Cold Canvas: Take advantage of the low temperatures and add colored ice cubes to you Nature Art Area. I have seen children create structures and patterns out of the ice cubes and use them as a type of paint as they melt into a white canvas of snow.
See Through Nature: Try filling cake molds with natural items such as seashells and seed pods then add water and freeze outside overnight. Watch iridescent ice structures emerge as they thaw.
Winter Writing: Encourage children to trace designs on newly fallen snow. Use wooden spoons, fir branches or pinecones as tools.
Down, but not out: Try adding used Christmas trees to your Messy Materials Area. Children will build forts, design their own pathways and explore trees from multiple perspectives.
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So inspiring to see teachers making an effort to get outside no matter what. We haven’t had as had much snow but we have added old christmas tree branches to our ‘grass’ area. Kierna
The change in weather adds a nice dimension to learning. We would love to hear what the children are doing with the branches you have added to your grass area Kierna.