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...]
Playing with Faux Snow!
We had fun playing with snow! Well, not the real kind, but we got out some of the fake stuff. Troy is still dreaming of that white, fluffy cold stuff, while I'm perfectly fine with no snow for awhile...but I would love some snow on Christmas :) Here's what the snow tub looked like: Like I said last week, we have a ton of fake snow, so I just used that to fill the tubs. Then I added ornaments and had the kids dig for them. This was done before we had them on the tree, so Troy had fun looking at … [Read more...]