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Sparkling Snowflakes
Cut a snowflake pattern from a 1/2 potato, dip in white paint, and stamp onto paper. Shake on silver glitter when the paint is still wet. Let dry.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Glitter Snowflakes
Use white glue on wax paper to create a snowflake design. Cover generously with glitter and leave for a day or two. Pour excess glitter back into container and carefully peel snowflake from wax paper. Add a string for hanging.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Icy Snowflakes
Cut a snowflake shape from paper. Fill a pietin 1/2 full with water. Place snowflake in water and place outside (or in freezer if you are not living in a cold climate) When 3/4 frozen, add a string or twine into a loop (for hanging) and press onto the forming ice so it sticks. Then pour water on top to almost fill pan - make sure the string stays in the middle as it will freeze right into the ice. When frozen, hang from tree branches in your yard.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Cut and Paste Snowman
Children cut 3 different sized circles from white paper and glue in a snowman shape. They can cut features and accessories from scrap coloured construction paper to glue onto their snowman.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Snow flakes
Use the bottom of a strawberry basket. Dip it into white paint. Have the kids stamp it onto blue paper. Then sprinkle with glitter. You can cut it out and hang it up in the window or from the ceiling.
Leah (MOMMYLEAH)

Snow Painting
Whip Ivory Snow with water til frothy. Let children use the mixture to paint on paper. After it is dry, they can cut out items from construction paper or use collage materials to create a winter snow scene.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Styrofoam Ball Snowman
You will need 3 balls of different sizes. Shave the bottom off the largest ball with a knife so it will stand. Using a gluegun, attach the middle sized ball and then the smallest ball for the head. Add toothpick (or stick) arms, buttons, twist an orange pipecleaner into a carrot nose, felt (or fabric scrap) scarf, black pom poms for the eyes and mouth, and whatever other details the children would like to add.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Popsicle Stick Snowflake
Paint 3 popsicle sticks white. When dry, arrange into a snowflake pattern by crossing two in an x and the third stick across the x shape. Glue into place and let dry. Add a string to the snowflakes and hang from the ceiling for an indoor winter wonderland.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Ice Pictures
Place water in a metal pie tin and put outdoors to partially freeze. Cut a picture from old cards or magazines. Place the picture on the partially frozen water and add a string in a loop. Press these to stick to the ice. Fill container with water. Check to make sure that the picture and loop remain in the middle. Freeze completely. Pop out of container and hang from tree.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Splatter Paint Snowflakes
Cut a large circle from black or dark blue construction paper. Fold in half and open. Dip brush into white tempera paint that is thinned with water. Hold brush over paper, allowing paint to fall randomly, fold on original crease and press. Open and a symmetrical design will appear.
Submitted by Linda (LINDAFH)

Igloo Art

Children develop small motor coordination while enjoying this unusual art medium.

Materials needed:
9 oz. clear plastic punch cups
White flake laundry detergent
Water
6" paper plates

What to do:
1. Cut a small square opening in the rim of the plastic cup.
2. Mix water with detergent to make a heavy paste.
3. Turn the cup upside down on the plate so that it looks like a dome with a door.
4. Have the children use their hands to cover the cup with the detergent mixture until it resembles an igloo.

More to do
Compare igloos with other homes.
Submitted by Sandy (MICHALLA)

Snowflakes
This fun art project teaches that all snowflakes are unique.

Materials Needed:
Metal Juice lids (enough for each child in class)
White tissue paper, bond paper or tissues torn in small pieces
Glue

What to do:
1. Save enough metal juice lids for each child to make one or more snowflakes.
2. Cover the flat side of the juice lid with glue.
3. Ask the children to tear or cut small pieces of paper and put them on top of the glue on the lid. 4. Cover this with glue again and let dry overnight.
5. When it is dry, the "snowflake" easily pops off the lid.
6. Hang the snowflakes all over the room or in the windows.

More to do:
These turn into miniature glass windows if you use colored tissue paper. You can add
powdered tempera to the glue and mix the colored glues or add glitter.
Submitted by Sandy (MICHALLA)

