Preschool Snow and Snowmen Theme Activities
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Snow & Snowman Art & Craft Ideas
Snowy Puffy PaintInvite your preschooler to create a Melted Snowman using Puffy Paint. Check out my tutorial on my blog: Melted Snowman Puffy Paint Tutorial.
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Snowy Crystal ArtSnowy Crystal Art is a great process art invitation and it's perfect for this theme!
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Snowman Snack
Create a fun Snowman Snack for a creative edible activity!
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More Art & Creativity Snow & Snowman Ideas from around the web
*Paint the Snow from Growing a Jeweled Rose
Build a Snowman Activity Tray by Happy Hooligans
Snowman Factory from Buggy and Buddy
Snowflake Night Craft from Racing and Saving Mama
Snowflake Painting from Little Bins for Little Hands
Build a Snowman Activity Tray by Happy Hooligans
Snowman Factory from Buggy and Buddy
Snowflake Night Craft from Racing and Saving Mama
Snowflake Painting from Little Bins for Little Hands
Snow & Snowman Dramatic Play Ideas
Add a variety of winter weather dress up items (mittens, scarves, etc.) to your dramatic play space as well as pretend snowballs.
Build a SnowmanThis clever space below, belongs to community member Amy McMonagle of BuggaBee & Me Daycare.
Amy sewed these large snowballs from felt. After the children have stacked their snowman, they can embellish him with snowman features that attach with velcro. |
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*Shoveling Snow
Set up an invitation to shovel snow indoors. Place cotton balls, balled up socks, or pretend snowballs all over the floor. Then invite children to scoop up with a shovel.
More Snow & Snowman Dramatic Play ideas from around the web:
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Snow & Snowman Building & Small World Play Ideas
*Snow Plowing Small World PlayConsider adding Construction vehicles, cotton balls, or white pompom's to your construction area. The kids can practice "plowing" their streets.
This snowy road was created by community member Jen Hinton of Stepping Stones Pre-K Academy. |
Source: Stepping Stones Pre-K Academy
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Snow Roof Structure
More Snow & Snowman Building & Small World Play ideas from around the web:
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Snow & Snowman Language & Literacy Ideas
*Snowman Letter matching PuzzlesPractice matching uppercase and lowercase letters while developing phonemic awareness with these Snowman Letter Matching Puzzles from the Snow and Snowmen Activity Pack from PKPF
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Build a Name & a Snowman!Two things that preschoolers love in one, snowmen and their name!
Customize the snowman to reflect the child's name and letters in their name. Included in the Editable Name Activities Pack. |
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First Sounds Letter Matching
Work on phonemes and letter identification with this activity from the Snow & Snowmen Activity Pack.
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Snowman Sight Word MatchingSnowman Sight Word Puzzles is a perfect way to add sight word identification to this theme.
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Build a Snowman Sequencing ActivityWork on sequencing with this cut and paste activity from the Snowman & Snowflake Cut and Paste set.
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Red Sled by Lita Judge
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner and Mark Buehner
White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin
Twelve Days of Winter: A School Counting Book by Deborah Lee Rose and
Carey Armstrong-Ellis
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner and Mark Buehner
White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin
Twelve Days of Winter: A School Counting Book by Deborah Lee Rose and
Carey Armstrong-Ellis
Math Ideas
*Snowball Counting CardsCount up snowballs while staying warm with Snowball Count and Clip cards from the Snow and Snowmen Activity Pack from PKPF
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Snowball Ordering by Size
Form snowballs in a variety of sizes and then encourage children to order them by size.
Snowman and Button Color MatchingIdentify the bow color on each snowman, then add buttons of the same color to the snowman to practice color matching and fine motor skills. Community Member Sheena W. used small magnets with these cards, you can also using the printable buttons included in the Snow and Snowmen Activity Pack from PKPF
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Weighing snow
Take a scale and some buckets outside to weigh snow! After the first couple buckets encourage children to guess how much each bucket of snow will weigh. This could also be done in a sensory bin with a balance scale.
