25 Indoor Snow Activities for Kids
Snow is every kid’s wish come true; the same goes for many adults. But depending on where you live, you might never get the fun of playing in the frozen white stuff.
These 25 snow activities for kids can help you explore the weather phenomenon, whether you’re indoors or outside in cool temperatures. Some of these snow activities use fake snow, so they can be done indoors, no matter the weather outdoors. But some of them will require a wintery mix, so be sure to bundle up before your trek outdoors.
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Snow Activities for Kids
Try these snow activities for kids when you want to teach your children about the unique weather conditions and what happens.
To mimic snow inside, you can use various household items like cotton balls, pom poms, powdered sugar, flour, and shaving cream. Grab your trusty scissors, glue, writing utensils, and your kiddos, and get to crafting!
1. Marshmallow Snowman Craft
The best winter activities for kids are those that you can eat. These cute snowmen make a fun indoor snow activity to do with your kids. You’ll need to get chocolate chips, candy eyeballs, orange candies, pretzel sticks, white icing, and marshmallows. Because the icing works as the glue, your kids can assemble these snowmen without help.
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2. Paint with Snow
If you live in an area that frequently gets snow, kids can have a great time creating snow paint. For this project, you’ll need to set a container outside to collect snow, like a large bowl. You’ll also need white card stock, paintbrushes, and food coloring. Mixing spoons and multiple bowls to separate the snow into colors is also necessary.
3. Sparkly Snowflake Craft
These sparkly snowflakes can dazzle kids of all ages, although you might want to assist with the glitter and sequins to avoid messes and burns. You also need sticks – craft or popsicle, white craft paint, and a paintbrush. The project also recommends a small cup and paper plate.
4. Watercolor Snow Painting
Watercolor snow painting is a fun winter activity that offers many benefits for preschoolers. Firstly, it allows children to explore their creativity and express themselves. The unpredictable nature of painting on snow encourages them to adapt and react to the changes, promoting problem-solving skills.
Furthermore, combining cold snow and warm watercolors provides a sensory experience that can enhance their understanding of temperature and cause-and-effect relationships. With so many fun benefits, why not try this fun winter-themed activity?
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5. Winter Snow Volcano
This winter-themed sensory activity is a must-try! The Winter Snow Volcano is not just a fun experiment but an adventure into the world of chemistry right in your own backyard. Simply take a mound of snow, carve out a crater, and add baking soda and food coloring.
Next, let your kiddo pour in some vinegar and watch their faces light up with delight as the ‘volcano’ erupts, spewing snowy ‘lava’ all around.
Next, be sure to check out this fun volcano experiment!
6. How to Make Homemade Snow
Creating two-ingredient homemade snow is the perfect winter-themed activity to keep preschoolers engaged and learning. After all, if you can’t have real snow, why not make your own?
Additionally, homemade snow provides an exciting opportunity for sensory play, promoting fine motor skills and fostering creativity, as children can build and mold their own snow creations right at home.
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7. Printable Snow Bingo
Teaching kids about the uniqueness of snowflakes is a great way to inspire them to embrace their individuality. You can do this by freezing a piece of black construction paper and then taking it out into the snow to capture different snowflakes.
Once done, you can give your kids these printable Bingo sheets to do as they warm up after being outside. Also, be sure to grab these free Christmas bingo cards!
8. Make Snow Dough
This snow dough can make a great indoor sensory project for your kids. It allows them to imitate snow without the risk of frostbite. You’ll need cornstarch and baby oil to make the dough. Food coloring can make different snowmen colors. Add the food coloring to the oil before you mix it into the cornstarch. You can use different-sized cups, containers, and cookie cutters.
9. Snow and Ice Cube Sensory Bin
This colorful sensory snow activity uses colored cubes to paint snow. You can color the ice cubes with food coloring or washable paint. If you use food coloring, protect your surfaces, clothing, and hands to avoid stains. You’ll need an ice cube tray, a straw, a tray, a spoon, water, and snow.
10. Colorful Snow Paint
This fun project lets you paint snow decorations like snowmen, gnomes, and Santas. You need squirt bottles, watercolor, and water. The bottles you get in a tie-dye tub work great for this. Using about 15 to 20 drops of color lets you get bright colors with the first round and pastels with the refill. It’s a great project on a snow day when your decor will last a few days in cold weather.
11. Snow Bath Indoor Activity
This snow day activity lets you turn your bathroom into a sensory playground and contains the mess for easy cleanup. You’ll need to collect some snow, fill a tub with warm water, add some bubble bath and blue food coloring, and making icebergs out of shaving foam. Add the compacted snow to the rim of your tub to imitate being outside and watch your kids have a blast with the various sensory stimuli.
12. Snow Ice Cream
This edible snow activity turns snow into a delicious sweet treat. You’ll need clean snow, sugar, vanilla, and milk to make the ice cream. And you can add any yummy toppings you want, like sprinkles, chocolate syrup, caramel, maple syrup, or fruit jam. This edible craft is great for kids to do by themselves when they get bored since there are minimal steps or mess.
