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Winter Misc
Contact_FullName: Jennifer Contact_Email: choochfla@hotmail.com Area: winter Idea: We just did "Our kids are snow wonderful" with snowballs with each child's photo on it. Contact_FullName: Kerri Contact_Email: kbartee@sbcglobal.net Area: Winter-Activity Idea: It doesn't snow where we are so I buy small Styrofoam balls and we have "snowball" fights. The kids love it and they don't hurt when you get hit! Contact_FullName: Carol Contact_Email: cjanisz@knology.net Idea: Freeze chunks of food colored ice and let the children paint with it. Using mittens makes it more fun- especially in states where we have no snow or ice. Contact_FullName: MICHELLE Contact_Email: MICKEYMOUSEGA@AOL.COM Area: WINTER Idea: For January I made a winter scene using butcher paper for the snow hills and made a night sky with blue cont. paper and foil stars and made a ice pond in the middle of the board and put penguins ice skating with the childs name on the hats I got bb of the month at the day care that month Contact_FullName: denielle Contact_Email: deniellemarie1@hotmail.com Area: winter-extras Idea: Snowboards-this past summer my family purchased boogie boards for the ocean, when i returned to school and brought them in for Luau week, you can also let the children use them as snowboards. they were very sad when we had to take them out at the end of the week. Contact_FullName: robyn Contact_Email: robyntim21@hotmail.com Area: Misc. Idea: When I decided to do winter sports with my 4 and 5 year old group, I decided to make a skating rink on the carpet by placing tape on the floor as an outline and then placing wax paper on the children's shoes. They just loved it and this helped with gross motor skills in the classroom. Contact_FullName: Caroline Contact_Email: CarolineHopkins@MSN.com Area: Winter-snow Idea: During January, we usually do winter/snow themes in our special education preschool. Our students love it when we put white ping pong balls with black eyes/mouth and an orange "carrot" nose drawn on with permanent markers in our sand/water table. We usually put them in with rice or soapy water and funnels, scoops, bowls or any other manipulative we can find that are suitable for our "snowmen". Contact_FullName: Lisa Contact_Email: Blueyes20_nj@yahoo.com Area: Winter-misc. Idea: Before the children go to work time I fill the empty sand table or another large container with snow, then I add colored ice that I've pre-made the night before. It's fun if you use a couple different sizes. The kids put on their mittens and just have a ball. It allows them to build things out of the snow and they can also color on it using the ice as it starts to melt. It's a really fun activity and can be used to teach a lot of things. Contact_FullName: Christine Contact_Email: todteach@aol.com Area: Winter fun Idea: Snow-Kids I love to take pictures, and parents love to have them of their kids! Take a close-up picture of each childs face. When developed, use a circle cutter, (or free-hand) cut the facial shot into a circle, attach to 2 other different size white circles, then you have a snow man! Use in the room, and then send home! 1-11-01In January I do a winter theme with my class. I purchase 12 rolls of toilet paper and place them on PVC tubing approximately 4 feet long. I let the children unroll the toilet paper. When they are all unraveled, I remove the PVC tubes and we have a "snowball" fight with our toilet paper snow. I teach preschool special ed. and the kids in my classes have focused on this activity for at least 45 minutes. It is a lot of fun!
1-11-01Use two to three boxes of instant potatoes in your sensory table. We used this as "snow", and I added mittens, gloves, and winter hats. The children loved this idea.
1-11-01Because winter can be very cold in the Midwest, I like to bring some of winter inside. I cover some of the cardboard blocks with white paper to use as blocks of ice to build forts. Then I get the extra large pom poms these are about 3 -4" inches and we don our mittens and hats to have snowball fights! The kids love it but we make sure there are rules to follow. No throwing above the waist. No throwing at someone who is not in the block area. And no throwing outside of the block area. What a ball.
1-11-01I am doing a unit on the South Pole right now. I gave the kids each a roll of toilet paper and let them do what they wanted. Of course they unrolled all of it and then danced in it and tossed it and buried each other in it... Lots of fun. And then have them help you clean up.
1-11-01A great idea for a cold winter day. I empty some rice from my rice table and I place it in the oven before the children come to school. I leave it in until the rice is warm temperature. When the children arrive they get to play with some warm rice. What a nice way to start your day!
