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Winter Activities and Crafts

  • girl sledging one of the 20 fun indoor and outdoor winter activities on our Family Bucket List
  • 30+ Snow crafts and activities for toddlers and preschoolers including literacy, maths, science, sensory, play and motor skills.
  • Simple game to set up and work on addition of fractions with a common denominator ideal for some hands-on fraction practice for single and multiple players.
  • DIY Snowmen Puppets ideal for using when singing the Winter Nursery Rhyme Five Little Snowmen. Full step by step instructions to create puppets that toddlers and preschoolers can use for Winter Rhyme Time.
  • DIY Maths Game to build your own Snowman ideal for some winter times table practice. Play either as single players or against each other as you race to build the snowman first using multiplication and times table knowledge.
  • Fun snowman-themed crafts, learning activities and recipes ideal for toddlers and preschoolers to do this winter or Christmas time.
  • Store cupboard recipe for quick and easy tomato soup that will warm you from the inside this winter
  • Create your own sensory bag based on the classic picture book The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. Use the melted snowman for some sensory mess free play.
  • The Snowman - DIY bowling game to work on number bonds
  • Activity suggestions for working on literacy and numeracy inspired by the classic wordless picture book The Snowman by Raymond Briggs for Early Years.
  • This easy "The Snowy Day" peg doll craft and activity for kids is sure to be a hit after you read the book! Step by step instructions and lots of play.
  • Easy set up arctic sensory tub
  • A wet felted wool play mat tutorial that kids will love! Hours of play as part of a hibernation unit. An easy to follow tutorial with step by step pics.
  • Create this simple Winter Window Star for a Christmas or winter themed window decoration with your children. With clear step by step instructions.
  • Create your own Scandinavian Woven Heart Ornament to decorate the or home or tree. Follow these simple instructions for a little Hygge in your home.
  • Using LEGO to explore the symmetry in snowflakes - an elementary school activity on reflection symmetry in vertical and horizontal planes
  • DIY math game for early years ideal for winter or to accompany the book The Mitten by Jan Brett. Working on Numbers Bonds match the pair of mittens left and right hand to make the number bonds.
  • DIY Crystal Snowballs - yarn wrapped ornaments with a natural sparkle that you or the kids could make this Christmas to decorate the tree or home.
  • Snowmen Count and Peg Math Activity for Preschoolers.
  • The Mitten Fine Lacing Activity for Kids
  • Ideas for the Winter Olympics to prepare in advance with your child
  • The Foot Book Activities for kids
  • Simple Snowmen Cupcakes
  • indoor snow day activities for kids

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