30 Winter Crafts & Activities (2023)
Looking for winter activities for kids?
Well, good news! I have 30 of them for you. In this article, you’ll see learning, play, craft, and sensory activities that are engaging for the winter season.
Plus, you’ll see some great FREEBIE printables inside this article.
Let’s get started!
Activity #1: Salt Painting Snowflakes
This winter activity for kids is such a fun process!
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It ALWAYS turns out so beautiful. The kids love watching the paint flow through the salt.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need:
- cardboard
- salt
- watercolors
- glue
- pencil
- paintbrush
2. Set-up
On a piece of cardboard, draw some snowflakes with a pencil. They don’t have to be detailed; as you can see, I did mine as simple as possible (I’m not the best artist). Outline it with glue, then dump a bunch of salt on it. Dump the rest into the trash when the glue is covered.
3. Activity
Once the salt dries, the kids will use watercolors to paint the salt. They can use a bunch of different colors to make it look amazing!
Activity #2: Winter Stick Crafts
Popsicle stick crafts are one of our favorite winter activities!
They always come out really cute, and the kids love playing with them afterward. These specific stick crafts were super simple to do.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- popsicle sticks
- acrylic paint
- paintbrush
- scissors
- hot glue and a hot glue gun
- buttons
- orange, blue, and white cardstock paper
- poms
- pipe cleaner
- glitter
2. Set-up:
Do all the painting to prep the sticks! The kids can do this part, or you can.
3. Activity
Directions for each of the sticks are below.
a. Snowman- Paint a few sticks white; when they dry, add a little pink paint for cheeks! Have the kids use glue to place buttons on for eyes and the mouth! With orange cardstock paper, cut out a triangle for a nose. Lastly, use hot glue to place poms at the top of the sticks and glue a bent pipe cleaner to make ear muffs!
b. Hot chocolate-Create a semi-circle at the top of the popsicle sticks with a pencil. Paint the bottom half blue and paint the semi-circle brown. Hot glue a few white poms in the brown section to be the marshmallows. With blue cardstock, create a handle and glue it to the back of the sticks. Lastly, add on snowflake stickers or make your own from paper!
c- Snowflake- Paint 4 sticks white and hot glue them together by creating a cross, then place the others diagonally on each other. Put some glue on the sticks and dump some glitter on, then shake off the access—lastly, hot glue winter gems at the ends of each stick.
Activity #3: Painting Snow
This is the ultimate winter activity for kids! Painting with snow!
The kids had an absolute blast making designs, mixing colors, and playing with the snow in our sensory bin.
I know that some of you don’t have real snow where you live! If you don’t, you can always grab fake snow to do this activity.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need:
- sensory bin
- snow
- droppers
- food coloring
- plastic cups
2. Set-up
Place the snow inside your sensory bin! In plastic cups, put some water and a few drops of food coloring inside each cup!
3. Activity
Have the kids use the droppers to color the snow! They can create fun designs, letters, shapes, or just color the snow for fun! They can also work on color mixing skills.
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Activity #4: Melted Snowman Letter Tracing
This winter activity is kids is the perfect way to work on handwriting skills!
I love that this is a tear-free way to write. Handwriting skills can be tough for kids because they focus on getting the letters inside the lines.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need:
- Melted Snowman Tracibles
- shaving cream
- art tray
Click HERE to grab your Melted Snowman Tracibles.
2. Set-up
Print off the letters that you want to work on with your kids. Both upper and lower case letters are included!
3. Activity
Choose one letter to work on and place it at the top of your writing tray. Have your little ones use their fingers to create the letter the best they can! Once they do one, they can clean off the letter and start again!
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Activity #5: Paint with Ice
This winter activity for kids is easy and fun! Plus, there are many different ways ice paint can be used!
I am sharing just three different ways, but this is an activity that can be changed for the season or holidays.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- ice tray
- water
- food coloring
- paper
- popsicle sticks
- art tray
B. Set-up
Add a few drops of food coloring to each section of your ice tray. Then, add some water to each section (make sure to not fill it up too high or the colors will mix).
Break a popsicle stick in half and place them inside each section.
C. Activity
You can have the kids do color reveal paintings using shapes! Since it’s close to Valentine’s Day for us, I made some hearts with secret messages on them using a white crayon. They revealed the messages with the ice.
The kids also did their own paintings and we practiced some line tracing with the different colors!
