Winter+ideas+for+home

Ideas to Bring Our Winter Theme Home...
 * While making snowmen, roll many different sized snowballs. Talk about the ones that are small, medium and large, or compare sizes using vocabulary such as smaller, smallest, bigger and biggest.
 * Fill spray bottles with water, and use food coloring to color the water. Talk with your child about what s/he thinks will happen when you spray the snow. Spray the snow outside and talk about what actually happens when you spray the snow. Mix colors and talk about what happens.
 * Take pictures as you and your family do various activities in the snow. Help your child make a book about what s/he likes to do in the snow. Glue them onto construction paper to make a book. Then talk with your child about the picture. Have your child tell you about what is happening, and write down what they tell you in the book.
 * Bundle up to go outside. Talk about the things you would wear. Give choices to your child (coat or shorts, bathing suit or snowsuit, etc). Use visuals if need be.
 * Time to clean the walkways and driveways. Talk about ways to remove snow. Ask your child what they would use.
 * Go outside and touch snow. Is it hot or cold? Have other items that your child can touch and have them tell you whether they are hot or cold.