Preschool Winter Activities
Winter Craft Ideas

While planning for kids Winter craft ideas and activities remember the philosophy of T.I.M.E. and always think of ways to create activities that are closely related to your child's interests.

Learn about my T.I.M.E. philosophy by visiting my Preschool Ideas page.

Winter Craft Ideas for Preschoolers

Frosty The Snowman

Develops: Language Skills, Reading Skills

Materials

Black paper
Doily
White Paint
Button
Yellow Construction paper
Googly Eyes
Glue
Scissors

Directions

1. Cut out the circles for the body and the hat.

2. Place the doily on the smaller circle.

3. Paint over the doily with the white paint.

4. Remove the doily and let the paint dry.

5. Add the facial features.

6. Glue the hat and circles together along with Frosty The Snowman song.

Snow Flakes

Develops: Fine Motor Skills

Materials

White paper
Scissors

Directions

1. Fold the paper into 1/8.

2. Cut out a circle.

3. Cut out figures and shapes through all the layers.

4. Unfold and reveal a snowflake shape.

Window Decorations

Materials

Black and White Snowflakes in all sizes
Mac Tac Paper
Sparkles

Directions

1. Place the snowflakes on the sticky part of the mac-tac paper.

2. Cover it with another mac-tac paper for a mobile or place it directly on the window for window decoration.

Chalky Snowman

Develops: Math Skills - Shapes

Materials

Colorful Chalk
Black Construction Paper
Shape Tracers

Directions

1. Using the tracers, trace the shapes on the paper to create a snowman.

2. Color with the chalk

Icicles

Develops: Language Skills

Just in time for winter this cool activity allows children to enjoy watching the properties of paint.

Materials

Paper
Paint - Blue, White
Paint brush
Sparkles
Newspaper

Directions

1. Paint the paper with a mixture of blue and white paint to create a lighter color blue.

2. Squirt large amounts of white paint at the top of the page. Add drops of blue to it.

3. Lift the page and let the white paint to flow down the page.

4. Add silver glitter for an icy look.

5. Place by the window for a beautiful winter scene.

Pattern Mittens

Develops: Math Skills - Patterns

Vocabulary words: Right, left, opposites and a pair.

Materials

Paper
Scissors
Crayons
String

Directions

1. Cut out the shape of mittens out of the paper.

2. With a pencil draw the design on the mittens.

3. Color in the lines in patten way. (blue, red, green, blue, red, green and so on)

4. Connect the mittens with the string.

Winter Scene

Develops: Social and Emotional Development

Materials

Large Size Black (or navy) Material
Paint and Paint Brushes
Paper and Crayons

Directions

1. Allow the children to paint a winter scene while working together as a team. Experiment with painting and printing on material.

2. Once the paint dries, each child can add their own object to the scene (tree, snowman, a child skiing.)

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