Guest Author - Diane Claus

Guest author Jeanette Norman

Fluffy Snowman

Materials: Elmer's liquid glue, regular shaving cream (not gel or menthol), one sheet of blue construction paper per child, miscellaneous items like un-popped popcorn, birdseed, raisins, cheerios, buttons, etc..
Mix two parts shaving cream to one part Elmer's glue in a plastic container. Allow the children to spread the "puffy paint" onto their paper in the shape of a snowman with their hands or plop it on with a spoon. The paint will dry three-dimensional and stiff. Add the miscellaneous items to decorate the snowman. No need to add any glue, the items will stick to the shaving cream/glue mixture easily enough.
Cotton Ball Snowman
Materials: Glue, cotton balls, paper
This is simple. Glue cotton balls in a stack to make a snowman or glue a few in a circle on top of a circle, etc. Hint: If you unroll a cottonball, it looks like a blanket of snow.
Snow Paint

Materials: Epsom salt, water

Make a solution of half Epsom salts and half water. Have the kids use paint brushes to cover the pictures with the salt mix. As the salt mix dries, shiny crystals will appear on the papers making frosty scenes.


Playing in Snow Inside

Materials: Shaving cream, a floor that can be mopped, smocks or old shirts to protect children’s clothing

Warning: THIS WILL BE MESSY! Simply spray shaving cream on a table and let the children play in it. I used this activity for years and children absolutely love it!!

Coffee Filter Snowflake
Sent to me by: Angie in Indiana
Materials Coffee Filter, Scissors, Blue Tempera paint, water, and a paint brush.
Take some blue paint and water it down. Then paint a coffee filter with the paint. Once it dries fold it in half, then in half again, and then in half one more time. Cut it like you would a snowflake. When you open it will look like a blue tie dyed snowflake. Looks great in a window.
Snowman Mobile
Materials: paper, string
Make a large circle out of white construction paper, a medium size circle then a smaller one for the head. Draw on a piece of paper, twigs for arms, eyes, buttons and hat/scarf. Carrot for a nose :-) Punch a hole on the top of the bottom circle and attach with white string to the middle hole. Attach another string from the middle circle to the head. Glue on the eyes, nose and arms.
Sticky Snowflakes
Materials: Fabric paint, plastic wrap
Make them from fabric paint on plastic wrap. Let dry and then peel and stick to your windows or walls.
Paper Tube Snowman

Materials: Toilet paper tube (or half of a paper towel tube), paper, glue

Make snowmen out of white toilet paper tubes (or paint them white). Cut them into sections and then the children can glue 2 or 3 sections together to make a snowmen. Add buttons for eyes or whatever, yard for a scarf, etc...
Honeycomb Snowflake Picture

Materials: Honeycomb cereal, white paint, glitter, blue paper

Ahead of time allow children to paint Honeycomb cereal with white tempera paint. While the paint is still wet, have them sprinkle some glitter onto the pieces. The children then make a wintry scene on a blue piece of paper. Give them lots of "stuff" to glue on. As a finishing touch, they can glue the painted cereal on their picture as snow.