Paper Snowflakes
Cut a circle from white paper. Fold in half and then thirds. Have children cut out sections leaving the folded areas intact. This will create a six sided snowflake.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Pasta Snowflakes
Paint penne pasta white. When dry, let the children create large snowflake shapes on paper.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Snowballs
Dip white twine or white wool in a mixture of 3/4 white glue and 1/4 water. Place on a small balloon (water bomb balloons are the perfect size for this. Let dry. Pop the balloon and hang your snowballs around the room.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Bubble Wrap Snow people
Use packing bubbles to make a snowman shape, then the kids paint the bumpy side with white tempera and press onto dark paper.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Balloon Painting
Blow up balloons and give one to each child. Have him/her dip the balloon in white paint and then press three circles onto a piece of paper in a snowman shape. Add the features with collage materials when dry.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Glittery snowflakes
Lightly tape a doily to a paper plate. Use a paintbrush to gently dab blue or white tempera all over the doily. While paint is still wet, remove the doily. Sprinkle glitter on the wet paint. Shake off excess glitter and hang suspended from the ceiling when dry.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Shaving Cream Snowmen
Mix 2 parts shaving cream to 1 part glue. Mix until it becomes glossy. The children use their fingers to make snowmen. Use black paper for night, or blue for day, and add small stones, twigs, tiny pinecones, etc, for features.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Coffee Filter Snowflakes
Water down blue paint then paint a coffee filter. Once it dries fold it in half then thirds. Cut a snowflake pattern into the coffee filter. When you open it will look like a blue tie-dyed snowflake. Decorate your window with them!
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Sewing Mittens
Children make mittens out of wallpaper samples and tie together with yarn. Or make mittens out of felt. Older kids can help with the cutting, you could do the sewing, and all the kids can decorate.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Matching Mittens
Cut pairs of mittens out of different textured fabrics. Mix up the shapes and put them in a basket. Hang a clothesline between two chairs and clip clothespins to it. Let children take turns finding the matching mitten shapes and hang them together on the line.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Mitten Bookmark
For each child you need four felt mitten shapes, some lace or something for trim around the wrist of the mitten, and a spring-type hair clip. Put two felt mittens together, matching the thumbs. Open the hair clip and clip to the OUTSIDE of these mittens so that the head of the hair clip is just above the wrist part (the mittens will be wedged between the hair clip). Glue the hair clip to the mittens in this position. When dry, glue another felt mitten to each of the mittens on the hair clip, covering the hair clip. The two mittens that are BETWEEN the parts of the hair clip are NOT to be glued together. What you should have, when all is dry, is a set of mittens that opens up when the hair clip is squeezed, but all you will be able to see of the hair clip is the top of it. You clip it to the top of the page where you have been reading. The wrist part of the mittens can be decorated with lace, etc., as this part sticks up over the book.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Snowman Socks
white sock
cotton stuffing
markers
googly eyes
foam shapes (optional)
yarn

Take the sock and let the children put cotton stuffing in it. Just fold the top inwards, maybe glue it. Tie the yarn at one or two places for head, middle and bottom. Glue googly eyes, foam shape nose (or anything even markers) and yarn mouth (I put the glue on the sock, then let them put the face on, usually they tell me where to put the glue). Let the children use markers to decorate their snowman.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

T.P. Tube Snowman
Cover a toilet tissue tube with cotton balls or balls of white tissue paper. Add a construction paper hat, scarf, eyes, nose, and mouth to make a snowman.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Honeycomb Snowflakes
Dip Honeycomb cereal in white tempera paint and place on blue construction paper to dry.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Snowman Mobile
Just take the pieces of a snowman; (hat, pipe, hands, 3 circles) and attach each one by a string so they are not touching each other but suspended by string. the glue eyes and buttons and mouth on and hang from the ceiling.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Torn Paper Snowman
Let children tear out circles and paste together.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Frosty Winter Scene
Have children draw a picture or design on white construction paper - have them press hard with their crayons and color in all areas with bright colors. When the drawing is finished, paint over the entire picture with white paint. The paint wont stick where the crayon has been heavily used but will collect in some areas to give the picture a frosty look.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Icicles
On the top of a piece of dark paper, paint a line of white tempura paint. Let the children blow gently with a straw so the paint will run. The result will look like icicles.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Winter Trees
The children cut brown paper, one tall rectangle, add a few branches. Glue them on blue paper, after the glue dries, add snow by dabbing a sponge clipped to a clothes pin all around the paper.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Frosty Pictures
Mix one part Epsom salts to one part boiling water. Let cool. Have the children draw outdoor pictures or designs on pieces of colored construction paper. When they have finished, have them paint their pictures with the mixture of Epsom salts and water. As the mixture dries, shiny crystals will form on the pictures. You can also recycle and use the front sides of old holiday greeting cards.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Creamer Bottle Snowmen
Materials
creamer bottles (You know, the flavorful ones found in the refrigerator section)
googly eyes
black beads for mouth
colored toothpick for nose - cut in about 1 " length
glittery pompoms for top of hat
black pompoms for front of snowman
yarn or something to make a "scarf"
Small twigs for arms/hands - about 5 inches in length and in a Y form
Tacky glue works best for this project

