The Winter Theme Book Winter Theme Compiled Internet Sources By Judy Santos Judy’s Kids Family Daycare Page 1 of 213 The Winter Theme Book Contents: Activities and Games Songs, Poems and Fingerplays Books Websites Fact File Holidays Page 2 of 213 The Winter Theme Book Activities And Games Page 3 of 213 The Winter Theme Book Activity and Games Index Snowflakes Three Dimensional Snowman Frosty Winter scene Whipped Soap Snowman Snowman Craft Ideas Toothpick Snowflakes Snow Idea Snowmen Snow Scenes Jello in the Snow Catch Some Snowflakes Keep Some Snowflakes Make a Snow Gauge Make a Glacier Snow Scene in a Jar Bird Treats Borax Crystal Snowflake Sparkle Snow Paint Three Dimensional Snowmen Ice Painting A "Self-sticking" Snowflake Cereal Snowflakes Snow Scenes Circle Snowmen Snowflakes Shaving Cream Snow Science Animal Tracks Snow Bubbles Thermometer Snow angels Snow Colors Freeze Edible Snowmen Edible Glacier Snow "Slush Cones" Snow "Ice-cream" Popcorn Snowmen Winter Wonderland Make a rain/snow gauge. E-Z Building with Sugar Lumps! Parent Involvement: Home Activities Fishing For Ice Cubes Page 4 of 213 The Winter Theme Book Florida Winter Snow Day! Snow: Good For All On Earth Art Activity: Puff Paint Snow Winter In January Mini Winter Books Snow Flakes Snowflake Snacks Valentine Tips Counting Activity: "Snow Peanuts" Extension To Snow Peanuts Preschool Winter Tips Snowball Soap Cooking Popcorn Snowmen Cool Cooking: Snow Ice Cream Science Activity: A Melting Snowman Science: Melting Experiment #1 Science: Melting Experiment #2 Art Activity: Ice Cube Painting Torn Paper Snow Pictures Torn Paper Igloos Torn Paper Polar Animals Sticker Art Stamp Art Paint like a polar animal Sponge Art Vote and Graph it Polar Animal Shape Match Up Polar Animal Shape Hop Polar Animal Hide and Seek Polar Animal Shape Fishing Game Polar Animal Games Mitten Match WINTER SENSORY/SCIENCE Driving On Ice Making Snow People Snow Writing Frozen Treasures Winter Water Wonders Hat Sort Snowman Math Bulletin Board Bulletin Board Igloo Bulletin Board/Display The Jacket I Wear in the Snow Animal Prints Page 5 of 213 The Winter Theme Book "The Snowman" Warm Weather Winter “The Mitten “ Graphing Jolly Snow Five Little Snowmen Freeze Science Lab Katy and the Big Snow Graham Cracker Snowflakes Coffee filter snowflakes Snowflake prints Pasta wheel snowflakes Hibernation Clouds Glitter Snowflakes Collage Make A Flake The Snowy Day Marshmallow Snowman WINTER GROSS MOTOR Movement Penguin Bowling or Ice Bowling- WINTER ART Ice Painting Bird Feeders Snowman Winter Hats Sock Snowmen Building a Snowman Right on Target Chanukah crafts Holiday arts and crafts Yummy Igloo Ice Blocks Snowflake Crackers Write About Your Winter Snow balls Icy Cave Make Frost: Footprints Snowflakes Snowman picture Snowman sledding Animals in a Mitten. Winter clothes Snowman Page 6 of 213 The Winter Theme Book Polar bear in a snowstorm Sensory table Toy Snowman Area Snowman Color/Number Match Snowman Tactile Cards Snowman Sequencing Cards Dress Up Peter Cooperative Igloo Lace up Mitten cards Sequencing mittens Water table Ice Fishing Frosty Shoe Box Relay Race Snowball Over the Mountain Unwrap the Gift Snowball Relay Race Snowball Making Snowball Throw Ice Melts Ice/Snow Castles Icicles On The Roof Top Marshamallow Sculptures My Snowman Painting On Snow Shiver Warm - Up Signs of Winter Skating Snow Snow Colour Squirts Snow Cone Paper Sculpture Snow Pictures on Window Snow Scene Snow Tracks Snowball Shake/Snacktime Snowball Warm-up Melt-Down Snowballs Snowfall Under Glass Snowflake Mobiles Snowflakes Snowflakes Snowstorm Art Snowy Day Snacks Sounds of Winter Three Dimentional Snowman White On White Page 7 of 213 The Winter Theme Book Winter Wonderland Ornaments Warm VS Cold Air Graph Snowfall Snow Activities Counting Book How Tall? Snowman Glyph Snowballs Activity Playing in the Snow Estimation Make Snow Soap Snowmen Snowman Doorstop Penguin Fingerpuppets... Glittery Snowflakes... Bear in Winter... Sock Snowman... Hibernating Bear... Snowflakes... Newspaper Snowmen... Snowman Math... Mitten Match... Snowball On A Spoon... Snowball Shoot Snowballs in the Bucket... Snowball Swap... Christmas Around the World Cookie Cutter Ornaments Paper Plate Wreath Pinecone Ornament Garland Candy Canes Santa Advent Calendar Gingerbread Man Ornament Gumdrop Ornament Cinnamon Ornaments Pretzel Wreath Reindeer Magnet Pipe Cleaner Ornaments Candy Canes Footprint/Handprint Angel COUNTING OBJECTS GINGERBREAD PUZZLE SPIN A GINGERBREAD MAN GINGERBREAD MAN COVER-UP ESTIMATION JAR Page 8 of 213 The Winter Theme Book MEASUREMENT GINGERBREAD MAN COOKIES GINGERBREAD MAN SANDWICHES Gingerbread Man Jello GINGERBREAD HOUSES SHOPPING A Gingerbread Man Book Mural Chanukah Ideas Page 9 of 213 The Winter Theme Book Snowflakes Materials: