Handprint Wreath
Materials:
- Green and Red Paint
- Poster Board
Directions:
Draw a large circle on a piece of posterboard. Paint each child's hand green and have him stamp it on the circle, palm against tracing and fingers pointing out. after the paint is dry let your children make red thumbprint berries. Cut around the inside and outside of the wreath and add a bow. You will have a beautiful wreath to hang from your door.
Mitten Matching
Directions:
- Cut out several pairs of mittens. Draw snowflakes on half of the mittens and numbers on the other half. Have your children match up the mittens, the number of snowflakes on one mitten to the number on the other mitten.
Snowy Snowman
I am a snowman made of snow (stand still)I stand quite still at Ten below.
With a big long carrot for a nose (point to nose)
And worn out shoes to make my toes (point to tose)
I have two apples for my eyes, (point to eyes)
And a woolen coat about this size. (measure with hands)
I have a scarf that's warm and red. (grab neck)
And a funny hat upon my head. (tap hands on head)
The sun is coming out…… Oh dear! (Look worried)
The sun is melting me I fear (slowly sink to floor)
Oh my, I was so nice and round,
Now I'm just a puddle on the ground! (sit or lay on floor)
Ice Skating
Directions:
- Cut two 12" square pieces of wax paper for each child in your class. Punch two holes, on opposite sides from one another on each sheet, tie a piece of string through each hole and tie it around your child's shoe smooth side down. Play some classical music and watch your children ice skate around the carpet.
The Mitten Tree
Candace Christiansen, Elaine Greenstein