Instructions:
Remove the plastic wrapper from the creamer bottle and put about a cup of sand in the bottle. Glue on the googly eyes. Glue on black beads for the mouth. Poke holes for nose and arms with ice pick (it is much easier to insert them). Insert the colored toothpick for nose. Glue on glittery pompoms for top of hat. Glue on black pompoms for the front of the snowman. For the scarf, wrap yarn around a piece of cardboard - about three times. Use another piece of yarn to tie the ends together. Then wrap it around theneck of the snowman and tie it. Insert small twigs for arms/hands
Submitted by Carol (PRECIOUSMIL)

Ice-cube Painting The day before place water in ice cube trays. Cover the tray with aluminum foil. Cut small slits in the foil and place ice cream sticks or craft sticks through the slits in the foil covering the ice cube trays. Give the children heavy paper with powdered tempera paint sprinkle on it. Have the children run their ice cubes over the powdered tempera paint. Lay folded paper towels on the table for the children to lay their ice cubes on.
Submitted by Carol (PRECIOUSMIL)

Indoor Snowball Fight
Cut the legs off the panty hose and stuff the toes with pillow stuffing, tie two knots over the stuffing. Cut between the knots and continue doing this until you have a good supply of snowballs... It doesn't snow here so this is our version for snowball fights.
Submitted by Leah (ABCSAND123S)

Mixed-Up Mitten Game
Looking for an indoor icebreaker for a group of children? This mitten game will surely warm up the crowd. First, have the kids remove their mittens and place them in a heap in the middle of a big room (you may need to push back the furniture). It's your job as referee to see that the pile is mixed up. Then, have the children stand in a circle around the pile (about ten feet away). At your signal, the players should race to locate their own mittens; the first child to find and don his winter gear and shout "mitten match" wins. You can complicate matters by including hats or boots in the pile, too.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Mitten Weather Game
Cut each child a mitten out of const. paper. Also cut out pictures of snowy places and sunny places out of magazines. Ask children to describe what weather they wear mittens in. Then show the pictures of sunny and snowy places. Hold up your mitten if this is a place you wear mittens. Put it behind your back if its not.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Matching Mittens
Cut pairs of mittens out of different textured fabrics. Mix up the shapes and put them in a basket. Hang a clothesline between two chairs and clip clothespins to it. Let children take turns finding the matching mitten shapes and hang them together on the line.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Cotton Ball Toss
Set up different containers with different widths and make throwing lines and toss the balls in.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Show Me
Display a tray of objects—a mitten, a hat, a boot, and a scarf, for example. Ask the children to "show me"..."something red."..."what you wear on your head." ..etc. (Make a list of questions before you start.)
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Reach and Feel
Use the same objects as in "Show Me" but put them in a bag or box and have them feel and guess what the object is.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Snowball Counting
Place numbers in a muffin tin. Use cotton balls for snowballs. Children count the correct number of snowballs into each tin to match the numeral at the bottom of each section.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Mitten and Snowball Counting Game
Place brightly colored mittens cutouts on a game board and label them with numbers from 1 to 10. Have small white circles [snowballs] available for the children to place on the mittens according to their numbers.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Snowman Sequencing Out of construction paper, cut out snowmen of 5 or 6 different sizes. (If you draw one, you can enlarge or reduce it on the copy machine or on your computer). Have children try to put the snowmen in size order.
Submitted by Sherry

Science Activities
Temperature - Place an outdoor thermometer near a window or door. Each day for a week, record the temperature on a graph at the same time of day. Compare the graph at the end of the week and discuss the changes in weather and temperature. Older children may want to pick two times of day such as early morning and mid afternoon and compare the results.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Temperature - Bring in cups of snow from outside, let the children explore the snow and observe how it melts in the warm room.
Submitted by Sherry

Mitten Match
Cut out four pairs of mittens from each of four colors of construction paper. Glue one mitten from each pair on a large cardboard background, placing them either as left or right and facing up or down. The children then try to match up the "Pair of Mittens" so that the thumb position matches the thumb position of its mate glued on the background. To extend activity add mittens that don't match!
Submitted by Linda (LINDAFH)

Ice Fishing
Prepare paper cut outs of fish in all different sizes, colors, and shapes! Place a paper clip on the 'snout' of each fish. Place the fish in a box with a round hole cut into the top (or turn a box upside down and cut a hole in the bottom and place fish on the "floor" under the box! Place a magnet on a string for the kids to go ice fishing with. To add to this activity place some fishing gear in housekeeping area! Or read them a story related to ice fishing!
Submitted by Linda (LINDAFH)

Feed the Birds
Dress a snow person with treats laden with all sorts of goodies for our fine feathered friends to enjoy. Try using dates for the eyes and nose, a row of raisins for the smile. Pine cones slathered with peanut butter make fine buttons, and strung cranberries can bed hung like a loose belt. Popcorn garlands can be wound around a cap or hat. Don't forget to add some sturdy branches for arms so that the birds have a place to perch!
Submitted by Linda (LINDAFH)