9-26-00Snowman Puppet: Give each child two small paper plates which are stapled at one edge of each plate (one plate above the other in a snowman shape). Give the children patterns or pre-cut shapes of a hat, scarf, mittens, and boots made of construction paper for them to glue on the plates in the appropriate places. They can use buttons or crumpled pieces of black tissue paper for eyes. A small piece of orange pipe cleaner can be used as a carrot nose. They can add other accessories as they like using markers, crayons, twigs, construction paper, etc. When the snowmen are decorated, staple half of a small paper plate at the top edge to the back (top also) of each snowman. This makes a little "pocket" for each child's hand, so now it's a puppet. It gives you a different way of making a puppet, other than using a paper bag. The children did a great job, and the puppets were adorable.
6-6-00Snow Day
Date: 4-8-00In the winter our toddler class gathered snow in a 5 gal bucket. They brought it inside and built a snowman in a large shallow baking pan. They put on eyes, arms, nose, buttons (not real buttons) and scarf. They then placed the snowman on the table to watch it melt through the process of the day. Every child in the center made trips to the toddler room that day to see what was happening to the snowman. This was a great hands-on sensory-science project. The kids loved it!
Date: 3-11-00For a cute winter bulletin board, decorate your board with white butcher paper or contact paper making a snow covered hill that slopes down from one corner to the other. Add patterns of children on sleighs with the children's names printed on them and add a caption like "Sled Us Welcome You To Our Class" This was a big hit this winter in my pre-K class!
Date: 2-29-00For my January bulletin board, we were studying the number 10 so... each child made a paper chain from 10 pieces of paper at the end, I stapled them all together then I placed a dark blue background to the bulletin board and took the paper chains and made it into a 3-d snowman. During our circle time the children helped add the different features to the snowman such as arms, scarf, nose eyes, buttons. Then we names ours!!! EVERYONE loved it!! Not to mention the children did to! They were so disappointed when I took him down!!
Date: 2-25-00Beach Party! This is perfect for the middle of winter. Have parents donate old bathing suits, beach towels, sandals, and goggles. Movement: Balloon Volley Ball Put a line of tape on the floor for the net and use a balloon for the volley ball. Math: Fishing Make fishing poles out of Popsicle sticks, yarn and magnets. Put paper clips on fish of different shapes, sizes, and colors and put the fish in a small plastic pool. Have children "catch" fish and sort them. Or have children catch, for example, only blue fish. Art: Tissue Paper Lays Cut tissue paper into squares or triangles and punch holes in them. Have children string the tissue paper to make a colorful lei. Sensory: Water or Sand Table Fill sensory table with water or sand and include beach toys.
2-23-00When we do get snow, it is so icy and cold, we cannot go outdoors and play in the snow. I have a large water table that I fill with snow and bring into the classroom. We don our mittens and get to play in the snow. I put sand shovels and cookie cutters and pails to play with. Sometimes, I color the snow with food coloring. We build miniature snowmen. We then get a little science in, learning why the snow melts and how fast. This is definitely a fun snow day.
2-23-00It was winter, and in our dramatic area we had a winter wonderland. We removed the house furniture, except the fridge and stove and sink, and covered them with some white sheets, turned them into snow hills, got some foam pieces from a chair and covered it with a white sheet. and used some cotton batting to make snow. I used our vanity unit as a hot chocolate stand, taped down the mirror part and taped two long kitchen roll tubes to the top and wrote the sign hot chocolate. we put empty hot chocolate packets there and some plastic mugs, you could have an empty marshmallow bag there too, taped up. Then i taped clear plastic garbage bags to the floor, for our ice rink, and brought in some ice skates to use with the safety blades on. some winter clothes, and put the sled close for the children who wanted to slide. I also made ice skate shapes that tied to the children's ankles, so everyone would get to skate, these I laminated to last. The children and staff had great time.
Date: 1-31-00Books for Snow Themes Snow Is Falling by Franklyn M. Branley Millions of Snowflakes by Mary McKenna Siddals Sadie and the Snowman by Allen Morgan Snow Day! by Barbara M. Joosse The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Geraldine's Big Snow by Holly Keller Owl Moon by Jane Yolen The Snow Child Retold by Freya Littledale White Snow Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt Little Polar Bear and the Brave Little Hare by Hans de Beer The Snowman by Raymond Briggs Winter Rabbit by Patrick Yee The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel In the Snow:Who's Been Here? by Lindsay Barrett George The Biggest Snowball Ever! by John Rogan Snow Day by Betsy Maestro Footprints in the Snow by Cynthia Benjamin Most of these books are available through Scholastic book club or check your local library.
Date: 1-28-00Circle Snowmen Provide the children with 2 or 3 cardboard circles to trace onto white construction paper and then cut out. Then they can glue them on a big sheet of Dark blue or Black construction paper. Use chalk for the snow and markers for a hat and anything else your snowman needs!
