Top 10 Snowman Crafts

My kids are all about snowmen these days because it reminds them of sweet Olaf.  So lately I have been searching for activities we can do at home that have a Snowman Theme. Here's what I've found. 

1. Snowman Letter Match 

I printed the free printable, pasted each sheet to cardstock for durability. You can also laminate each sheet as well.  This is a fun activity for learning capital and lowercase letters.  Original file found here.

2. Develop Fine Motor Skills making a Snowman with marshmallows. 

I found the original idea on Pinterest. The kids loved it! Basically, just draw the circles to make a snowman with glue. Then give the children marshmallows to put on the glue.  You could also use pieces of paper to glue. 

Then the children used sponges to pain falling snow. 

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3.  Snowman Name 

I have yet to do this activity with my kids, but it's definitely one I want to do here soon.  

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4. Build a Snowman 

Cut the pieces and glue it into a snowman. 

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5. Jug Snowman

Collect a couple of jugs and have fun building snowmen. 

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6. Paint a Snowman Family

Use paint and a canvas. 

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6. Craftsticks Snowman 

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7. Toilet Paper Roll Snowman 

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8. Snowman Door Decoration 

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9.  Lace a Paper Snowflake 

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10. Classic Snowman 

Paper plate, cotton, and glue. 

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Which Snowman crafts are you making with your kids? Leave a comment below! 

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Coloring for Christmas

Today the children worked on coloring Christmas lightbulbs. I used the same worksheet for my three kids (Kindergarten, Preschool, and Toddler) and it worked just fine. 

I set different goals for each of them using the same material and I have to tell you that I was delighted to be able to have all three of them work on the same thing. It was a breeze today!

I'll explain to you what I did: 

Kindergarten: 

- Read the names of the colors in English and Spanish

- Read the syllables to help decode the name of the color. 

- Later on, we are going to work on writing the names of the colors. 

Preschool: 

- Tell me the name of the color in English and or Spanish. Since my son doesn't read yet, I read the name of the color for him. For example: I said "rojo, what is that in English?" then he told me. Then I would say "This is going to be blue, what is that in Spanish?" 

- Look for the correct color to match the one he was told. 

- Color the lightbulb trying to stay within the lines. 

Toddler: 

- I said the name of the color and asked him to find the right color. 

- Color in the lightbulb. A few times, he wanted to color some place else, but this activity was to help him work on following directions. He did just fine. 

Want to try it at home with your kids or at your school? 

Grab the free printable: Color the Christmas lightbulbs in English and Spanish here. 

Fabi 

Basic Shapes - Formas Basicas

This is a lesson with activities to use for teaching the basic shapes in English and Spanish.  I've used the following resources and materials below to teach my children. Enjoy! 

1. Ask what shapes they know?
    Que formas conoces?


2. Watch video on YouTube to learn the names of the basic shapes. 
    Mirar video en YouTube con las 4 formas basicas. 


Sing the song together a few times and encourage the children to say the names of the shapes.

3. Find shapes at home. 

    Encontrar formas en el hogar.

This is a good time to have the children work with a partner (or sibling) and make use of the target language.

4. Extension Activities for Pre-K and Kindergarten:

Pre-K or Preschool:

• Paint and Stamp with shapes - This was a fun activity that I've done with kids ages 2 and up.

• Shapes Puzzles:  (free to print through other sites and blogs) 
• Train Shapes Puzzle
• House Shapes Puzzle 
• Matching Shapes Puzzles on popsicle sticks 
• Truck Shape Puzzle  
• Shapes in flowers    

Kindergarten:       See Post here 

Additionally, I use Melissa and Doug's Shape puzzles that also teaches about patterns. The pieces are made of wood so they are sturdy, fit well on small hands, colorful, and can be used to design their own pictures as well.   (affiliate link) 

Trust you have found this post resourceful. Let me know in the comments how you teach the shapes and how you have done it bilingually.  

~ Fabi