There are many different ways you can take this simple and fun activity for the winter!
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Activity #6: Fizzy Ice Experiment
This winter activity for kids is perfect for a cold and snowy day when you can’t go outside!
Kids love fizzy experiments. They never get old! Check out this fun and simple experiment
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- tray
- ice
- ice tray
- baking soda
- vinegar
- droppers
- food coloring
B. Set-up
Dump some ice into a tray and add some food coloring on top of the ice!
Shake a whole bunch of baking soda on the ice.
C. Activity
In a cup, add some vinegar. The kids will use droppers to squirt the vinegar onto the baking soda and ice.
Watch to see the reaction! This experiment can last a long time! The colors are really fun to see.
Activity #7: Coffee Filter Snowflakes
Creating coffee filter snowflakes is a wonderful winter activity for kids!
These guys turned out BEAUTIFUL! Let me tell you the best part… it’s so easy too! My daughter loved making her own snowflakes.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- coffee filters
- markers
- art tray
- spray bottle
- scissors
2. Set-up
Fold your coffee filter several times. You can really do this however many times you want; I did it 4 times.
Create whatever designs you want by making small cuts and shapes! Unfold and check out how it looks.
3. Activity
Use markers to color the snowflake! It doesn’t have to look pretty; it’ll all blend in the end. Once you are done, spray the snowflake with a spray bottle that has water in it. Let it dry on the art tray and see your final products!
Activity #8: Snowman Sensory Bag
Snowman activities are great for a winter activity for kids! This sensory activity is a mess-free idea!
Sensory bags are good for ANY age. Literally, babies can play with them all the way up to adults! I enjoy a good sensory bag activity!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- ziplock bag
- hair gel
- cotton ball
- rubbing alcohol
- Sharpie
- cotton balls
2. Set-up
Remove the label on the ziplock bag but using a cotton ball and rub it off with some rubbing alcohol. Draw the snowman using a Sharpie. Lastly, dump your hair gel (I usually use two bottles) and all the accessories inside!
3. Activity
Have the kids use fine motor skills to push the cotton balls over to the snowman to fill it up!
This is a fun mess free sensory activity that is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers!
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Activity #9: Winter Sensory Bottles
Sensory bottles are a fun winter activity for kids to use indoors!
Watching the objects move through the bottles is so calming. It’s also really cool to see the differences in how the objects move in each one.
This is a great sensory activity for toddlers and babies because they can’t put anything in their mouths. You can also glue them shut to make sure the top won’t come off!Â
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- Sensory bottles
- clear glue
- hair gel
- winter confetti
- gems
- blue glitter
- cardstock paper
- googly eyes
2. Set-up
In the sensory bottle, dump 3/4 of the clear glue into the bottle and fill the rest of the bottle up with water. Leave a little room at the top so the items can move around. Drop-in your objects and shake them all up. See how the glue and water interact to make the objects slow down. You can also use hair gel to see if there is a difference in how fast it goes.
a. Snowman– Use a Sharpie to create eyes, mouth, and buttons. Use orange card stock to create a nose! Add on a pipe cleaner if you want for a scarf. Add in silver glitter to the directions above.
b. Frozen-themed– Add in blue glitter and winter confetti!
c. Winter wonderland– Add in some winter-themed gems! This is my favorite because they go slow through the sensory bottle.
3. Activity
Shake and flip around to watch the objects move around! This activity is great to help calm and relax kiddos!
Activity #10: Winter BINGO
I love to play games with the kids, especially in the winter! This winter activity for kids is great for all ages!
Bingo is a great first game to introduce to kids because they learn how to follow the rules of a game, they learn vocabulary words, and you can even work on beginning sounds for children who are old enough!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- Winter Bingo Cards
- Winter themed manipulatives (mini erasers, colored candy, or toys)
- white card stock
2. Set-up
Print off how many cards you need! I provide 10 different cards with the same objects in the set, just in different spots :). Cut out the playing cards.
3. Activity
Have one player pull the cards out of a bowl. They will say what’s on the card and show the card to all the players (this helps toddlers and preschoolers). They will place their game piece on the picture that is called. The object is to get 5 in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally!Â
Once this happens, they will say BINGO! You can play until the entire card is filled or start back over.
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Activity #11: Mitten Snowball Counting
This winter activity for kids works on counting, number recognition and it can also be a craft!