Art Experiment - Frozen Paper
Facts: When watercolor paint comes in contact with the frozen paper, it cools and nearly freezes too. This cooling slows down the movement of the paint molecules and the paint begins to freeze and begins to behave more like a solid. If the paper begins to thaw or melt, the molecules of paint and water move faster and mix more easily, much like the usual behavior of paint and water. Now, enough of Science 101....and on to the fun stuff!!!!
You will need: freezer (or freezing day outdoors); heavy paper; water; shallow pan; cookie sheet; watercolor paints and brushes

Dip the paper in a shallow pan of water until it's thoroughly wet. Place the wet paper on a cookie sheet. Place the cookie sheet and paper in the freezer or outside to freeze. When frozen, remove the paper from the freezer and paint on the paper before it thaws.

Variations: Freeze a different variety of papers for painting - paper towel, coffee filter, construction paper, typing paper. Draw with chalk on frozen paper. Paint with tempura paints on frozen paper.
Submitted by Linda (LINDAFH)

Build a Snow Structure
The Eskimos use the word igloo to mean any type of house, but we usually think of igloos as fashioned from snow. These are rarely build by the Eskimos these days, but references to them still abound. Try your hand at constructing a shelter made from "bricks" of packed snow. The Eskimos actually cut their blocks from solidly packed snow...you can make your "bricks" using a mold such as a
bread pan or a heavy plastic container.

Wet" snow works best, but "dry" snow can be moistened with water to help bind it together. Make a sturdy structure by overlapping the bricks and gradually doming the top, or simply build straight walls and anchor a tarpaulin over the top as a roof.
Linda (LINDAFH)

Note: If you don't have snow you can also build igloos out of giant marshmallows make them stick together with white icing. Read an eskimo story before doing this activity and maybe you want to do it on a friday so the kids can get hyper at home after eating their igloo.
Submitted by Heike(GUGEL)

Art Experiment - Frost Plate
Facts: Water is a unique substance because it can be ice (a solid), water (a liquid), or water vapor (a gas), all within a close range of temperatures. When the petroleum jelly is placed in the freezer, water vapor in the freezer FREEZES and crystallizes on the jelly where it is easily seen in the drawing. The water vapor molecules slow down when cooled to 32oF(0oC) or below and arrange themselves in a regular pattern on the petroleum jelly as they form ice CRYSTALS. Now for the fun......

You will need: petroleum jelly; clear glass pie plate; freezer

Smear petroleum jelly on the glass pie plate. Draw a design in the jelly on the plate with fingers. Clean hands. Put the plate in the freezer for 2 hours. Remove the plate and look at the frost designs.
Submitted by Linda (LINDAFH)

Snowflakes Close Up
Put some pieces of black construction paper in the freezer, so that it will be nice and cold when you want to use it. While its snowing, send the kids outside to collect snowflakes on the construction paper. They can examine the snowflakes with a magnifying glass. How are they alike? How are they different? For starters, are they all the same size? How many sides do they have? How many different kinds of snowflakes can they find? They can also use the magnifying glass to look at the crystals in window frost and in the freezer. How do these crystals compare to snowflakes?
Submitted by Linda (LINDAFH)

Blow Bubbles Outdoors
Watch the ice crystals form around the bubble before their very own eyes! It's magic! The bubble will keep its shape until touched, then it will crumble.
Submitted by Linda (LINDAFH)

Spray Paint Designs in the Snow
You will need: spray bottles, food coloring of several colors; snow

This activity is best done with one or two children at a time rather than a large group. Mix a fairly strong concentration of food coloring into the water in the spray bottles. Outside, let the children spray the bottles onto the snow to make splashes of paint on the snow. Show them how to aim the nozzle away from themselves..and the other children!!
Submitted by Linda (LINDAFH)

Snow Math
Make large and small/ flat and round snowballs. Have the children guess which will melt faster. Why? Place in a bowl and observe for the day.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Sensory Activity
Add snow to the water table or rubbermaid container. Give the children eye droppers and food colouring to experiment with different colours in the snow.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Mitten Felt Board Story
My poor little kitten lost her mitten
And started to cry, boo-hoo.
So I helped my kitten to look for her mitten.
Her beautiful mitten of BLUE.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under my mother's bed.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored RED.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under my father's pillow.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored YELLOW.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
On the hand of my brother's toy clown.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored BROWN.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under the laundry so clean.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored GREEN.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Inside a grocery bag.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored BLACK.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under the kitchen sink.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored PINK.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Inside my favorite shoe.
And this time the mitten was just the right mitten,
For it was colored BLUE!
~ Author Unknown ~
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Indoor Snowballs
White clean panty hose, the bigger the better, can be store brand, doesn't
matter
Fiber fill
Scissors
Begin by placing some stuffing down one leg into the toe/foot part of the hose. Use enough to get a good fist size snow ball. Make a tight knot and you will have one snow ball. Make a second knot next to the first knot with enough room to cut between the two knots. With the scissors cut between the knots and you have your first snow ball. Continue to stuff, knot, knot and cut. You can make a couple of snow balls with the panty part of the panty hose also. You really need to make quite a lot for lots of fun. If you have toddlers you can make great big ones.
Submitted by Janet (IJANET1)

