Let’s celebrate with a oh-snow-much-fun themed craft. As Ana from Frozen once sang, “Do you want to build a snowman?”. Our answer is…. yes! Keep reading for a simple snowman craft paired with 3 ways to work on Winter vocabulary, early phonemic awareness and narrative language.
Cotton Ball Snowman
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Items needed:
Snowman print out (you can find some freebies here!)
Snowflake Stickers and/or Smelly Markers to decorate
Steps:
Print out your desired snowman template.
Glue as many cotton balls to the template as your heart desires!
Add googly eyes to give your snowman a fun personality.
Here’s where creativity comes into play- begin to decorate your snowman!
Use stickers, crayons or markers to create a winter scene around your snowman.
Add cotton balls to the bottom of the template to look like a snow covered ground.
Go on a scavenger hunt outside for sticks to create your snowman’s arms!
Add a smile, nose, hat, and/or arms to your picture.
3 Ways to Work on Speech and Language Skills
Themed Books
Read “There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow!”. Ask your child to name all of the items the cold lady ate- that made a snowman! This activity works on short-term recall (remembering details from a book) and Winter vocabulary (all of the snowman items- such as scarf, snow, etc.). Then, complete the craft together and discuss how the craft snowman is similar/different to the one created in the book. Interested in more Winter themed books? Check out more of our favorite here: https://www.owlstherapy.com/new-blog/childrens-winter-books
Rhyming
Work on rhyming with your child. Practicing rhyming teaches early literacy skills and makes reading an enjoyable and engaging experience! Pick some of the Winter themed vocabulary from the craft and have your child generate rhyming words. You can also work on identification of rhyming words by saying two words aloud, such as “snow” and “hat”, and asking your child if they rhyme. See below for some word examples:
Snow: blow, no, go, toe, so, low, slow, doe, bow
Stick: tick, chick, sick, brick, wick
Hat: bat, cat, sat, mat, chat, flat, pat
Write a story
Once you finish the craft, have your child write a story about their snowman. This is an excellent way to encourage narrative language and writing skills. Remind your child the story should have a beginning, middle and end, along with characters and a setting!
Stay warm and enjoy all of the delight that Winter brings!
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