Snow!

SNOW...It started late today and we should have more tomorrow. It's the pretty kind right now and I snapped this during the first hour of the falling snow.

The kids have been making snowflakes around here too. Aren't they beautiful? Now these are the kind of snowflakes I love!
Even friends who have come over for play dates have gotten in on the action.Last week, I was lucky enough to be asked to come in to the girl's TK class and teach an art project. We had to tie in lots of items into the curriculum. I read a poem from a little boy's perspective...he loved the snow but asked the snowflakes if they would please fall in colors rather than just white.

So we made these! Colored beads and patterns if you please.

Math was incorporated too...they had to count 10 beads per stem before folding the snowflake together.

Then of course we had to do some writing and coloring. After reading the Snowman Soup poem about hot chocolate, we made these. The poem is in the center of the mug which they decorated and then glued 3 marshmallows into the top of the mug. Delish! They even got to eat a giant marshmallow to boot!
Hope you are warm where you are. Have a toasty weekend!

xoxo,

C