The Snowy Day book unit is perfect for snowy days, with lots of snowflake related hands on activities which are sure to excite your children! Read on for some great inspiration!
The Snowy Day Book Unit
Snowy Day Themed Playdough
Every morning, for The Snowy Day book unit, I set up a play dough table with themed cutters and a play board mat made from a laminated photocopy of the front of the book:
Snowy Day Themed Books
These were the little one’s bed time read alouds. They were also available in the morning whilst the older ones were doing their chores and also during quiet time.
Playing OutSide in the (Barely) Snow!
For this unit we only needed our snow suits so we could all go out into the snow and do all the activities that the little boy did in the story. Only it didn’t snow as much as expected, so we couldn’t make snow angels! Ah well, an activity for another day!
Then of course we had to warm up inside in front of a roaring fire and hot chocolate snowmen:
The Snowy Day Book Unit Activities
I came up with lots of fun hands on activities to go along with The Snowy Day book unit. Honestly, we all thoroughly enjoy joining in, from the older children down…and their very enthusiastic mother!
Sensory Box with Shaving Foam Snow
I also went through all the plastic animals and picked out some winter type animals that we had read about and popped them into a large cat litter box with some shaving foam. It was going to be real snow, but we seem to be a little short. Ahem.
Making a Snowman Bracelet
Decorating a Snowflake with Glitter
The Snowy Day Homemade Puzzle
Making a Homemade Snow Globe
I also did one very special tray activity with both my littles, which was so much fun and so successful regarding the end product that Charlotte exclaimed that she wished she was 4 again! We made a snow globe out of Dolmio jars, water and a Lego figure:
Making Snowflake Tie-Dyed T-Shirts
We decided to tie dye some cheap white t-shirts blue, leaving behind white snowflakes where the material was tied. That was the idea anyway! (They weren’t very, very snowflake like!). As Christmas was coming up, we made enough t-shirts for all the children and decided that they would make lovely Christmas presents from one to another!
Making Marshmallow Snowmen
Snowmen Shaped Toast
- Snowman shaped wholemeal toast with peanut butter spread and chocolate buttons & eyes:
Angel Delight Snowflake Shaped Ice cream
- Mashed banana with Angel Delight, frozen in an snow flake muffin tin, served with a marshmallow snowman:
Snowball Popcorn Balls
- Snowball popcorn balls
It’s beginning to make me feel a bit queezy the amount of sugar everyone is ingesting this week! Next week we’ll be doing Angus Lost so it’ll be much healthier savory stuff.
That said, learning to make these was so much fun! We made the toffee from scratch and poured it over the pop corn, rolled it into balls and made some toffee popcorn balls:
Homemade Snowflake Stamps
We make some snow flake stamps out of a block of wood and a sponge dish cloth:
Becs really enjoys doing anything with her hands so we filled a paint pot with white paint, gave her some black paper, the stamps and let her at it:
The Snowy Day Book Unit Muffin Tin Meal
- More inspiration
http://snowflakebentley.com/WBsnowflakes.htm
http://quinceandquire.typepad.com/quince_and_quire/2011/01/images-of-snow-crystals.html
For all my book units go to my Book Unit Page
How do you have all the time and energy to be so thorough with all of their schooling? You just amaze me.
That’s kind, but don’t be too amazed. I only need about 10-15 hours of sleep a week, which gives me an extra 5 hours a day to plan when everyone is in bed and I get bored…..
What a wonderful row! I love the collection of activities you did for it. I also love that muffin tin – are you wiling to share where you got it? I’ve been looking and can’t find one anywhere.
I got it from a nearby charity shop. Most of our school things are bought from charity shops, often years in advance. Sorry, that doesn’t help you much though!!
Looks like so much fun! And hopefully we will have real snow by the weekend!
At the risk of sounding completely dipsy, I wasn’t aware we were due snow until your message!!! Then my husband phones telling me we’re going to have a blizzard! Where have I been for the last 24 hours?!
I have to say the popcorn was yummy. Maybe we can make snow angels this weekend. That includes you!!!
‘Kay, but no photos!
Hey claire!im addicted to ur blog! Especially the things u do with ur little ones!ur getting me all excited about homeschooling!although still so nervous!! So happy u have this blog as i will prob steal alot of ur ideas ;);)
Hello! How are you? So pleased you’ve decided to take the plunge – you won’t regret it! There really is nothing to be nervous about, just relax and enjoy the journey, there is SO much to enjoy! Oh, and steal away!! Thanks for leaving a comment – I LOVE comments!!
yes we are good….no 3 on the way….catching up with ya!! haha!! how are you?? enjoying the snow?? you will have to get out and do those snow angels!! x
Ooh, congratulations, how exciting!!
As for the snow angels….well, I’ve been out in the snow but only as photographer and that’s (hopefully) as it will remain!
Wow! I am so impressed with all you did to explore this book.
Thank you! It’s easy when the book is as good as this one!
I can’t believe how many activities you were able to incorporate into snow. We made those glitter shakers ones and that project alone was an entire afternoon’s worth of work. You must be exhausted.
I prep everything for the little ones at night time. That meant that the shaker activity only took maybe 10 minutes, although playing with them took a lot longer!
We have this book out of the home ed library at present. Thank you for all these wonderful ideas. Have you tried acting out the footprints?
Hope the children enjoyed the real snow-mine had a wonderful time and there is a bit of sorrow about it all melting!
Would you believe it only started to snow AFTER I’d finished with the Snowy Day? However, we have loved the snow and my house is nice and wet!!
Another wonderful book. And again, so many great ideas to explore and have fun with “snow”..
Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy
Thank you, we love sharing!
What a WONDERFUL row! You did so many fun, memorable activities! Thanks for linking up to TGIF! I look forward to seeing you again next week,
Beth =-)
Thanks Beth. We’ll definitely be linking up next week!
You had so much fun! Thanks for sharing at The Children’s Bookshelf.
It’s my pleasure. I LOVE anything book related, so your linky is perfect!
Hi! I’m a a homeschool mom of 3 little kiddos and I just love your blog! We are using BFIAR too. I was wondering where you got the animal puzzle with the continents? Love your blogging… Blessings! Sam
Hi Sam
Thank you so much!
I got it off Amazon. Here’s the link:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ravensburger-Puzzle-Animals-World-Pieces/dp/B000FDAJRQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383675206&sr=8-1&keywords=animal+world+map+puzzle