7 DIY Igloo Kid Crafts

Igloos are so beautiful, and I’m not just saying that because winter is my favorite season. They truly are magical, even when they are in miniature size and crafted out of everyday items! Head on over to My Little Me for 7 different craft ideas for you and your children to make igloos…brrrrrrr!

Building an igloo is a fun and exciting winter activity for kids. It allows them to use their creativity and problem-solving skills while having fun outside in the snow. While the traditional method of building an igloo is to stack blocks of snow, there are other ways for kids to make an igloo in their yard. Here are 5 different ideas for building an igloo using different materials and techniques.

Snow Brick Igloo – Children can make an igloo using snow bricks. These can be made by packing snow into plastic container or by using a snow mold. Once the bricks are ready, kids can stack them up to create an igloo shape.

Cardboard Box Igloo – Kids can make an igloo using cardboard boxes. Cut the boxes into the shape of bricks and stack them up to create an igloo shape. Cover the boxes with snow to give it a traditional igloo look.

Ice Block Igloo – Children can make an igloo using blocks of ice. To do this, fill plastic containers with water and freeze them. Once the blocks are frozen, kids can stack them to make an igloo shape.

Snow Fort Igloo – Children can make an igloo using a snow fort as the base. They can stack blocks of snow on top of the fort to create an igloo shape.

Shaving Cream Igloo – Children can make an igloo using shaving cream. Spread shaving cream on a flat surface and shape it into an igloo using your hands or tools. Once it is shaped, you can freeze it or let it dry to create an igloo shape.

Each of these alternatives is fun and creative way to make an igloo, however, do keep in mind that weather conditions and area may vary, so make sure to be safe, and supervise children while making these projects.

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Learning about Snow

If you have a little one learning their letters at home or at school, it can be helpful to know a bit about the science that goes into learning your letters and how the experts teach letter recognition.

Knowing the alphabet is the basis for learning how to read, so it’s important to get it down. Kids need to know the differences between letters, to be able to recognize their shapes and to know what sounds the letters make individually before they can start combining them in words.

Proud to Be Primary suggests starting with letters that are meaningful to the child such as the letters in their name. Tracing letters and doing letter matching and other games with letters are great ways to start kids on the road to recognizing letters. Then things like alphabet songs, books and picture cards can be added in to help with phonics and the basics of reading.

This Crafty Mom talks about using the Carnine method for teaching letter recognition, which starts with all lowercase letters and separates letters that look similar to each other (like b and d, or c and e). This makes a lot of sense because it’s not as confusing, and you can learn alphabetical order later.

How Wee Learn uses a slightly different order but the idea is the same, though she also would start with the letters in a child’s name, then go on with the rest of them. This post includes more fun games for letter recognition including digging up letters and taping letters on the floor for kids to throw paper airplanes on.

Looking for more fun ways to learn the alphabet and letter recognition? This Kaboom game from The Many Little Joys is easy to make, fun for little kids, and once you’ve used it to learn letters you can make a new version for sight words, numbers, basic math problems and more.

Early Learning Ideas has tons of letter activities including collages, crafts, tactile letter cards, letter recognition activities and much more. Do one letter a day or a week and your kiddos will know their letters in no time. And be sure to grab these cute printable alphabet books from Life Over Cs, which give kids easy activities for recognizing letters and words that begin with them.

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