Winter Art
Collection by Fairy Dust Teaching
Winter art ideas for the early childhood classroom
Name Snowman Preschool Craft and Free Printable | Fun-A-Day!
Preschool kids can practice their names while making a name snowman. Be sure to use the free printable as part of the snowman name craft.
Sun Prints with Kids
Sun prints are so easy, fun, and exciting to make with kids. They are also called cyanotypes and can be made on fabric as well as paper.
In the Art Room: A Winter Mural Collaborative
So this story of Winter Mural Collaborativity begins with a simple request from my amazing music teacherin' friend: to create a piece for the winter program. The making of this beast involved multiple grade levels with one incident of two classes working simultaneously and another where third grade created alongside kindergarten "buddies". Confused yet? Not as much as my art teacherin' friend Jennifer's daughter was when she popped by for a visit. "I just don't understand why this is on the…
Sally on Instagram: “One of my favorite ways to play with ice: ice, salt, food coloring mixed with water, and a variety of syringes and straws. Such a quick…”
330 Likes, 26 Comments - Sally (@fairydustteaching) on Instagram: “One of my favorite ways to play with ice: ice, salt, food coloring mixed with water, and a variety…”
Yarn Wrapped Winter Hats – The Pinterested Parent
Spread the loveYarn wrapped crafts have always been a favorite of ours. We have made yarn wrapped hearts, dolls and even bumble bees, but nothing has ever seemed quite as fitting to be wrapped in…Continue Reading…
Paper Plate Snowflake Yarn Art
This paper plate snowflake yarn art is a perfect activity for the winter months and is great for beginning sewing and fine motor skills.
How to Make Coffee Filter Snowflakes
All these years I've been trimming 8 1/2 x 11 paper down to a square, then folding it and rounding off the edges to make snowflakes. For years I've been doing this! And then the other day, Maia grabbed one of our coffee filters (left over from the coffee filter holiday garlands), folded it, and cut out a snowflake. So quick. So easy. No extra cutting or folding to get it into the right shape because it's already round. And easy to cut through the layers since it's lightweight. Coffee filters…
No Mess Sensory Play: Winter in a Bag -
Putting sensory ingredients in a bag is an easy way for kids (and parents) to enjoy mess free sensory play. Kids can squish, pop, and draw with their fingers in squishy mixtures without needing to be hosed down when they are all done with the activity. Our Winter Sensory Bags look like a pretty winter […]
Jumbled Snowman - A Winter Fine Motor Activity
Winter has fully descended upon us this week, with LOTS of snow and bitter cold. To keep the kiddos entertained, we made this fun winter sensory and fine motor activity for preschoolers, affectionately named – Jumbled Snowman. And you can find nearly all the supplies you need to make one…