After that post about penguin learning activities, I couldn’t resist sharing some polar bear activities, too. You can do a whole week of learning about cold-weather animals, or just throw in some polar bear activities to add to your … Read More ...
Penguin Learning Activities for Kids
After talking about Antarctica the other day, it got me thinking about activities involving animals that live in cold climates. So today we’re taking a look at penguin learning activities.
To begin with the basics, Living Life and Learning has … Read More ...
Activities for The Snowy Day
There are a lot of great winter-themed books that lend themselves to activities in the classroom or at home, and it’s great to read and explore winter books after the holiday break because it makes getting back to school a … Read More ...
Snowflake Themed Math Activities
Even if you don’t live somewhere that gets a lot of snow, adding snowflakes to your classroom themes can be a lot of fun. They’re a great way to learn about symmetry, patterns and just to use in math learning. … Read More ...
Fun Winter Sensory Activities for Kids
Where I live it’s a rare thing to see snow in December (though a recent Facebook memory reminded me it snowed in mid-December once, 10 years ago!) but this time of year, whether there’s real snow on the ground or … Read More ...
How to Make an Igloo or Other Snow Structure
If you live somewhere consistently cold and snowy, making an igloo or structure out of frozen bricks is a fun winter activity.
This does take a fair bit of preparation, time for the bricks to freeze, and work making the … Read More ...
Easy Winter Nature Art Activity
If it’s not so cold that you can’t go outside for a few minutes (or you have a stash of sticks in your house/classroom) this winter nature art activity is super cute and easy to do.
Make a tree from … Read More ...
Make a Snow Storm in a Jar
Here’s an easy STEM project for when it’s too cold to go outside, or if you don’t have any real snow where you live to play in.
This snowstorm in a jar activity is pretty low prep, and similar to … Read More ...
Storytime Snowman Craft Activity
This is a cool idea that combines telling a story with creating a craft project. Teaching Ideas has the story and steps for making a snowman on a large sheet of paper where kids draw, cut and create their snowmen … Read More ...
Easy Button Snowflake Craft
Once Christmas and Hanukkah are over it feels like we’re facing a long winter without much to celebrate or decorate. But snowflakes are a fun motif that we can keep using for crafts through the winter season.
If you … Read More ...
Watercolor Snow Paint
If you happen to live somewhere that has snow (or gets snow) this watercolor snow paint is a fun activity for kids to bring a little snow inside.
If you have snow you probably have everything you need to make … Read More ...
Flying Reindeer STEM Project
If you’ve ever wondered if reindeer really know how to fly, here’s one way to find out!
This STEM flying reindeer project uses balloons to make the reindeer fly along a string, which is a classic STEM experiment with a … Read More ...
Cubist Snowman Art Activity
Snowman crafts are classic this time of year, but give it a Cubist twist with this fun Picasso-inspired art activity.
This printable art activity includes a template for you to start building your Cubist snowman, as well as some information … Read More ...
Upcycled Snowball Factory STEAM Play
This is such a cute idea! Grab some cardboard boxes, tubes and other materials to make an upcycled snowball factory.
With the printables from Barley & Birch this is an easy project to pull together, or you can use unprinted … Read More ...
Peppermint Sensory Salt Writing Tray
This time of year there are a lot of great scents to incorporate into sensory activities. Mint is a classic smell of the season and also can be calming and soothing, so it’s a great choice for the classroom or … Read More ...