Date: 1-27-00Winter Fun Provide children with all kinds of soft white items. Example: cotton balls, white peanuts (packing pieces) stuffing (that you use to back quilts) tissues. Have it in the Block area where they can pretend they are in a snowstorm with cars. Have them build homes with the blocks and create winter scenes.
Date: 1-27-00Each child is give 2 pieces of 81/2" x 11" paper to stand on While listening to waltzing music they are told to move around the room sliding on the paper as if they are skating. You can suggest different types of skating, even skiing, i.e.. hockey, figure skating, cross country skiing, down hill skiing, speed skating etc.
Date: 1-25-00Fill spray bottles with colored water and let the children paint the snow outside for fun and beautiful outdoor winter fun.
Date: 1-24-00The children have been interested in snow lately. I put cotton balls and glitter snow in the sensory table, along with shovels, cups and various other items. They have been in there for three weeks now. The children love it!
Date: 12-21-00I teach 3 and 4 year olds and we just had a blast making our own variation of clean mud in our discovery table. You will need: 6 rolls of cheap toilet paper, 2 bars ivory soap, 1 cup borax, and water. During our center time we took turns tearing the toilet paper into small pieces-the children loved it! Teachers use a cheese grater to grate the soap onto the toilet paper, use water to wet the paper and soap a little. Then a teacher must add the borax...I did this while the children were outside so there would be no little hands in the borax. Then add more water and mush together the ingredients until it is the consistency of mud. Make sure all the borax is thoroughly wet so it will not be toxic. My children have had a blast making "clean mud snowmen". Date: 12-21-00For a winter theme: Collect empty clean milk cartons paint them white and use them as blocks. Have children make "igloos" with the milk carton blocks. You can collect half gallon cartons to do this on a larger scale. 1-20-00WE will bring in the snow if the weather is to cold to go outside and put it in the sand /water table. Then we put food coloring in to spray bottles and the children will paint the snow. This is also fun for them to do outside. Fun for all ages 2- 12 year olds. 1-20-00Marshmallow igloos Draw the outline of an igloo with a door with a white crayon on light blue paper. Cut large marshmallows in half with scissors and have kids put them sticky side down inside the outline. Small marshmallows can also be used by just licking and sticking on the paper. Next to the igloo make a snowman using two big marshmallows and one small for the head. Use markers to add details. Draw a smokestack on top of the igloo and add cotton for smoke. Use white paint for snow and you have a cute winter scene that all ages can create.
Date: 1-13-00After reading the story The Jacket I wear in The Snow, I had children paint different items that they wear in the snow which I had precut from oak tag. I then took pictures of the children wearing the things they wear in the snow. It made a great bulletin board!! I also quoted the children in telling me about these items and posted their quotes as well. Date: 1-12-00Pudgy Penguins Per child: 1 black lunch bag 1 white oval for tummy 1 black oval for head 1/2 " google eyes yellow triangle beak 2 orange web feet newspapers stapler Have child cut out white oval, and glue onto the bottom 2/3's of the paper bag (the bottom of the bag is the penguin's bottom too). Have them then open the bag and make newspaper balls and stuff into the bag. Teacher folds the two upper corners of the bag towards the back of the bag and staples shut. The child glues the head above the oval, and over the staple marks. They glue on the eyes and beak and feet in their respective positions. Same ingredients, but they all turn out so differently with personality! :) Date: 1-11-00We use potato flakes in the sand and water table for a mountain of snowflakes that never melt! Date: 1-11-00A slight variation on someone else's great idea. Fill the water table with snow. Place 4 containers with different colored water in the corners. Paint the snow! Date: 1-9-00Give a Christian twist to a weather appropriate dude: The Snowman! Out of all the ways there are to make snowmen, just make them into snowmen ANGELS by adding wings!!! & a halo! Add wings using white paper doilies, or white twist paper ribbon, or even raffia tied in a bow. Use a sparkly pipe cleaner to make a halo. Ta-duh! Ordinary snowman no more :) Date: 1-8-00Another way to ice-skate indoors is to give each child two paper plates. I buy the cheapest ones that usually come in a packet of 100. They place each foot, shoes and all, on a paper plate and slide around. I play some fun skating music. After we have the hang of it, we try partner skating too. They should be able to use their "skates" for at least two or three skating sessions before needing to recycle them. Dater: 1-6-00Indoor ice skating put plastic or garbage bags on floor...tape them down. spread shaving cream and let kids barefoot skate. They love the idea of taking their shoes and socks off! Easy to clean and fun for all ages! Even the teachers enjoy. 