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The Snowy Day Sequence Activity

by Angela Thayer 2 Comments

I love the book, The Snowy Day! It's a must-read during the winter months. If you are looking for an activity to go along with this book, you'll have to check out this Snowy Day Sequence Activity! One reading comprehension skill that is important to work on with young children is to sequence the events in a story. Sequencing is simply putting events, ideas, and objects in a logical order. It involves understanding the order in which something occurs. For this activity, students will put 8 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Activities Tagged With: book activity, sequencing, snow

Snowflakes with Toothpicks and Marshmallows

by Angela Thayer 2 Comments

Looking for a STEM activity for winter? Try this fun challenge of making snowflakes with toothpicks and marshmallows! This activity is great for following directions, engineering skills, and talking about shapes. Some of the snowflakes are easier than others. The printable starts with easier projects and progresses to more difficult ones. Each page shows the students how many marshmallows and toothpicks they need. They can lay them on the page if that is helpful. Then, they use the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: STEM Activities Tagged With: snow, STEM

Q-Tip Snowflakes – STEM Activity

by Angela Thayer Leave a Comment

Happy winter! It's freezing where we live. As I write this blog post, my two youngest boys are outside shoveling the sidewalk! Although having a lot of snow in the winter can be a lot of work, I've always thought snowflakes are pretty amazing. Just learning about the life cycle of snow is really fascinating. Today I'm sharing a fun STEM activity that involves Q-tips. You can arrange them to make some really neat snowflakes! For this activity, you'll need the following: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Printables, STEM Activities Tagged With: q-tips, snow, winter

Life Cycle of Snowflakes Booklet

by Angela Thayer 16 Comments

It's snowing like crazy today! In fact, the boys didn't have school today because of the snow. Watching the snow fall had got me thinking about the life cycle of snowflakes. I put together a booklet to teach little ones how a snowflake is formed. It's really quite cool! First, let me recommend the book we love to read. It has so many great facts about snowflakes! It's called The Story of Snow by Mark Cassino. The facts in this book inspired me to write this printable booklet for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kindergarten, Preschool, Printables, Winter Activities Tagged With: life cycle, snow, winter activities

Snow Slime Recipe

by Angela Thayer 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Indoor Activities, Sensory Play, Winter Activities Tagged With: sensory play, slime, snow, snow activity

Snow Activities for Preschoolers

by Angela Thayer 5 Comments

snow activities

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...]

Filed Under: Preschool, Winter Activities Tagged With: snow, snow activities

Snowy Tree Craft

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Winter Activities Tagged With: snow

Homemade Snow Paint Recipe

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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...]

Filed Under: Art, Indoor Activities, Toddlers, Winter Activities Tagged With: recipes for play, snow, winter activities

How to Make Your Own Snow

by Angela Thayer 7 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Indoor Activities, Sensory Play, Winter Activities Tagged With: 31 days of play, small world play, snow

Snow Hot Chocolate {Dramatic Play}

by Angela Thayer 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Imaginary Play, Indoor Activities, Preschool, Winter Activities Tagged With: 31 days of play, dramatic play, snow

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