Category: Snow

Snow Dough

3/2/2014

Supplies:

1 cup cornstarch
½ salt
1 Tablespoon Cream of Tartar
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1 cup boiling water (rapidly boiling is a must!!)

Optional: glitter and scented oils

Directions:

Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the oil. Immediately pour boiling water into the mix and stir (an adult should complete this step).

Let the mixture cool for a few minutes to let the ingredients bind better. Knead on a dusted cornstarch surface until smooth. If desired add glitter and scent and knead into dough. (colored glitter may tint the dough)

*If mixture is too sticky, add little more cornstarch.

If mixture is still too sticky pour into a pan and heat over warm heat until a dough ball is formed.

Let it cool and knead.

This is perfect gift for a child!!

Roll two balls of dough and place into a clear container.

Decorate the outside of the jar like a snowman.

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Snow Queen Lesson Plan

1/15/2014

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Read: “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Anderson, Edmund Dulac (illustrator)

Kai takes a magical journey to save her pet reindeer and meets the Snow Queen.

Movie: “The Snow Queen”

Materials Needed: sticks, glue, brushes or cotton swabs, glitter

Directions: Set out the sticks on a piece of paper or a paper plate. (Each child should have at least two sticks)(Try to find sticks with multiple branches) Have the children coat each branch with glue and shake on glitter to make a frosty, magical branch.

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Snow Ball Lesson Plan

1/14/2014

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Read: “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats

Materials needed:
Bars of ivory soap, grater, and water.

Directions:
Have the children grate the bars of soap. Give each child ½ cup of grated soap. Add just enough water so the flakes stick together as the children mold the balls together with their hands.

Let the balls dry and you have a snow ball!

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Snow Ball Printing

1/8/2014

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Supplies Needed;
Blue paper, cotton balls, and white paint

Directions;
Allow children to paint on blue paper using cotton balls. We decided to make snowmen with our "snowballs".

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Snowballs

1/7/2014

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Supplies:
·         ¼ cup oats
·         ½ cup peanut butter
·         ¼ cup honey
·         ½ tsp vanilla
·         ¼ cup shredded coconut

Directions:
Put oats in a blender or food processor and pulse until it becomes powdery. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together oat powder, peanut butter, honey, and vanilla.

Roll mixture into 1-inch balls. Roll balls into coconut. Chill for 30 minutes and eat. Refrigerate leftovers.
*Highly recommend double or tripling the recipe as the kiddos will love these!

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Indoor Snow Day ~ Sensory Play

12/23/2013

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When the temperatures outside are too cold to or you have a child with special needs that is unable to safely be outside in the snow bring the snow inside!

Supplies:

Snow
Sensory table, plastic bin or big bowl

Optional:
Mittens, spoons, ice cream scoopers, muffin tins, cookie sheet or pizza pan, water colors and paintbrush, cookie cutters, cars, plastic animals, etc.

Directions:

Let children enjoy playing and exploring with snow while having the warmth of being indoors.

Provide children with various supplies and let them explore snow in a whole new way.