Snowmen at Christmas Activities

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Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner is a cute seasonal spin on the popular book Snowmen at Night. The rhyming text and soft photos will draw children in.

A little boy builds a snowman on Christmas Eve and wonders how snowmen celebrate Christmas. He begins to imagine all sorts of possibilities. Maybe jolly snow families gather together to decorate the town square. Perhaps they play games or listen to music.

Read the book and then do these sweet Snowmen at Christmas activities.

Snowmen at Christmas Activities

Build Snowmen with Marshmallow Play Dough

My kids have always loved building snowmen. For most of their childhoods, we lived in places with at least a few snow days each winter. Now we live in North Carolina where snowy weather is rare. We need to get creative in order to build snowmen. 😉

Marshmallow play dough to the rescue! This playdough is fun to play with and is completely edible.

Marshmallow Playdough recipe

Marshmallow playdough ingredients (this makes enough for 2 kids):

• 12 Marshmallows, regular size
• 2 teaspoons coconut oil
• 3 Tablespoons cornstarch

Directions:

1. Place the marshmallows and coconut oil in a microwavable bowl and microwave for 30 seconds.
2. Stir to combine.
3. Fold in the cornstarch. Knead it in until the marshmallow playdough isn’t sticky.

Now that you have the marshmallow play dough prepared, it is time to build snowmen!

Let creativity be your guide when choosing items to decorate the snowmen. I set out items that I had in my pantry and in my candy jar.

I used:

• Pretzel sticks
• Chocolate chips
• M&Ms
• Gumdrops
• Sweet Tarts
• Twizzlers, sliced into thin strips

There really aren’t any directions necessary for this Snowmen at Christmas activity. Just put out an assortment of decorations and the marshmallow play dough and let your kids build to their heart’s content.

This is definitely an activity that I recommend washing hands before and after playing. I also suggest keeping each child’s playdough and supplies separate. The playdough stores well in any sort of sealed container. We used plastic bags.

Snowman Tea with Poetry

The rhyming text makes Snowmen at Christmas perfect for a snowman-themed poetry teatime.

My kids seem to learn through their stomachs and were happy to sit and listen to poetry from an early age as long as there were snacks available.

The important parts of a poetry teatime are:

• Poetry
• Treats

Snow Themed Books with Rhyming Text

There Was a Cold Woman Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro

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This book is sure to make kids giggle. This old woman swallows plenty of unusual things!

When It Starts to Snow by Phillis Gershator

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This poem follows different animals’ habits as it begins to snow.

The Night Before the Snow Day by Natasha Wing

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The Night Before series books by Natasha Wing are always delightful. They are full of rhyming text and capture the excitement kids feel before an event – in this case, before a big snowstorm.

Snow Treats

There are many easy and cute snowman-themed treats that will work well with Snowmen at Christmas activities.

• Snowman crafted with marshmallows
• Banana slices, chocolate chips, and pretzel sticks fashioned into a snowman
• Mini powdered sugar doughnuts
• Popcorn snack cup

Decaf tea is commonly served with tea and poetry, but hot chocolate seems like the perfect drink to accompany snow-themed books.

Snowman Pack

This free printable from All About Learning pairs perfectly with Snowmen at Christmas. It contains over 25 pages of reading and spelling practice.

There are:

• Snowman-themed word searches
• Rhyming activities
• Alphabet activities
• Snowman snack
• Booklist full of snow-themed titles

This post is part of the 12 Days of Sweet Christmas Activities series. Make sure to check out the series landing page to check out the other posts for sweet book and snack pairings!

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• Free Printable Christmas Homeschool Planner
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• 12 Sweet Christmas Books and Activities

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