Snow Sculptures
Have each child create a snow sculpture while playing outside. You can give them coloured water in spray bottles to paint their sculptures when they are completed if you wish.
Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Ice Castles
Freeze various containers of water such as paper cups, ice cubes, and bowls. Give the children salt shakers or make them( bathroom cups with tin foil rubberbanded down take a took pick and poke holes in the top. Show them how to use the salt to "glue" the ice together making castles or whatever. When they think they are done take food coloring and drop the colors on the ice if you wish.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Styrofoam Snow
Put white Styrofoam packing pieces in the sensory bins or table, with measuring cups and little toys that can “hide” in the snow.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Pretty Snowflakes

Pretty snowflakes are falling
Falling down to the ground
When the wind blows his trumpet
See them dancing around.

Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la Tra-la-la-la-la-la
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la Tra-la-la-la-la-la

Pretty snowflakes are falling
Falling down to the ground
When the wind blows his trumpet
See them sitting back down.

I give each child a paper snowflake to dance with for the song.

I’m a Little Snowman
(Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot")

I'm a Little Snowman
Short and fat.
Here is my broomstick
And here is my hat
When it’s cold and icy I do stay
But when it’s sunny I melt away

Jack Frost

Where did you get that little red nose?
Jack Frost kissed it I suppose.
He kissed it once.
He kissed it twice.
Poor little nose as cold as ice!

Suzy Snowflake

Here comes Suzy Snowflake
Dressed in a snow-white gown
Tap, tap, tappin' at your windowpane
To tell you she's in town.

Here comes Suzy Snowflake
Soon you will hear her say
"Come out everyone and play with me
I haven't long to stay.

If you want to make a snowman
I'll help you make one, two, three
If you wanna take a sleigh ride
The ride's on me."

Here comes Suzy Snowflake
Look at her tumblin' down
Bringing joy to every girl and boy
Suzy's come to town.

~~by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett~~

Winter Hokey Pokey

You put your mitten in, you take your mitten out
You put your boots in, you take your boots out
You put your coat in, you put your coat out
You put your hat in, you put your hat out
You put your scarf in, you put your scarf out
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

I'm a Friendly Snowman
Tune of: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a friendly snowman big and fat. (hold clasped hands in front of belly)
Here is my tummy, and here is my hat. (point to tummy, then top of head)
Here are my eyes and mouth and nose. (point to each, in turn)
I'm all snow from my head to my toes. (point to head, then to toes)
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Dressing for Winter

This is how we dress on a cold Winter's day.
We put on our snowsuits to go out to play.
Then we put on our boots for walking in the snow.
Next, our hats and our mittens,
'Cause the wind begins to blow.
And now we're all ready to go out and play.
We'll stay nice and warm on this cold Winter day.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

5 Snowmen

Five little snowmen round and fat.
Each one wearing a funny hat.
In the morning, out came the sun.
It looked down and melted one.

(Repeat with 4, 3, 2, & 1 snowmen.)
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

What a Pretty Sight
Tune of: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Snow, snow swirling round, (Move hands in circular motion)
Falling to the ground. (Kneel and con't hand motions)
What a pretty sight you make, (Cup hands over eyes and look right and left)
Dancing all around. (Turn and dance in circles)

Snow, snow swirling round, (Move hands in circular motions)
Flying through the air, (Wave arms)
What a pretty sight you make, (Cup hands over eyes and look right and left)
Dancing everywhere.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Snowflakes Falling
Tune of: "Mary Had A Little Lamb"

Snowflakes falling
From the sky,
From the sky,
From the sky.
Snowflakes falling
From the sky
To the earth below.

Watch them as they
Dance and whirl,
Dance and whirl,
Dance and whirl.
Watch them as they
Dance and whirl,
Soft white winter snow.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

A Sledding We Will Go
Tune of: "Farmer in the Dell"

Oh, a sledding we will go, a sledding we will go
We'll run and slide,
down the hill we'll glide,
As a sledding we will go.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Snowflakes
Tune of: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"

Snowflakes, snowflakes, soft and white
falling gently through the night
While the children sleep for hours
you will cover trees and flowers
when they wake they’ll rub their eyes
a land so white is a big surprise
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

I'm a Little Snowman
Tune of: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little snowman, short and fat;
Here is my broomstick and here is my hat.
When the sun comes out. It's time to say:
This is the end of me today
Submitted by Sherry