These mittens and snowflakes are a FREE download!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- FREE Mitten and snowflake printables
- winter gems
- white poms
- scissors
Click HERE for the Snowball Mitten Counting Mats
Click HERE for the Snowflake Numbers
2. Set-up
Print off my mitten, counting worksheet, and cut out the mittens if you want. You don’t have to! Then, print off the snowflake numbers. Cut out the mittens.
3. Activity
Place the snowflake numbers near the mittens so they know how many items they should place on each mitten. They can use winter gems or white poms to be the snowflakes! Have your little one say the number and count out the amount of each mitten!
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Activity #12: Artic Animal Sensory Bin
Okay, time to get into some sensory bin activities! These are my ALL time favorite. I do love the others, but these let me really use my creativity for the kids.
For this sensory bin, I used DIY fake snow, ice cubes, and blue gems.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- baking soda
- hair conditioner
- mixing bowl
- sensory bin
- Safari LTD. TOOB animals
- blue gems
- ice cubes and ice tray
2. Set-up
Make the fake snow by adding a 1/2 cup of hair conditioner to 2 cups of baking soda. Mix it up, and you have fake snow! Dump that in your sensory bin, add in the gems and the ice cubes.
3. Activity
Let the kids have a blast playing with the arctic animals in the bin! They can create homes for the animals in the ice cube tray! They can also have them slide on the ice cubes in the snow or on the gems! Talk to them about the arctic animals and their habitats. Also, you can discuss what these animals eat!
Activity #13: Puffy Paint Snowman
Did you know it only takes two ingredients you most likely have on hand at home to make puffy paint?
Glue and shaving cream. That’s it! Mix together, and you got yourself some puffy paint.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- shaving cream
- glue
- spoon
- paintbrush
- bowl
- blue and black cardstock paper
- snowman accessories
2. Set-up
In a bowl, mix 1/4 cup of foam shaving cream and 1/4 cup of white glue. Draw three circles on your piece of blue cardstock paper. Lastly, create a snowman hat using black cardstock as you see above.
3. Activity
Scoop the puffy paint into the circles and have the kids use their fingers to spread out the paint into the circles. Have them add on the snowman accessories! Dot some snowballs around the snowman using a paintbrush!
Activity #14: Marshmallow Name Building
This is a simple winter activity for kids to practice name building skills!
Kids are ALWAYS more engaged when sweet treats are a part of the deal. It’s just a fact. I let them have a little before we start, so they concentrate on the activity.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- mini marshmallows
- blue cardstock paper
- a pencil
- white paint
- art tray
2. Set-up
With a pencil, draw your little one’s name.
3. Activity
Have the kids use the mini marshmallows to make prints along the letters of their names. They should dip the marshmallow in paint and dab each letter covering the entire letter! Go over each letter as they get to it. Then, at the end, make sure to say each letter of their name, so they start to recognize how to spell their name.
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Activity #15: Winter Activity Book
I really enjoy making these activity books for the seasons and holidays. It gets the kids excited about the holiday, and also it is JAM PACKED with learning.
In this activity book, your little ones can work on the following skills: alphabet matching, colors, shapes, patterns, beginning sounds, counting, numbers, feelings, and they can even build their own gingerbread house!
Check out what is in the entire activity book by checking out this video!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- My Winter Interactive Activity Book
- a 1″ binder
- sheet protectors
- scissors
- velcro circles
- ziplock bags
- laminator (unless you want to get it laminated)
- laminating sheets.
Click HERE to grab your Winter Interactive Activity Book (digital download)
2. Set-up
This does take some set-up but believe me; it’s well worth it! Laminate only the sheets that need it (these are the pieces). The other main sheets can go in sheet protectors inside the binder. Cut out the pieces once laminated. If it’s an activity that would need velcro circles, you can add those on there and on the binder so they will stick together.
3. Activity
Your little one can complete the activities over and over again! This is a great way to practice new skills as well as work on recognition!
I just bought this laminator for my house! I love having my own laminator because I can laminate all the activity sheets that I want to do repeatedly. It saves so much on ink and paper.
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Activity #16: Alphabet Ice Painting
Here’s another way to paint ice, this time it’s a learning activity!
I love this alphabet ice mold. We have used it in several different ways, but this is my favorite.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- alphabet ice mold
- washable paint
- sensory bin
- paintbrushes
2. Set-up
Fill up the ice mold and place it in the freezer for a bit before getting ready to do the activity.
