Virtual Story Time: Snowmen -- 1/26/21

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All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle

Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner

Books:  (Snowmen)

100 Snowmen by Jen Arena

The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler

The First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming

Froggy Builds a Snowman by Jonathan London

Martin MacGregor's Snowman by Lisa Broadie Cook

One Snowy Morning by Kevin Tseng

Snowballs by Lois Ehlert

Snowmen at Work by Caralyn Buehner

Craft: Snowman Match

- Print and cut out template pieces

- Color pieces of snowmen

- Match shapes together along with the hat that fits those shapes

- Glue shapes together to make three snowmen

Extension Activities:

- Make a snowman by stuffing a water bottle with cotton balls.  Have your child stuff as many cotton balls as they can into the bottle.  Decorate by gluing on buttons, yarn, and paper pieces for the snowman's features.

- Do a science experiment to make a Melting Foam Snowman using baking soda, dish soap, salt, vinegar, and waterproof snowman accessories.  For directions on how to make and melt the Foam Snowman visit https://www.funathomewithkids.com/2013/12/foaming-dough-recipe-magic-foaming.html.  

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Snowmen Story Time: January 27-28, 2014

Books:
** Note:  Since our Snow Story Time was cancelled earlier this month, I also included a couple of general "snow" books in our story time this week.
All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle *
Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright
Snow by Uri Shulevitz *
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner *
Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner
Snowzilla by Janet Lawlor
Winter Woes by Marty Kelley *

Craft: Snowman
We made a very simple snowman this week.  Children glued together a large circle and a small circle to make the snowman's body.  They then glued on a hat, two boots, and a two long strips for arms.  They could then decorate their snowman by either coloring on its features or gluing on sequins.

Literacy Extensions:
- Try an exercise in creativity by asking your child to find unusual items around the house that could be incorporated into a snowman.
- Work with your child on identifying letters.  Have them point out all the letters that make up the world "snow" on a certain page of a book.  For example, find all the "O"s on the cover of the book, all the "S"s on the title page, etc.