1-5-00A good way to experience "Ice Skating" without ice is by using wax paper as skates. Give each child 2 pieces of wax paper (big enough for their foot) and then skate around. It works best without shoes and on carpet. 1-3-00We bring snow in from outside to put in our water table, We then don gloves, and play in the snow. We put our sand digging toys, spray bottles with colored water and some glitter. We also make clean mud 8 rolls of cheap toilet paper shredded, two bars of ivory soap shredded and 2 T borax sprinkled over the top; and call it snow to explore in our sensory table. This is best to make on Friday and let set over the weekend. This is a great stress reliever for teachers too! Instead of calling it clean mud of course we name it SNOW! Date: 12-20-99We live in Fl. there is definitely not any snow here! However we are going to have a snow day in Jan. after the holidays. We are going to build individual snowmen out of crushed ice and go outside to the playground and make "snow-angels" in the sand. We are also going to make igloos out of cubed sugar. Wish me luck.... ideaFor a winter theme bulletin board, I cut the shapes to make a penguin: Body: Large Circle (black) Head: Small Circle (black) Stomach: Medium Circle (white) Eyes: Two very small circle (white with dot) Beak: Small triangle (yellow or orange) Wings: Two Ovals (black) I made different types of feet: Ice Skates, Skis, Snow Boots, On Sleds, etc I also made different types of winter hats. The children assembled their penguins however they wanted. They really enjoyed making their penguins special! We made a winter scene with trees, ponds, mountains and snow. The children then picked where they wanted their penguin to play. It was a wonderful bulletin board and enjoyed by parents and children alike. Title: Winter Fun! Date: 10-17-99Name: Date: 2-3-99You can easily make a winter scene. Get a 3 foot by 2 foot piece of light board. $1.67 at Home Depot. Make a mixture of water and glue. Dip white paper towels into the mixture and lay them on the board to create a winter snow scene. Sprinkle opal glitter on top for snow crystals. Use painted branches for trees. Use white modeling clay to hold trees in place. Use winter animals for the children to play with. You could even give them cotton balls and things to make a snowman out of. My children had the best time forming the paper towels into mountains. Date: 1-17-99Because we have had a lot of it lately, I have filled the sensory table with snow. The children use gloves when they play in it. We have not been able to play outside-too cold, so we brought the outside in! I wonder if parents believe that we really do build snowmen indoors! Date: 1-10-99Don't forget to paper skate for movement in your ice and snow unit. We use Xerox paper that has been discarded. Each child needs two sheets for clean, new skates. Step on paper and slide or "skate" around the gym. When your skates rip or get dirty on the bottom, they make great snowballs. Date: 1-9-99Snow Dough: 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, 1 cup water, 2 Tbs. Veg. Oil, 1 Tbs. Cream of tartar, 1/3 cup silver glitter, 1/4 cup white powdered tempera paint. Mix all ingredients together. Cook over medium heat, stirring until ball is formed. Knead dough until cool. Bring along snowflake, snowman and other winter cookie cutters and the kids will have a ball. Date: 1-8-99Snowflakes ~~ Take 3 craft sticks and paint them white. Let dry. Before children come back, glue a hanger on the top of the back stick (we used silver craft string) turn the snowflake over to the white side and spray with can snow, let dry and then hang around room. We hung ours on our bulletin board on our tree. Date: 1-7-99FROSTY IS GROWING WITH GOOD BOOKS I traced the letters onto blue construction paper. Then I sprayed the construction paper with spray snow and after it was dry I cut out the letters. They turned out beautiful. I used white packing foam pieces for the snow at the bottom of the board. I had the children help me glue each individual piece in place. Then every time we read a book we write the title on a snowball (white circle) and use these snowballs to build a snowman in the middle. It turns out to be a very nice 3D bulletin board. Date: 12-28-98Living in Florida the children do not get to see snow. In the pre-k class though, snow arrives in January via potato flakes. We suspend a tarp from the ceiling filled will potato flake ( 25 pounds. )as the teacher is telling the snowman story which she draws on the chalkboard, I slice the tarp at the appropriate time & it snows on the children. They each receive their own pail & shovel. each child is dressed like a snowman by wearing Glad garbage bags w/ the red draw string. The kids wear their gloves & hats, we turn the ac as low as we can. They have a ball! Date: 12-28-98For a winter activity, we put shaving cream in our fluid table, add trucks and plow those "snowy" roads. It's one of the children's favorites! 10-25-98 Name: Leah 10-25-98 Name: roslyn
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