Wordless Wednesday: Snow Day

Book Club: Snowmen at Night

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Learning about the seasons can be a lot of fun and there are so many great books available to read aloud as a family like Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner and Mark Buehner. In this children's story, our narrator explains why his snowman changes shape at night during an evening of fun.

Science

Explore the real reasons why snowmen change shape over time. Discuss melting and refreezing of snow and water.

Physical Education

There are so many great ideas to incorporate physical activities into your homeschool from Snowmen at Night.

• Races
• Skating
• Baseball 
• Snowball fight – you could even accomplish this inside without any snow by using soft materials like pom-poms
• Sledding 

Crafting and Activities

• Share your favorite winter-themed jokes 
• Learn how to knit a scarf
• Make a real or pretend hat 
• Make and drink hot cocoa (or let it get cold to see how the snowmen liked their ice-cold cocoa) 
• Build a snowman 
• Decorate a snowman based upon what they like to do at night using my free download! 

Snow and Music 

Children love music! And there are a variety of snow-related songs beyond those we sing around the Christmas holidays.

Looking for more snow-themed posts? 

We created snowflake sun-catchers and decorated a door and I have a collection of Winter-themed posts you can check out here.

I also linked up with Timberdoodle! 

Crafts: Snowflake Sun Catchers

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Materials 

• coffee filters 
• markers 
• spray bottle 
• scissors 
• laminating machine (optional) 

Steps 

1. Gather all your materials.

2. Children draw on the coffee filters using markers.

3. Spray the coffee filters with water.

4. Allow to dry.

5. Cut out patterns to create snowflakes.

6. Laminate snowflake sun catchers. (optional)

7. Hang in windows.

I love how simple this craft is but that it also creates something beautiful to hang in the window all winter long.

My daughter tried out each marker on her hands prior to using it to color the coffee filter.

My son and daughter had already done a similar craft with coffee filters for Halloween, so they got right down to the business of drawing.

I drew a tree on one for my son to decorate and we talked about ornaments, garland, and what to put on top of the tree.

Older children can cut out the snowflake designs themselves. It's Always Autumn has a free video and templates helping you and your children cut out interesting snowflake patterns.

Looking for patterns to make your own snowflakes?