While
many places get hit hard with snow and freezing rains, in
our part of the US, we
normally get cloudy weather and some light
rain. While winter is the season for snow, we
have to improvise and make our own snow to enjoy some of the wonderful
activities you can do in the snow. Thank
heavens for creative folks who’ve come up with recipes on Pinterest on snow
making! Check out the recipes below on snow
making and some of the classroom activities you can do in the classroom using
snow!
You
can also find Insta-Snow Powder on Amazon. Simply add water to the powder and it fluffs
up like the real stuff! Students can sit
around in a circle passing the snow around to feel and smell and share
descriptive words.
What
about throwing snowballs made out of wrinkled paper. The class can form two teams and throw
snowballs at each other. The team with
the most balls thrown can be declared the winner IF they can read all the words
written on the balls! Styrofoam
balls are a great substitute for
the real thing, too!
The
following are recipes to make snow!
1
Baking Soda and Hair Conditioner. Mix a
cup of baking soda in a bowl and add in the hair conditioner.
2. Baking Soda and Shaving Cream. Pour one cup of baking soda in a bowl and add
shaving cream slowly until you get the snow consistency you like.
3 Shaving Cream and Corn Starch
Pour
one cup of corn starch into a bowl and mix in the shaving cream until you
the right consistency.
4 Corn Starch and White Lotion
Pour
one cup of the corn starch into a bowl and add the lotion.
For a lesson on Snow, check out my Snow Fact Booklet!