Paper scissors white tempera paint dish detergent toothpicks marshmallows For paper snowflakes, fold a piece of white paper several times. Then make a variety of cutouts along the folds. Open up the piece of paper and it's a snowflake. If you want to decorate your windows with painted snowflakes do it with white tempera paint and a squirt of liquid dish detergent to make it easier to wash off the windows later. Use a paint brush and a corner of a sponge. Makes snowflakes with toothpicks and miniature marshmallows connected to each other. Three Dimensional Snowman Materials: Blue construction paper white paint sponge glitter button eyes pompoms popcorn pipecleaners black beans Sponge paint the snowman shape. Poke two holes to thread yarn through. Cut mittens from folded construction paper and glue to the ends of the yarn. Use construction paper scraps or found objects (buttons, cloth, beans, beads, popcorn) to create a face, hat buttons for snowman. e.g.: cut cloth and pompom for a hat, glue triangle out for a nose, pipe cleaner arms, button eyes, black bean mouth, popcorn buttons. Frosty Winter scene Color a scene with crayons, press hard, then paint with white paint. Page 10 of 213 The Winter Theme Book The paint won't stick to the crayons. sprinkle with clear glitter while paint is still wet. Whipped Soap Snowman Empty two to three cups of Ivory Soap in a large bowl. gradually add just enough boiling water to soap to make it thick and creamy. Make a picture using the whipped soap. Snowman Craft Ideas Snowman stick puppets Torn paper snowman cotton ball snowman coconut snowman splatter paint snowflakes Toothpick Snowflakes Glue and arrange on black or dark blue paper. you could paint them white if desired. Snow Idea You can use white shoe polish with sponge dispenser for snow. Snowmen (per snowman) 1 tongue depressor white paint black paint black felt wiggly eyes ribbon round toothpick orange paint Paint tongue depressor white. When dry - paint the top 1" black (on both sides) Take a small strip of black felt and make a brim for the hat. Glue around the tongue depressor where black and white line up. Glue on wiggley eyes. Paint tip of toothpick orange and break off making it Page 11 of 213 The Winter Theme Book about 1/2" long - glue in place for nose (looks like a carrot nose). Make 5 dots below nose with a black marker for the smile. Take a length of ribbon and tie on for the scarf. Make 4 larger dots down underneath the scarf for buttons. Take a length of ribbon and glue to the back of the hat to form a loop for hanging on the tree. Snow Scenes Have children draw and color winter scenes. Then have them paint over the entire picture with a mixture of 16 ounces Epsom salts dissolved in 4 ounces of very hot water. As the picture dries, frosty crystals will appear. Jello in the Snow Mix jello as per directions on package. Pour into CLEAN baby food jars-one per student. Place containers in a large tub. Together, fill tub with snow. Watch to see when jello sets. Catch Some Snowflakes What you will need: black velvet or black construction paper Magnifying Glass Snow Since snowflakes melt so quickly you need to freeze your cloth or paper. Have it ready frozen and ready to go for the next snowfall, and go outside and let some snowflakes land on the dark surface. Quickly, before they melt, examine the flakes with a magnifying glass. Many snowflakes are "broken" and so you don't see the whole six-sided crystal, but with persistence you'll see some beautiful examples. Keep Some Snowflakes What you will need: Piece of glass Hairspray (aerosol, NOT pump) Snow You can have a permanent record of your caught snowflakes if you freeze a piece of glass and the hair spray before the next snowfall. (Both may be stored in the freezer until you need them.) When your ready to collect some snowflakes, spray your chilled glass with the chilled hairspray and go outside and let some snowflakes settle on the glass. When you Page 12 of 213 The Winter Theme Book have enough flakes bring the glass indoors and allow it to thaw at room temperature for about 15 min. Now you have a permanent record of your snowflakes! Make a Snow Gauge Take an old clear plastic soda pop bottle and cut off the top half. Mark the outside in centimeters or inches with a permanent laundry marker and place it outside in a place where it can collect the falling snow. Measure how much melted snow it takes to make water. Collect some snow in a container and record the level of snow on the container. Let the snow melt. How much water is there? Are you surprised at the difference? Make a Glacier Fill a bowl with snow and bring it inside to partially thaw, and then add more snow on top. Keep doing this all winter long. You will then have the "layers" of ice and snow like a glacier.