow inside in a sensory tub, so I thought we would try that … [Read more...]