3. Activity
Take the alphabet letters out of the mold and place them in a sensory bin! The kids can paint the letters using blue and purple paint! I love these colors for wintertime! Make sure to talk about the different letters they are painting. If you have an older kiddo, have them paint the letters of their name or even build sight words!
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Activity #17: Snowstorm in a Jar
Looking for a fun and simple winter activity for your kids?! The snowstorm in a jar experiment couldn’t be any cooler!
When we got activities like these, it never gets old! Kids love to see the reaction.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- jar
- baby oil
- blue acrylic paint
- water
- spoon
B. Set-up
Fill 2/3 of the jar up with baby oil. You can use other types of oils, but I chose baby oil since it is clear, so you can see the snow show up better.
Then, in a cup, add 1/4 cup of water and mix some blue acrylic paint into the water. Dump that mixture into the jar with the baby oil.
C. Activity
The kids will drop in an Alka-Seltzer tablet. You will see the paint mixture start to react to the tablet and it will storm!
This is such a fun and simple winter activity for kids that will WOW them each time!
Activity #18: Hot Chocolate Counting
I’m not going to lie; I have a cup of hot chocolate a few times a week during the wintertime. Anyone else?
This FREEBIE worksheet is perfect for the wintertime, and it’s fun for kids because they get to use some mini marshmallows!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- Hot Chocolate Counting Mats
- mini marshmallows
Click HERE to grab your FREE Hot Chocolate Counting Mats.
2. Set-up
Print off the numbers you want to work on! If you have a laminator, you can also print the first one and write the numbers, so you don’t have to print all the sheets off.
3. Activity
Your child should tell you the number that they see in the marshmallow in the corner. They should then use mini marshmallows to count out how many marshmallows should be put in the cup to match that number. Do this repeatedly for each number!
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Activity #19: Snowman Bowling
Think your kids may get restless during the party doing a bunch of crafts? Snowman knockdown is a perfect way to keep the kiddos who love to be active happy!
This is a great way to work on rolling and aiming skills as well. You can make it as easy or as challenging as you want, depending on how old your children are!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- plastic cups
- Sharpie
- cardstock paper
- fake snowballs
2. Set-up
Create the snowman eyes and mouth using a Sharpie and cardstock paper for a nose! You can create 6 or 12!
3. Activity
Have your little one roll the fake snowball at the cups to try to knock them over! You can place a cone or some painter’s tape on the floor, so they know where to start from. They can start close and then back up if they need a challenge.
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Activity #20: Winter Feed and Counting
Feeding activities have become a BIG hit around here! They work great for fine motor skills, color recognition, and counting skills.
I love when activities work on several learning skills at once!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- Count and Feed Winter Activity Cards and Characters
- poms
- sensory bin
- plastic cups
- tape
- laminator(optional)
- scissors
- knife
- kid-friendly tweezers
Click here for your Count and Feed Cards!
2. Set-up
In a sensory bin, dump a whole bunch of different colored poms! Print off the characters and the counting cards. Cut out the characters, punch a hole in their mouth using a knife, and then cut the inside part of the mouth open. Tape the characters to a cup.
3. Activity
Have your little ones use the counting cards to see what color and how many of each color they should place inside the character’s mouth. They can use kid-friendly tweezers to add in some fine motor skills, or you can just have them use their hands. They should tell you the number and count out loud how many they are placing inside!
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Activity #21: Snowflake Tray Play
Tray play set-ups are amazing because the kids get to use their creativity, and there are NO directions! They just get to use their imagination and create.
Simply grab a tray and place some loose parts inside the compartments to let the kids make their designs.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- foam snowflakes
- plastic tray
- winter gems
- glitter glue
- poms
- buttons
- glue
2. Set-up
Place the loose parts into an organizing tray for the kids to choose from!
3. Activity
Let the kids use their creativity to create snowflakes! They can use the different supplies; however, they want to make their snowflakes unique!
Activity #22: Hot Chocolate Sensory Bin
This is one of my all-time favorite winter activities for kids! It’s because I got to eat some too.
So, when I broke out the Cocoa Puffs, they literally ran to see what I had planned for them.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- sensory bin
- Cocoa Puffs
- mini marshmallows
- Starbucks cups
- measuring cups
- whipped cream
- mini red cups
2. Set-up
Dump some cereal into your sensory bin. Add in some mini marshmallows, cups, and spoons!
