Snow Theme
Try doing some snow theme activities with your preschooler during the winter. It will get them excited about the snow starting to fall.
Why Teach about Snow
Season and Weather Awareness
In many places, snow is an excellent indicator of the winter season. Teaching kids about snow helps them understand the seasonal change from autumn to winter.
Sensory Exploration
The cold, wet snow provides a unique sensory experience. When kids play in the snow (even fake snow), they can see how different things, like pushing a bunch of snow together, can change how the snow looks and feels.
Scientific Concepts
Water freezing and melting in the form of snow is the perfect segue to teaching about the water cycle, states of matter, and temperature.
Storytelling and Culture
Snow plays an important role in many children’s stories, holiday traditions, and cultural celebrations.
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Snow Books
We’ve gathered some of the best snow books for preschoolers and put them in an easy-to-use list here.
Snow Theme Activities
Indoor Snow
Grab your preschool helper and whip up some fun indoor snow for your sensory bin. You won’t have cold hands after playing in this snow. 😊
Paper Snowflake
Decorate your space for a snow theme with these easy-to-make paper snowflakes. They can make any space feel more festive and unique.
Name Snowman
Practice letter identification and name spelling with this adorable snow theme name, snowman!
Cut out circles from white paper. Add one letter from your little one’s name to each circle. Leave one circle blank. Assemble the snowman so the first letter of your little one’s name is at the top. On the very top, add the blank circle.
Add a face, scarf, hat, and arms to your snowman.
Ice Exploration
Freeze some small toys (animals, trucks, etc.) in a container filled with water. Let your child figure out how to rescue the toys.
Kid-sized hammers, water, and salt are wonderful tools to encourage exploration.
Snowstorm in a Jar
Fill a jar 1/4 of the way with water. Add in some white paint and stir. The mix should look like milk. Fill the jar the rest of the way with baby oil. Let the paint settle to the bottom of the jar.
Break an Alka-Seltzer tablet into small pieces. Add one small piece at a time. Enjoy the snowstorm again and again.
Ice Fishing
Add water and a few blue drops of food coloring to a bowl. Mix. Add in ice cubes. Lay a piece of yarn on top of the ice cubes in the bowl. Sprinkle some salt on top of the yarn and ice cube. Keep the yarn on the ice cubes for a few seconds.
Lift the string and see how many ice cubes were caught.
Paper Snow Globe
Create a beautiful paper snow globe!
Salt Crystal Snowflakes
Boil some water. Add salt (off-brand, cheap salt is fine). Keep adding salt until the water can’t absorb anymore (salt crystals will form on the surface of the water). You will add a lot of salt. Fill mason jars with the solution most of the way.
While the grown-up is doing that, have the little one make snowflakes out of chenille stems. Add a longer chenille stem as a handle.
Lower the snowflake into the solution by the handle. Clip a clothespin horizontally to the chenille stem handle. The clothespin should be long enough to hold the snowflake up off the bottom of the jar.
Wait a few days and enjoy your beautiful snowflake.
Melted Snowman
Mix a little glue with some shaving cream. Have your little one paint a circle and fill it with the mixture. Once dry, add a face to the melted snowman.
It may be easier to make a face on printer paper and glue it onto the melted snowman’s body.
Outside Snow Activities
Are you looking to take your snow theme outside? Check out our best 25 activities to do in the snow!
Snow Activities for Preschoolers
Not all snow theme activities have to involve running out and playing in the snow because we know that isn’t feasible for many of you. Take advantage of the snow theme and have fun inside with some fun activities.