Dance Like Snowflakes
Tune of: "Frere Jacques"

Dance like snowflakes,
Dance like snowflakes,
In the air.
In the air.
Whirling, twirling snowflakes,
Whirling, twirling snowflakes,
Here and there.
Here and there
Submitted by Maria (MQG)

Snowflakes Falling Down
Tune of: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Snowflakes falling down,
Falling to the ground.
Big, white fluffy flakes
That do not make a sound.
Submitted by Maria (MQG)

Snowman Song
Tune of: "Bingo"

I know a snowman round and fat
and Rollo is his name-o.
R-O-L-L-O, R-O-L-L-O, R-O-L-L-O
and Rollo is his name-o!
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Colorful Mittens
Tune of: "Six Little Ducks"

Colorful mittens for me and you
Red ones, yellow ones, blue ones too.
But the one pair of mittens that rhymes with fellow,
They're my favorite mittens, they're the color yellow!

Replace with other rhyming pairs such as:
red/bed
bean/green
sink/pink
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

I'm a Little Ice Cube
Tune of: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little ice cube, frosty and square,
I make things icy cold everywhere.
If it gets too warm, I better watch out,
"Cause I will melt, there is no doubt
Submitted by Carol (PRECIOUSMIL)

Gloves, Gloves, Gloves
Tune of: "Three Blind Mice"

Gloves, gloves, gloves,
Gloves, gloves, gloves.
I'm in love, with my gloves.
They are what I like to wear,
Especially in the cold, cold air,
I like to take them everywhere
Gloves, gloves, gloves.
Submitted by Carol (PRECIOUSMIL)

Snow friend (Poem)

Pack a snowball.
Make it round.
Roll it, roll it, along the ground.
Make one big ball, and one of middle size;
Then roll a smaller ball. Add a nose and eyes.
Give him a broom and a scarf of blue.
Now there's a friend to play with you!
~ Author Unknown
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Seven Silly Snowmen (Poem)

Seven silly snowmen
Sitting side by side
Out came the sun,
And they had to hide.
Two behind the sled
Two behind the tree,
Two behind the snowbank,
And one behind me.
~Author Unknown
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

S is for Snowman (Poem)

S is for snowman
Round and fat.
Sitting outside,
Wearing a hat.

I brought him inside,
And sat him on the mat.
And before very long,
The snowman was flat.
~ Author Unknown
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Mittens (Poem)

Mittens for the snow time
When the world is white.
Mittens for my two hands.
Mittens left and right.

Mittens with a thumb place.
Mittens warm and snug.
Mittens make me feel like
A bug inside a rug!
~ Author Unknown
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Mittens (Poem)

I have three pairs of mittens;
Yellow, red, and blue.
If I ever lose a pair,
I will still have two.

But it never works that way,
That's not the way it's done.
I never seem to lose the pair -
All I lose is one!

And at the end of winter,
I have three mittens there:
One blue, one red, one yellow,
But not a single pair!
~ Author Unknown
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Warm Mittens (Poem)

I wiggle my left hand,
I wiggle my right,
Inside of my mittens,
So warm and so tight.

I wiggle my pinkie,
I wiggle my thumb,
So when I make snowballs,
My hands don't get numb.
~ Author Unknown
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Mittens (Poem)

Mittens are warm,
Mittens are grand,
Mittens are like shoes
For my hands.
~ Author Unknown
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Mittens (Poem)

Stripes or dots or sparkling white,
Mittens in winter fit just right.
Wool and cotton, maybe leather-
Mittens warm us in cold weather.

In rainbow colors and darkest black,
Mittens fit in a pocket or in your pack.
Thumbs alone, fingers together,
We love mittens in the cold, cold weather.
~ Author Unknown
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

5 Little Snowflakes (Poem)

One little snowflake with nothing to do.
Along came another and
Then there were two.

Two little snowflakes laughing with me.
Along came another, and
Then there were three.

Three little snowflakes looking for some more.
Along came another, and
Then there were four.

Four little snowflakes dancing a jive.
Along came another, and
Then there were five.

