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Preschool Winter Ideas with Snow and Ice

January 2, 2020 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: Put together preschool winter ideas with an snow and ice theme while also building a variety of skills. Free printable activities included!

Whether you are a teacher in a classroom or a parent who is homeschooling, this collection of preschool winter ideas is perfect for the ice and snow theme.

Each activity builds important skills such as fine and gross motor, science, color recognition, math, and more!

Make sure to scroll down to grab the free winter printables, too!

Preschool Winter Ideas

Preschool Winter Ideas with Snow and Ice

Each of these activities work well with the snow and ice theme and are organized by type of activity. Some activities may be more suitable for preschoolers than toddlers, so choose the activities you feel work well with your children’s skill levels.

Snow and Ice Art

 Alphabet Snowmen: Children are exposed to the alphabet while creating snowmen.

Mitten Painting in a Bag: Download the free printable for this fun sensory art activity.

Simple Snowman Art: Use empty thread spools or other shapes to stamp paint onto snowman-shaped paper.

Ice Painting: Probably the simplest and most fun winter activity we’ve done, and it’s loved every single time.

Watercolor Snowflakes: Work fine motor skills while dropping watercolors onto tissue paper snowflakes.

Easy Snowball Painting: A fun process art activity that uses what you already have!

Check out this winter art collection!

Snow and Ice Fine Motor

Snow and Ice Writing Tray: Add this Frozen-inspired activity to your writing table. (I Can Teach My Child)

Ice Picking: This popular activity works on hand-eye coordination while strengthening fine motor skills. (Modern Preschool)

Check out this winter fine motor collection!

Snow and Ice Gross Motor

Indoor Skating: Get the heart pumping while using paper plates to glide around the room. (The Inspired Treehouse)

Check out this winter gross motor collection!

Snow and Ice Sensory Play

Frozen Shaving Cream: Shaving cream and ice make this Frozen-inspired bin full of winter fun. (Learn, Play, Imagine)

Taste Safe Snow Dough: Perfect for younger children who still put things in their mouths. (Powerful Mothering)

Snow and Ice Science

Magnetic Ice: Learn about ice and magnets at your science table. (Little Bins for Little Hands)

Measuring Water in Snow: Find out how much water is in snow with this fun experiment. (Edventures with Kids)

Snow and Ice Color Recognition

Color Ice Hockey: Play table hockey while recognizing colors. (Teach Preschool)

Snow and Ice Cooking

Snowflake Cookies: A cold winter day is perfect for staying indoors and baking these easy cookies.

Check out this winter snacks collection!

Snow and Ice Circle Time

5 Little Snowmen: Make your own puppets (printable included) and use them during circle time with this fun song. (From ABCs to ACTs)

Check out this winter circle time collection!

Snow and Ice Playdough

Make a Snowman – Use white playdough and invite your children to make their own snowmen.

Snow Dough: Use this recipe to create your own snow dough for the playdough table. (A Little Pinch of Perfect)

Snow and Ice Free Printables

free winter snow people color page for toddlers and preschoolers

Free Preschool Winter Counting Printable

free preschool winter mittens alphabet printable

free preschool snowflake counting printable

Preschool Winter Ideas

❄️Toddler and Preschool Winter Activity Plans❄️

We’ve done the work for you! We have toddler (18-35 months) AND preschool (3-5 years) winter themed activity plans!

Explore a variety of hands-on activities!

Easy to follow activity plans include modifications and adaptations to meet the needs of all learners.

Comes with recommended reading lists, songs, material lists and more!

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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