Toddler Art: Winter Time

I was excited to see some new faces for Toddler Art at the beginning of this year. They made such great additions to the group! It was snowing in the morning so we had some fresh snow on the ground to go along with our snow and winter time theme!

I briefly introduced myself and went over the format for the program for those who were new. Then we started off by reading the classic The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. A couple of the kids were a bit antsy, but it was still a good reading time.

For the first craft, we made A Snowy Day scene using homemade puffy paint. I explained that they could leave tracks in the snow just like Peter does in the book. The puffy paint was made out of equal parts Elmer's white liquid glue and shaving cream. This is an easy way to make white paint that's a bit more interesting and sensory. The group enjoyed playing with the paint. 

For the second craft, we made a melted snowman using construction paper shapes that were cut out previously. I went over the shapes with the group and it gave the parents some incentive to practice shapes with the older kids. 
 
Most of this group was afraid of the sensory snow and didn't want to get dirty, but I did have a few young ones play with it. 

This was a fun one that went really well and I hope to see the new families at the next program in February.