Monday was a holiday, so we already had a three day weekend. After the kids were in bed, I got tons, and I do mean tons of activities prepared for the following snow day that I was sure we were going to have based on the forecast (snow equaling no school).
It turns out today, Wednesday, was a snow day, too, but much, much colder and windier than yesterday. I didn't even take the boys out until the afternoon hoping it would be "warmer". But yes, I wanted Rhys to be able to experience the fluffy snow, too, albeit for a very brief amount of time.
We did enjoy everything the outdoors and the snow had to offer, along with some pretty cool activities.
Let It Snow- Part 1
The snow begun to fall in the morning, and essentially fell non-stop all day. I didn't break out any activities until later in the day knowing that the snow would be captivating in and of itself. We started off slowly enjoying the beauty of the outdoors.
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| This is pretty, Momma. |
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| Are there any birds staying warm inside? |
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| What animal made these? |
Such curiosity. And more. Can I go down the snowy slide?
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| Much, much faster than I expected on the toddler slide. Let's go again! |
Crossing this fallen tree trunk will be an adventure, it's slippery!
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| Made it! |
After about an hour and a half we come back inside for lunch and quiet time, with a promise to return in the afternoon.
We do, and before we venture off too far, we do our activities: a low, wide, slowly foaming Snow Volcano, Ice Orbs II, and Snow Painting.
Snow Volcano
(Photos are rather grey here, but pretty true to life.)
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| We buried a glass bottle that contained dish soap, baking powder, and red food coloring) |
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| Nicholas added the vinegar, and it slowly started oozing out. (This type of volcano doesn't produce a big explosion but rather a slow, puffy, snake-like eruption. |
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| And it kept going and going. |
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| Nick thought it was good fun. We don't generally think of snow and volcanoes going together, so it got his attention. |
Snow Painting and Colored Ice Orbs
Nicholas loved the Ice Orbs that I made for him the last time that it was freezing (see link below) so much so that I prepared a colored version for him. At first they were placed again on his nature table but they were quickly added to the snow painting to make a sort of sculpture. It turned out marvelously!
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| Our paint is nothing more than water and food coloring. He started out with little drips, the splatters, and flicking it. |
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| Ice Orbs were incorporated and drizzled upon. |
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| Then the pouring began which was beautiful because it became so much more vibrant |
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| Finished Masterpiece |
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| Plop! What a day! |
Click on the following: for the rest of the series Part Two and Part 3, and our Ice Sphere activity
