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Set out some blue (background) and white construction paper, along with some glue in a small container and a glue brush. |
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Show your child how to tear a piece of white paper in half length-wise, then glue one of the pieces onto the bottom of a piece of blue paper. This will represent a snow-covered yard or field. |
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Then have your child, continue tearing the other half of the white paper into small white pieces. |
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Finally, have your child glue the small pieces up in the sky to represent snow falling down. |
Variation: Have children draw trees or houses on their papers before adding the falling snow.
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| SPATTER PAINTING SNOW |
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Set out a couple of magazines and have your child look for a picture of an outdoors scene. |
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Help your child tear the picture out of the magazine and glue it onto a piece of white paper. |
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Next, set out a large cardboard box and have your child place the picture paper inside on the bottom of the box. |
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Set out some white tempera paint and a paintbrush. |
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Have your child spatter paint on the picture, by dipping the paintbrush into the paint and then tapping the handle of the brush against his other hand or the rim of the box. |
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Let dry. |
| Variation: Small plastic needlepoint squares can also be used to spatter the paint. Have your child bush the paintbrush across the top the square held over the picture. |