13. Snowman Pom Pom Poppers
These cute snowman poppers are the perfect way for your kids to have a safe, mess-free snowball fight in the house. You can even make it a competition to see who wins the indoor snowball fight by using different colored pom poms for each kid. You’ll also need to provide your children with paper party cups, duct tape, ribbon, construction paper, and balloons. Younger children will need supervision and help with cutting the bottoms out of the cups.
14. Winter Snowball Sensory Bin
If your kids have a lot of animal figurines, you can create a neat textured winter sensory bin for your kids to explore an imaginary arctic snowball fight. You’ll need felt or polyester batting cut into squares, plastic snowflakes, different sized white pom poms or cotton balls, rice or dried white beans, mini arctic animals, and tools like scoops, measuring spoons, metal slotted spoons, bowls, and a sensory bin or tub.
15. Hot Chocolate Snow Ice Cream
Who doesn’t love the taste of delish hot chocolate? But did you know you can mix hot chocolate with snow for an even yummier treat? You’ll need fresh, clean snow, hot cocoa mix, and heavy cream or whole milk. You can also top your chocolate snow ice cream with marshmallows or sprinkles. Kids can make this treat alone since it’s no cook. Just mix the milk and cocoa powder in a bowl and add snow, then toppings.
16. Colorful Ice Sculptures
These colorful ice blocks are the perfect sensory snow activity for indoor or outdoor play. It’s great for teaching colors, shapes, and stacking. It’s like ice building blogs and Legos. The only things you’ll need are food coloring (or watercolors), ice trays, and ice molds, like cupcake tins, popsicle molds, cups, and other various shaped containers.
17. Create Frozen Bubbles
If you have kids that enjoy bubbles and science, break out the supplies to create these frozen bubbles. You can have a bubble blowing contest to see who can make the biggest one. You’ll need basic stuff like Dawn dish soap, sugar, straws, water, corn syrp, and a measuring cup or bowl. This project is best done on a super cold day, when the temperature is as close to 0℉ as possible. It’s not the perfect project for warmer climates.
18. Make Fake Snow
This easy two-ingredient project lets your kids enjoy snow, no matter the weather outside. All you need is two cups of cornstarch and half a cup of white hair conditioner. Once you make the fake snow, you can add it to a sensory bin with winter toys and your choice of winter sensory stimuli. Using a container with a lid means you can put the snow away for another day when your children are through exploring.
19. Pinecone Snowman Craft
If you have kids who like to do scavenger hunts outdoors, let them round up some pinecones for this fun snow craft. Along with medium cones, you’ll also need small assorted colors of pom poms, cotton balls, mini black pom poms, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, white felt, and a hot glue gun. Younger kids may need you to help or supervise with the gluing and cutting aspects.
20. Frozen Snowflake Sensory Bottle
These sensory tubes are great for kids who get overstimulated and need a way to calm themselves. You can find the plastic bottles at your local craft store or online. You’ll also need clear glue, snowflake confetti, glitter or other confetti, blue fish bowl beads, and a cup of warm water. You can also add other small toys inside the bottle if your kids prefer to customize them. Add the items in layers until the bottle is full then seal the lid.
21. Snowman Tissue Paper Suncatcher
If you’re like most of us, you have a surplus of tissue paper stuffed in a closet somewhere. This simple snowman suncatcher craft lets you make use of some of those scraps. Once you print out the snowman template, cut up or tear tissue paper into small squares that stick onto the paper snowman using liquid glue or a gluestick.
22. DIY Snow Slime
If you’re a parent who lets your kids play with slime, you and your littles will enjoy this DIY snow slime. It’s a great project for the classroom or homeschooling or as a weekend craft. To make this slime, all you need are white school glue and liquid starch. You can also add artificial snow and other sensory toys to make it more texture and fun.
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23. Penguin Sensory Bin
This penguin sensory bin with instant snow is a great project to teach about the majestic nature of cute penguins. Your kids can play with it while they watch Happy Feet! Along with a sensory bin to contain the mess, you’ll need fake snow or an instant snow powder, sensory tools like cups and scoops, and penguin figurines.
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24. Popsicle Stick Snowflake
This easy popsicle stick snowflake craft uses glitter, craft sticks, beads, sequins, markers, and white paint to make bedazzled snowflakes as unique as your kids. Go with different colors of sequins, gems, and rhinestones to personalize each snowflake to your child’s individuality. Glue on hangers or ribbons to turn them into tree ornament keepsakes.
25. Snowman Science Project
This is a fun snowman, so watch him melt! This science project is a great winter-themed activity that kids of all ages will enjoy! When you’re done, don’t forget to name your snowman so you can remember him forever!
25 Kids Snow Activities
Nothing excites young minds like the whimsical magic of snow. Who doesn’t enjoy a snow day? Besides adults who still have to live normal lives while navigating the stuff.
Now that we’ve given you 25 ideas for how to have fun with snow indoors or outdoors and with real or fake snow, we want to hear from our readers. Which snow craft did your kids enjoy the most? Do you have a snow craft that your kids love to do that we didn’t list? Be sure to give us your version in the comments.
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