Bring the Fun Inside

We have been having some really cold temperatures lately and Hailey has really been wanting to play in the snow.  But it’s just been too cold to even be outside.  So, I brought the snow inside.

I put some towels down and gave Hailey one bin full of snow and an empty bin.  I also gave her some cups and spoons for digging.

We later added some cars and people to the snow.  And Hailey wanted to see what the snow felt like with her bare hands.  We were going to make a snowman but it was not snowman building snow, so we’ll have to try that another time.

When we finished playing with the snow we put some snow in one of the cups and kept an eye on it for the rest of the day.

A little while later there was still a little bit of snow left but most of it had melted.

The next time we checked our cup the snow was gone and it was all water.  Hailey said, “Ooooo.  The snow melted and turned to water!”

Salt Dough Snowman

The other day I wanted to get our playdough out and make snowmen with Hailey.  But when I went to get it I realized that we only had one small container of white playdough.  So, we made our own.

Salt Dough Recipe

Ingredients
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
1-1/2 cups hot water (from tap)

Mix the salt and flour together, then gradually add the water until the dough becomes elastic. 

I actually cut the recipe in half because I didn’t want that much.

Mix everything together.

After you roll the dough into 3 balls, make a snowman and then make a silly face at the camera.

If you want to be able to keep your snowman you can put him in the oven to harden the dough.  If you do that- make sure to poke some holes in his sides first for his arms.  I put our snowman in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes.  He started to crack a little bit so I had to take him out.  The outside of the snowman was hard but the inside was still soft.  If you try this- I would probably do it at a lower temperature for a longer time.  I let the snowman sit out for a few days before we decorated him so the dough would be a little more set.

We added wiggle eyes, a piece of orange felt for the nose, some pink yarn for his mouth and pipe cleaner for his arms.  We also added pom poms for his buttons.

For the snowman’s hat- I took one of Hailey’s old socks and cut it.

Then I folded it up- and had a hat.

For the scarf I just braided some yarn.
(The idea for the hat and the scarf came from Just for Fun.)

And here is our finsihed snowman.  Isn’t he just the cutest?

Letter of the Week- Letter H

Our letter this week is the letter H- which is Hailey’s favorite letter.  When I told her we were doing the letter H she said, “That’s for Hailey.  ‘H’ is in my name!”

Here is our art project for the letter H this week, which I once again found at No Time for Flashcards.

Here’s what you’ll need: the letter H on construction paper, another piece of construction paper to glue your finished H on, some glue and some hearts.

Glue the hearts onto the letter H.

The completed letter H.

Tot School- Week in Review

It’s been quite a while since I’ve participated in Tot School but I am going to try to get back into posting our Tot School activities every week.  Here are some of the activities we did last week with links to the activities I posted about. 

 Our letter of the week this week was G.  So Hailey made this Glittery Green G.

It’s been too cold to play outside so we made this fun indoor boxy snowman.

Hailey made this simple snowman.

Hailey loved working on her Melissa and Doug sound puzzle.

Hailey does very well at spelling her name.

Hailey loves working on her shapes.  When she got this puzzle back in October she had a hard time getting the triangle pieces in.  Now she has it all figured out and finishes very quickly.

Hailey painted a snowstorm.

We baked some yummy cutout cookies.

Hailey worked on her letter puzzle.

We had a fantastic, fun filled week!  Stop by 1+1+1=1 to see more Tot School participants.