Well, it seems we've done a lot with colorful snow!! So of course we had to move outside to see if we could color the snow there too. Luckily the day we chose to go outside was sunny and warm. The snow was perfect for making snowmen. Then I gave everyone squirter bottles. I found bottles at the dollar store and filled them with warm water (so the water does not freeze in the squirter) and food coloring. It was very exciting! Lots of squeals!! Of course there were rules for using the squirter bottles, the biggest being, you can only squirt the snow! Thankfully, everyone was so happy seeing the pretty colors on the snow that this was not a problem. Our colorful snowman!
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While painting snow there was some discussion about what it would be like if the snow fell in different colors and how wonderful a snowman might look. There was someone who said maybe if the rainbow fell from the sky we could have a colorful snowman. I love that thought....rainbows falling from the sky. To make colorful snowmen I used wallpaper samples and paint chips to cut out the circles. Making snowmen is a great way to practice sequencing...what goes first, second, third... A rainbow snowman!
![]() I have some really good "cutters" in class this year so for more of a challenge we have moved on to cutting curved lines. This snowman craft was perfect for the children to try this skill. It seems everyone knows what to do with the scissors, open and close... but they still sometimes forget what to do with their "helper" hand. The "helper" hand holds the paper and it has a very important job; to move the paper. I found this great site missmancy.com/cutting-skills/ that offers some fun ideas to get that "helper" hand working. |
Miss DawnI teach preschool in my home to 3 and 4 year olds. It's a wonderful adventure filled with lots of laughter and learning. Archives
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