If you’re anything like me, I like a variety of activities to keep my little ones’ hands engaged year round. Despite living in South Florida, I still love to read about and discuss the winter months with my two. Yes, they have seen their first snow, but only as infants so they don’t have much background knowledge about winter and snow in the North. I have put together a list below of activities for several age groups that you may modify and adapt to best fit the needs of your children. Several of these activities will overlap into different age groups so you can fine tune or enrich as you see fit. Please be sure to check out each link to ensure you have the proper materials. I am a very low maintenance, low prep type of gal, so I tried to select activities using items that you most likely already have in your household. Tis the season to be freezing…said no one ever in South Florida!
(not quite a baby and not yet a toddler. This phrase is coined by Busy Toddler and I love it).
No Mess Sensory Play: Winter in a Bag
https://alittlepinchofperfect.com/no-mess-sensory-play-frozen-winter
Snowballs and Snowplows Play Tray
https://entertainyourtoddler.com/snowballs-snowplows-play-tray/
Pair with Construction Site on Christmas Night by Sherri Duskey Rinker and AG Ford
Baby Winter Art
https://mommysbundle.com/best-winter-activities-babies/
SNOWMAN Sticky Wall
https://happytoddlerplaytime.com/snowman-sticky-wall-7/?
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Snowball Painting
https://brilliantlittleideas.com/super-easy-snowball-painting/
Melting Snowman-Oobleck
https://www.steampoweredfamily.com/activities/how-to-make-melting-snowman-oobleck/
Book Inspired-Sensory Snow Dough Play
https://www.stirthewonder.com/book-inspired-snow-dough-sensory-play/
Pair with Katy and The Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton and/or I Drive a Snowplow by Sarah Bridges
Build a Snowman STEM Activity
https://carlyandadam.com/thecarlyandadam/build-a-snowman-stem-activity
25 Polar Bear Activities For Kids
https://www.pre-kpages.com/polar-bear-activities-for-kids/
Pair these polar bear activities with The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett. This is a ‘wintery’ version of the classic fairy tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. You may also discuss the similarities and differences of the original Goldilocks and The Three Snow Bears.
Snowmen At Night Activities
https://homeschoolpreschool.net/snowmen-at-night-crafts/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=tailwind_tribes&utm_content=tribes&utm_term=278693354_7296774_81923
Pair with Snowmen At Night by Caralyn Buehner
Build a Snowman STEM Activity
https://carlyandadam.com/thecarlyandadam/build-a-snowman-stem-activity
Fishing For Ice Science Experiment
https://www.adabofgluewilldo.com/ice-fishing-science-experiment/
Snowflake Bentley STEM Activity (Build a Snowflake)
https://carlyandadam.com/thecarlyandadam/snowflake-bentley-stem
Pair with Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Easy Snowball STEM Launcher
https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/make-snowball-launcher-winter-stem-physics/
Melting Snowman Winter Science For Kids
https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/snowman-baking-soda-science-activity-melting-snowmansensory-play/
Finally I am attaching a link to Little Bins Little Hands Blog. Included in this link are 35+ winter activities for all ages. Enjoy! https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/winter-theme/
