Last Updated on July 13, 2025 by Sheryl Cooper
Inside: Toddler and Preschool Snow and Ice Theme Ideas – Activities, songs, books, printables, and more!
Updated: 7/13/25
Once we return from winter break, we start with two weeks of the snow and ice theme.This page shows some ideas that I will be considering when planning our circle times and centers time.
Please note that we will not be doing all of this in our classroom, but I wanted to give you a variety of ideas. Also, some of the activities might be more suitable for older preschoolers, so take that into consideration when selecting ideas.
For more theme and activity ideas: January Theme Ideas and Activities
Preschool Snow and Ice Theme Ideas
Current Set Up
You can see previous years’ classroom set-up videos here:
Snow and Ice Theme – Week 1 (2023)
Snow and Ice Theme – Week 2 (2023)
Snow and Ice Theme – Week 1 (2020)
Art
Small Cardboard Snowmen (similar to this method)
Printing with Cookie Cutters (from our Toddler Activities Packet)
Sensory Bin
Winter Sensory Bin (here’s an example – ours won’t be exact, but similar)
Ice Sensory Bin (ice cubes, bug tongs, cups)
Circle Time
CLICK HERE to see how I use these printables during circle time!
Mitten Props (freebie)
Snowflake Props (freebie)
Snowman Props (freebie)
“Dress the Snowman” (freebie)
5 Little Snowmen Jumping on the Bed (from our 5 Little Friends Jumping on the Bed Packet)
Cold Weather/Hot Weather Clothing – (from our Clothing Activity Packet) – will be used with our older 3 year olds and pre-k classes)
Mitten Color Matching (freebie) – can also be used as a table activity.
Numbered Snowflakes (from our Winter Counting Props Packet)
Numbered Mittens (from our Winter Counting Props Packet)
Numbered Snowmen (from our Winter Counting Props Packet)
Numbered Penguins (from our Winter Counting Props Packet)
How Many Buttons are on the Mitten? (from our Winter Counting Props Packet)
Five Little Snowmen with Printable Lyrics (from our Toddler Activities Packet)
Fine Motor
Winter Scissor Practice Cards (freebie)
Winter Dot Pages (from our Winter Dot Stamping Sheets Packet)
Ice Skating Penguins (from our Toddler Activities Packet)
Mitten Dot Pages (from our Winter Dot Pages Packet)
Left to Right Writing and Scissor Practice Strips (from our Winter Fine Motor Packet)
Snowflake Lacing Activity (from our Winter Fine Motor Packet)
Table Activities
Hot Cocoa Marshmallow Counting (from our Winter Counting Props Packet)
Mitten Color Matching (freebie)
Winter 1-10 Numbered Strip Puzzles (freebie)
Winter 1-5 Numbered Strip Puzzles (freebie)
Snowball Counting (freebie)
Snowman Counting 1-10 (freebie)
How Many Snowballs? (freebie)
Snowflake Counting 1-10 (freebie)
Winter Clothes Color Matching (freebie)
Mitten Color Matching Activity (from our Winter Activities Packet)
Snowman Shape Matching (from our Winter Activities Packet)
Match the Hat to the Snowman (from our Christmas Activities Packet)
Snowman Color Matching (from our Toddler Activities Packet)
Winter Pom Pom Color Matching (from our Winter Fine Motor Packet)
Writing Table
Follow the Path Pre-Writing Activity (freebie)
Snow People Color Pages (freebie)
Snowman Left-to-Right Strips (from our Winter Activities Packet)
Snowflake Color Page (from our Gingerbread Packet)
Snowfakes and Snowman Color Pages (from our Seasonal Color Pages Packet)
Snowflake, Mittens, and Other Coloring Pages (from our Winter Fine Motor Packet)
Winter Tracing Pages (from our Winter Fine Motor Packet)
Winter Dot Stamping (from our Winter Dot Stamping Packet)
Playdough
Snowman Counting Mats (from our Winter Activities Packet)
Dramatic Play
Pizzeria (using printables from our Pizzeria Dramatic Play Packet)
Hot Cocoa Shop (free graphics)
Math
Icicle Count and Clip Activity (freebie)
Blocks
Loose parts (I use blue and purple blocks and Magnatiles and other pieces) and the blue and purple cones and accessories from our Rainbow Cones Set. (You can find the accessories for the cones here.)
Literacy
Alphabet Mittens (freebie)
Books
Music
Winter Songs for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Our playlist:
Printable Packets Used With This Theme
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