Five little snowflakes having so much fun.
Out came the sun, and
and then there were none!
Submitted by Carol (PRECIOUSMIL)

Winter Time Poem (Poem)

Icy fingers, icy toes,
Bright red cheeks and bright red nose.
Watch the snowflakes as they fall,
Try so hard to count them all.
Build a snowman way up high,
See if he can touch the sky.
Snow forts, snowballs, angels, too,
In the snow, so white and new.
Slip and slide and skate so fast.
Wintertime is here at last.
by Mary Ryer
Submitted by Carol (PRECIOUSMIL)

The Mitten ~ Jan Brett
The Mitten ~ Alvin Tresselt
The Mitten Tree ~ Candace Christiansen
The Three Little Kittens
The Missing Mitten Mystery ~ Steven Kellogg
M is for Mittens - A Michigan Alphabet ~ Annie Appleford
Missing Mittens ~ Stuart Murphy
Buying Mittens ~ Nankichi Niimi (a Japanese fairy tale)
Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens: A Book About the 4 Seasons ~ Louise Borden
Flannel Kisses by Linda Crotta Brennan
Snow Joe by Carlo Greene
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Clifford's First Snow Day by Norman Bridwell
Dream Snow by Eric Carle

The Snow by John Burningham
A very little boy makes a big snowball and rides on a sled pulled by his mother. He loses his mitten and gets cold. He snuggles into bed with his teddy bear and hopes that the snow is still there tomorrow. This book contains very simple vocabulary and pastel drawings.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Winter Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Muffin, the dog, hears the inside and outside noises and sees the inside and outside sights of winter. Ther are also some things Muffin can not hear, like the cat lying on the fur rug and frost forming on the window. He sees and hears and feels a lot of interesting things.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

The Snow Party by Beatrice Schenk DeRegniers
A lovely old lady wishes that she and her husband could give a party. Soon a snowstorm forces people to seek shelter and a bus, cars and bakery trucks bring men, women, children and trays of fresh rolls and a cake. A stranded accordian player plays and the people dance and have a fine time. Soon, the storm is over, the road cleared and all the "company" goes home.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

A Walk On A Snowy Night by Judy Delton
Father and daughter enjoy a nighttime walk during a snow storm. They appreciate the unfamiliar snow covered look of familiar landmarks.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Something is Going To Happen by Charlotte Zolotow
As the family members wake up, they each say to themselves, "Something is going to happen" The mother feels it as she dresses and starts breakfast. The father thinks it as he shaves and dresses for work. The brother says it as he stretches and thinks of the bleak clouds he saw the day before. The little sister thinks "something is going to happen" as she pulls on her fuzzy bedroom slippers and bathrobe. The little girl comes downstairs to say good-bye to her father and her brother. Just as they open the front door, the father says "Look, what happened!" Illustrations are line drawings washed over with soft watercolors to create the quiet of the waking hours and the wonder of the beautiful snow.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

The First Snowfall by Anne and Harlow Rockwell
A little girl tells the story of the first snowfall from the time she observes the first snow flakes. The snow covered the houses and streets as it fell all through the night. The next morning, she dressed in her warmest clothes, including her new ski jacket and went outside. She shoveled a path in the snow, built a snowman and helped her father brush the snow from the car. They loaded her sled and her mother's skis and poles into the car and went to the park to play in the snow. She returned home to hot cocoa to warm her up so she could go out in the snow and play again.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Sadie and the Snowman by Allen Morgan
Sadie is a persistent little girl who delights in making a snowman, but there are problems, the animals keep stealing the food she uses to make his face and he keeps melting. She waits for the next snowfall, takes whatever little bit is left from the first snowman and rolls it in the snow to make the balls for her next snowman. Finally, when he is almost melted, Sadie has an idea. She places the now tiny snowman in a large plastic bowl, he melts into water, she pours him into a freezer bag and keeps him frozen until next winter. Then at the first snowfall of the season, she brings out the ice, rolls it in the snow to start her first snowman of the season.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

The First Snow by Emily Arnold McCully
A timid little mouse discovers the thrill of sledding in the first snow of the winter.
Submitted by Mary-Jane (MJG8)

Snow Ice-cream
Make snow ice cream. It doesn't snow here so we use vanilla ice cream, vanilla flavoring, and milk and mix it all in a blender. Submitted by Leah (ABCSAND123S)

Rice Crispy Snowmen
Make rice crispy treats, cut with a snowman cookie cutter and then add a candy corn nose, and raisin eyes. Submitted by Leah (MOMMYLEAH)

Rice Krispy Snowman Sculptures
Mix rice krispy squares according to recipe and give each child 3 blobs of varying sizes that they can shape into balls. Butter children's hands so the mixture doesn't stick to them. Children place the balls on top of each other building a snowman. Add raisin or chocolate chip buttons, fruit rollup scarf, and a candy face. Submitted by Ruth (RUTHJRC)

Vanilla Wafer Snowmen
Give each child a plate with three vanilla wafers. Model the language and show them how to "build" a snowman. Spread cream cheese/marshmallow creme/frosting on the wafers. Add raisin eyes, candy corn nose, and licorice smile. Submitted by Leah (MOMMYLEAH)

Ice-cream Snowballs
Give all the kids a bowl filled with shredded coconut. Then give them a spoon and one rounded scoop of vanilla ice cream. Have the kids roll the ice cream around to get it covered with the coconut. Enjoy your ice cream snowballs! Submitted by Leah (MOMMYLEAH)

