After being a teacher for years, there are very few things I won't try with my own child despite him not always being "ready". I'm excited to see the growth in projects such as our snow day puffy paint! We used:
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup salt
1/3 cup water
(you could also add food coloring but we were making snow!) and put it into a squeeze bottle!
He was pretty proud and was DELIGHTED to push the microwave buttons (we did 20 seconds on 50% power) to make his paint puffy! He then explored the texture on the paper (we made 3 pieces of art and the one he explored after puffing was destroyed!) but it was a really cool project and kept him engaged because he loved the squeeze bottle!
What snow storm isn't complete without a bucket of real snow? We have had plenty and it's light and fluffy so it's quite fun to play in! The Bug doesn't mind playing outside but does get cold (I mean its been below freezing PLUS wind chill...) so we can't play for long...
He was thrilled to use his shovels and scoops to explore the snow inside! His hands did get cold but it wasn't anywhere near as bad as it is outside!
We also collected some fresh snow and made snow cream! We used
4 cups fresh snow
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
We stuck a bowl outside to catch fresh snow and after we'd caught enough, mixed together the non snow ingredients and the Bug got to have his very first snow cream after his nap!!!
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