The theme of January at our house is always winter and snow. We have yet to have any snow flurries land on our doorstep in Florida, so we have to make our own fun with snow. Now presenting: our collections of snowy projects undertaken in January!
Our winter art wall!
These three snowman scenes were inspired by the paper tube stamped snowman shared at Make and Takes. We started with toilet paper rolls and white paint and made circles, then we each added our own embellishments.
These little cuties were made by painting one of Little Boy Z’s fingers. It’s hard to tell from the picture, but they are pretty miniature. I added the details with colored marker after the paint was dry. (Inspiration found here).
Salty snowflakes: Draw a simple snowflake shape, outline with glue, then shake some salt on top. (Sorry! I can’t remember where I saw this idea to give them credit)
The ever popular cottonball snowman.
And the equally popular marshmallow snowman–because marshmallows are perfect imitations of snowballs, and are as much fun for children to craft with as they are to eat!
Since the marshmallows were already in the house, we of course had to do some building and designing with toothpicks.
The Ant Bug pulled out her Model Magic one afternoon and shaped this snowman. If you haven’t tried Model Magic material before it is a nice variation along the theme of playdough.
As is my habit, we are also reading winter books!
Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft & Richard G. Van Gelder
It’s Snowing! It’s Snowing! Winter Poems by Jack Prelutsky
Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Thomas’ Snowsuit by Robert Munsch
Stella: Queen of the Snow by Marie-Louise Gay
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
For more wintery and snowy ideas, be sure to check out my winter board on Pinterest.
Thanks for sharing the great ideas! These all look like lots of fun!