Marshmallow Sculptures
Create sculptures by pretzels to hold marshmallows in place. Submitted by Sherry

Snazzy Snowman snack
Spread 3 Ritz crackers with cream cheese. Arrange them flat on the plate to form a snowman shape. Add two raisin eyes and a piece of shredded carrot for the nose. Sprinkle with sprinkles, add two raisin buttons, and two pretzel arms. Submitted by Maria (MQG)

Frosty Fellows snack
Spread peanut butter on a graham cracker. Cut two large marshmallows in half. Use three of the marshmallow pieces to form a snowman on the graham cracker. Microwave for 5 - 8 seconds. Decorate the snowman. You can use a Cheese Nip for the hat, candies for the buttons, raisins for the eyes, a peanut for the mouth, and pretzel sticks for the arms. Submitted by Maria (MQG)

Crunchy Snowballs
6 cups crispy rice cereal
1/4 cup margarine
one 10 oz package marshmallows
powdered sugar
Follow microwave directions for making crispy rice treats. You allow mixture to cool but not harden. Let children mold in to snowballs and then shake in baggie filled with powdered sugar. Submitted by Maria (MQG)

Marshmallow Snowman
Thge Three large marshmallows
Tube of white icing with small tip
Miniature M&M's
Red skinny licorice
1 toothpick
1 pretzel stick
1 Hershey kiss
Place three marshmallows together with icing and toothpicks. Count out M&M's (your choice of number). Add dots of icing to glue on candy. Break the pretzel stick in half for arms. The kiss becomes the hat and wrap the licorice around neck for scarf. Submitted by Maria (MQG)

Snowman Cupcake
Make your favorite cupcakes. After they cool add white frosting. Place two marshmallows onto a toothpick and insert into the center of the cupcake. Gel frosting can be used on the marshmallows for eyes and a nose. (Raisins were used in this example).
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Biscuit Snowman
Use a pre made biscuit mix or use your favorite recipe. Connect three together, affix raisins for the eyes, mouth and buttons, pretzels for the arms and bake. When cool use orange frosting gel for the nose.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Snowman Cookies
Use your favorite sugar cookie recipe to make these cookies. When cool let the children decorate with frosting and confections.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Snowman Marshmallows
Connect three marshmallows with a pretzel. Add pretzels for arms and use gel frosting for features.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Powdered Doughnut Holes
Pretend the doughnut holes are snowballs.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Cracker Cream Cheese Snowmen
Use two round crackers and cream cheese to create a snowman shape. Add facial features with frosting gel.

Marshmallow Snowman
Three large marshmallows
Tube of white icing with small tip
Miniature M&M's
Red skinny licorice
1 toothpick
1 pretzel stick
1 Hershey kiss
Place three marshmallows together with icing and toothpicks. Count out M&M's (your choice of number). Add dots of icing to glue on candy. Break the pretzel stick in half for arms. The kiss becomes the hat and wrap the licorice around neck for scarf.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Edible Snowman
butter
marshmallows
popcorn (Popped)
assorted candies to decorate with.
Melt 1/4 cup butter & 1 bag of marshmallows in large pot. Add just enough popped popcorn so that the popcorn is well covered in goo!!! Let cool enough to handle. Shape balls, Large, Med. & Small and put together to form snowman. Use chocolate chips, sprinkles, candy cane, silver balls, marshmallows, m&m's, etc., to decorate. Refrigerator an hour and EAT 'EM!!! TAKE A PICTURE FIRST!!!
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Snowdrift Pie
1 Vanilla Wafer per child
1 spoonful of vanilla ice cream per child
1 spoonful of whipped topping per child
shredded coconut
Put coconut in a bowl. Allow the ice cream to soften. Instruct children to wash hands. Give each child 1 foil cupcake liner and a spoon. Instruct children to put a vanilla wafer in their liner. Add one spoonful of ice cream and one spoonful of whipped topping. Sprinkle with coconut and eat!!
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Crunchy Snowballs
6 cups crispy rice cereal
1/4 cup margarine
one 10 oz package marshmallows
powdered sugar
Follow microwave directions for making crispy rice treats. Allow mixture to cool but not harden. Let children mold in to snowballs and then shake in baggie filled with powdered sugar.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Snowflake Snacks
Peanut butter
hexagonal shaped crackers
coconut
Spread peanut butter on the hexagonal shaped crackers. Sprinkle coconut onto the peanut butter.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Snowflake Snack
Miniature Marshmallows and toothpicks
Makes snowflakes with toothpicks and miniature marshmallows connected to each other.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

Snow "Slush Cones"
Collect some freshly fallen snow and scoop it into bowls. Put a few spoonfuls of frozen juice concentrate on top, and you have your own slush snow cones.
Submitted by Beth (RYJACK16)

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