3. Activity
Let your little ones make their own “hot chocolate” by scooping the Cocoa Puffs into the cups! They can add in some marshmallows as well! They can also use the spoons to scoop out some whipped cream from the mini red cups and put it on top of the cup!
Don’t worry… I ate some too. Don’t feel bad :).
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Activity #23: Winter Animal Paper Plate Crafts
Paper plate crafts are becoming one of my FAVORITE crafts to do with the kids.
They are easy, and they always turn out really cute. Plus, I always have paper plates hanging around! For a winter theme, I did two winter animals, a penguin and a polar bear!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- paper plate
- cotton balls
- black cardstock
- black acrylic paint
- googly eyes
- orange cardstock
- hot glue and a hot glue gun
- glue
2. Set-up
Paint a paper plate black using acrylic paint! Cut out wings using black card stock paper. Lastly, create a small triangle for a beak and small semi-circles for feet using orange card stock.
3. Activity
a. Penguin– Using hot glue, glue the wings on the plate’s side, and glue the feet on the bottom. Let the kids use regular glue to attach the cotton balls to the belly. They can also glue on the googly eyes and beak!
b. Polar bear– Cut the bottom of the plate to create paws. Make a white circle using white card stock to be the head. Also, using that paper, create semi-circle ears! Add googly eyes, a black pom, and paint some pink circles on the face. I drew in the mouth with a Sharpie. Have the kids glue on the poms!
Activity #24: Winter TP Roll Craft
Toilet paper roll crafts are enjoyable, and they always turn out super cute.
The best thing about them too is that you ALWAYS have them on hand! So all you need is a few craft supplies, and you are set.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- TP rolls
- white acrylic paintÂ
- googly eyes
- mini bow
- craft lights (hobby lobby)
- pom-poms
- pipe cleaners
- buttons
2. Set-up
Paint two TP rolls white. To create the penguin, paint the back and sides black and the center white.
3. Directions for each of the rolls
a. Polar Bear–Â Draw four paw prints using white card stock and a black marker. Hot glue these to the front of your TP roll! Create ears using white card stock and hot glue them to the inside of the tube. Make the face by gluing on googly eyes, a black pom for a nose, and draw in the mouth! Lastly, glue some cotton balls to the front tummy!
b. Olaf- Hot glue three poms to the bottom of the tube for his buttons! Grab five sticks from outside to create the arms and Olaf’s hair. Use hot-glue to hold these sticks in place. To create his face, glue on googly eyes, a nose cut out of orange card stock, and use a Sharpie to draw in his mouth. Lastly, to make Olaf’s feet cut some circles out of white paper and glue them on the bottom.
c. Penguin- Create wings by using black paper and glue them to the side. Hot glue googly eyes, an orange beak to create the face. Cut semi-circles out of orange paper and glue them to the bottom for the feet. Add ear muffs by hot-gluing two poms and a pipe cleaner at the top of the TP roll!
Activity#25: Marshmallow Snowmen
When are mini marshmallows ever a bad idea?
This winter activity for kids is sure to be a hit! It’s also perfect for toddlers.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper
- glue
- mini marshmallows
- scissors
- buttons
- glue stick
B. Set-up
Draw a snowman shape on paper using a pencil. Then, outline it in glue.
Create the snowman’s hat, scarf, and arms using colored construction paper.
C. Activity
Add on the snowman’s accessories before adding on the marshmallows. Then, have the kids use a glue stick to glue these items in place.
Then, the kids add marshmallows around the entire snowman. They can do the outline, or they can fill the snowman’s tummy in!
What a fun snack activity for kids and adults 🙂
Activity #26: Penguin Skating Sensory
Here’s another icy play set-up that’s perfect for winter play! Ice skating with penguins!
The amazing thing about this is that it’s really easy to do, and the kids will love sliding these little guys all over the ice!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- sensory tray
- toy penguins
- ice tray
- liquid watercolors
2. Set-up
Put some water inside your sensory bin and pop it in the freezer for a bit. Add a few drops of blue liquid watercolors to the water to make it blue (optional). Put some water in an ice tray, add in the penguins, and place in the freezer.
3. Activity
Take the tray out of the freezer and take the ice out that has the penguins in it. Place the penguins on the ice and have the kids slide them all over!