More ideas from around the web:
Jumbled Snowman from Playground Parkbench
Counting Snowball Activity from Fun-A-Day
Marshmallow Names from Fun-A-Day
Make Fake Snow from Playtivities
Snowball fine Motor Activity from Blessings Overflowing
Counting Snowball Activity from Fun-A-Day
Marshmallow Names from Fun-A-Day
Make Fake Snow from Playtivities
Snowball fine Motor Activity from Blessings Overflowing
Science, and Discovery Ideas
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Member Jenna L. provided materials for creating animal territories and places to hibernate! I love the creative use of both classroom materials and outdoor collections that were used!
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Member Laurie C. shared this fun activity to go along with the book Footprints In The Snow. I love when activities stem from a good book!
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Community member Lori C. of Lori's House Daycare brought out play shoes to make footprints in play dough! This is such a clever way to talk about footprints and patterns!
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Create Fake SnowWhip up some fake snow for your sensory bin!
Add accessories to the bin for children to build snow people or form igloos. |
Snow VolcanoCreate a volcano in the snow and then use baking soda and vinegar to watch it erupt.
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More Ideas from around the web:
Potato Heads in the Snow by Happy Hooligans
Snowman Sensory Bin by Glued to my Crafts Blog
Melting Snowman by Little Bins for Little Hands
Create a Snowy World for Trains from Play Trains
Snow Window from No Time for Flashcards
Melting Snowman from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Snowman Sensory Bin by Glued to my Crafts Blog
Melting Snowman by Little Bins for Little Hands
Create a Snowy World for Trains from Play Trains
Snow Window from No Time for Flashcards
Melting Snowman from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Physical Development Ideas from Pre-K Printable Fun and our Community!
*Snowman Action CardsUse the Snow Action Cards from the Snow and Snowmen Activity Pack from PKPF to get little bodies moving indoors or out!
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Mandala Pattern Snowflake
Support fine motor development by inviting preschoolers to create a snowflake inspired mandala pattern using the Mandala Patterns Mats.
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Trace and Color a Snowman
Trace and Color Pages are a fun way to work on pre-writing skills and fine motor development. This pack includes this fun snow person page.
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Build a Snowman Cut and PasteInvite your preschooler to build a snowman with this
Cut and Paste Snow and Snowman Activities from PKPF |
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Snowman Play Dough Mat
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Shoveling or Hauling Snow
Shoveling or hauling snow is an excellent workout for large muscles!
Add some child-sized shovels and buckets to your outdoor space to watch this play naturally unfold.
Add some child-sized shovels and buckets to your outdoor space to watch this play naturally unfold.
Snow Bowl
Upcycle some plastic bottles by filling them with cotton balls to make snowman pins. Line them up and invite children try and knock them down by rolling a ball towards them.
Snowman Emotions
Bring a basket of loose parts outside to make faces in the snow.
Children can create faces to represent a variety of emotions.
Some loose parts to consider: small rocks, twigs, yarn, googly eyes, jewels/gems, pom poms, and buttons
Children can create faces to represent a variety of emotions.
Some loose parts to consider: small rocks, twigs, yarn, googly eyes, jewels/gems, pom poms, and buttons
A Place to Chill
Jazz up your calm down space or box with some snow themed posters and objects including a sign that says "A Place to Chill"
EDUCATOR RESOURCES : GROUP ACTIVITIES, CIRCLE TIME, & PARENT ENGAGEMENT
Snowball Themed Attendance Chart
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*Play a Collaborative Game: Snow Buttons Rolling Game
Set this game up with an adult or peers, take turns rolling the playing cube and adding buttons to the snowman!
This activity can be found inside the Snow and Snowmen Activity Pack from PKPF
This activity can be found inside the Snow and Snowmen Activity Pack from PKPF
Circle Time Finger Plays
Introduce the fingerplay 5 Little Snowpeople from Jbrary
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