I know officially it is not winter, but it already feels like it here. Hoping to have a few activities to pull of out my bag when the kids are bored and the days are long and cold, I rounded up some activities to keep us learning. Some of them are easy and don’t take quite as long and others a little more involved. We always keep back some chalk pastels too and our easy books for doing seasonal pastels.
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Grab these fun minibooks on my Winter Unit Study and free lapbook page.
Construct a 12 sided globe to display facts about Antarctica @ Crayola.Com
Create a snowy self-portrait mosaic @ Family Fun Crafts.
Virtual Build a Snowman sites @ Technology Rocks Seriously
Do a glitter polka dot mason jar @ A Bubbly Life
You’ll love the NaturExplorers which are great for a winter unit study.
Make candy crystals @ Science Sparks
| Learn about Lakota Winter Count @ Lakota Winter Counts. Grab the teacher’s guide on the right side and be sure to scroll down and grab more images to learn about winter counts. |
Simple DIY Glitter Boxes @ Madigan Made
Make chocolate snowball cookies @ tasteofhome
Printable Cookie Envelopes @ Going Home to Roost
Milk Tag Snowman @ 100 Things 2 Do
Your kids will also love learning about Medieval History through art.
Easy Pine Needle Craft @ Live Craft Eat
Crayon Art @ Cottage in the Oaks
Making Snow Dough @ Chasing Cheerios
Make Your Own Snow Paint @ One Little Project
DIY Gold Dipped Jars @ MadiganMade
Snowman Pizza @ 5 Dollar Dinners. And you have supper made!
Create an indoor gemstone nature table @ Playful Learning
Grab some more free nature printables for your notebook @ Our Journey Westward
Winter Fun with Pastels @ Habits for A Happy Home
Family Handprints Winter Wonderland @ Lisa Leonard Blog
Family Bingo @ Key Lime Digital Designs
When you are tired of winter, use this free educator’s guide about flowers & birds .
The Long Winter Lapbook/Little House Series @ Marine Corps Nomads
Also, check out:
Winter Craft Ideas for Middle School
Hugs and enjoy,
Goodness – so many amazing ideas. I especially love the snowy self-portrait. Looks like great fun!
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Hey Liz,
I shouldn’t hear the word “bored” from my kids! lol Yep, that is a cool idea isn’t it? :o) Glad to have you here.
Such a great post! You were featured in this week’s Mommy Club: http://3boysandadog.com/2013/12/the-mommy-club-share-your-resources-and-solutions-124/
Hi Kelli,
Thank you! And Thank You for hosting the link up. I have found a new place to play ;o) though the sickness has caught us this week, I have it marked down to share. Thanks for being here!!
What a wonderful collection of ideas. Thank you for putting them together so beautifully for our inspiration!
Hey Lucinda,
I’m always glad to have you here and you are so welcome! I like easy and fun, so hopefully they will keep us inspired..lol