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Activity #27: Snowflake Alphabet Puzzles
Here are my foam shapes, yet again! But, this time, it’s snowflakes!
Cutting these snowflakes in half is a festive and fun way to work on alphabet matching! This is an important skill to work on because knowing both the upper and lower case letters is something your child needs to know before heading into kindergarten.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
2. Set-up
Cut the snowflakes in the middle. You can do straight lines, curvy, or zig-zag! Write the upper and lower case letters on each side of the tree. Mix up and set out for your child.
3. Activity
They should put the snowflakes together, so the upper and lower case letters match-up! The pieces should go together perfectly, so they will know if they are correct or not! They should identify each letter before beginning.
When I do activities like this, I give my 3-year-old one piece then give him three options to choose from. This narrows it down a little more for them and shows me he can identify the letter out of a group.
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Activity #28: Sticky Wall Snowman
Contact paper activities are always engaging for kids! It’s fun for them to place objects on the wall and see them stick there!
This is a PERFECT indoor activity when it’s too cold to go outside and make a real snowman!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- contact paper
- painter’s tape
- Sharpie
- cotton balls
- cardstock paper (hat and nose)
- googly eyes
- pipe cleaners
- blue glitter poms
2. Set-up
Peel the backing off the contact paper and tape it up on the wall with the sticky side facing out. Draw three circles with a Sharpie to create a snowman.
3. Activity
Let the kids make their own snowman by using the materials that I listed above! They will have a blast putting the cotton balls around the whole snowman and adding all the fun accessories!
Activity #29: Snowglobe Letter Find
I’m a sucker for a good alphabet activity! The kids especially love activities when paint is involved. It makes the activity WAY more engaging.
This snowglobe letter matching activity was a HUGE hit and a great way to practice letter recognition.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- FREE Snowball Letter/Number Printable
- washable paint
- pom-pom
- clothespin
- cardstock paper
- scissors
- glue
Click HERE to grab your FREE Snowball Letters+ Numbers.
2. Set-up
Work on lower or upper case letters or numbers 1-20 with my FREE printable. Print which ones you want to work on. Create the snowglobe by making a circle out of blue paper. Then, cut a long trapezoid shape out of black paper and glue them together.
3. Activity
Have them use the clothespin that is attached to the pom and dip it in the paint. Say a number or letter to your kiddo and have them dab which one you said! Go through each one until they are all painted!
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Activity #30: Snowy Letter Search
I am a HUGE fan of bringing learning into sensory play. The kids are always engaged and ready to learn when they see activities like this.
In this sensory bin, I made some fake snow and placed in some of our favorite letters!
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- FREE Snowy Letter printable
- sensory table
- fake snow
- letters
- dry erase folders
- fine motor tools
Click HERE to grab your FREE Snow Letter Match.
2. Set-up
Create fake snow by dumping in a little powder and adding some water! Then, add in the letters. Lastly, print off my worksheet and place it into a dry erase folder!
3. Activity
Have your little ones use kid-friendly tweezers to pick out the letters and match them up on my worksheet! Talk about what each letter is with your child.
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Activity #31: Winter Number Building
I never realized how important it was for kindergarteners to know the different ways to identity numbers until this year when my daughter brought home her homework.
Her math homework was matching up numbers with tally marks, finger counting, 10 frames, dice, and dominos every night.
How to do this activity
1. Materials you need
- Winter Number Building Sheets
- pencil
- crayons
Click HERE to grab your Winter Number Building Sheets.
2. Set-up
Print off the numbers that you want to work on! Included in this pack are numbers 1-20.
3. Activity
Have the kids complete each number worksheet! They should use a pencil to write portions of the activities and use a crayon for coloring in the snowballs! Have them count out loud and tell you the number they are working on so you can check for understanding.
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Final Thoughts and Conclusion
I hope you found some fun winter activities to try with your kids! I know wintertime is when you need plenty of indoor ideas!
Do you have any great winter-themed activities that you would like to share with our community? We all benefit from hearing about new learn and play ideas! Please share your ideas in the comments below!
Enjoy the winter season with your family!
Happy Learning
Deena
We tried the salt snowflake painting – poor glue made them less than pretty but toddler still loved it. Our watercolors didn’t really work out either but we pivoted and turned it into dropper paint and he played for a solid 20 minutes!