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Sensory snow

Outdoor Games for Preschool, Early Years and all weathers ..
Boy's scented bubbles, colour and cars!

Using the bubble bath range available for men add some fragrance and colour to your snow activities.
Sensory snow activity - real and artificial snow, mens bubble bath & scoops to explore ..

Use artificial snow alongside your real snow and compare textures, temperatures, how they both compact and if they both melt.

It might be good to note that if using any yellow products on the snow, discussion opportunities may open up for reasons of hygiene, pets & outdoor play!! 


Resources for this activity included:
Snow!
Tray, scoops, bowl,
forks and spoons
Artificial snow & snowflake sprinkles, sequins or foil confetti
Coloured bubble bath - with differing fragrances
ice cubes

To extend play, have small cars, bulldozers or gritting lorrys on hand
Role play with cars, rescue emergency vehicles before seeing if your snow melts to produce bubbles ..
and for diversity include role play animal figures, information on and for the indigenous people of the Arctic and Antarctic.

 

Explore your play area together with these questions, suggestions and ideas ..
 
 Do the scoops and measures provided, look and act like construction vehicle scoops?
 How many scoops will fill a bucket?
 WIll the soapy bubble bath mixture freeze on the snow as it's drizzled over?
 What does it feel like.
 Does the artificial snow feel the same as the real snow.
 Can the artificial snow be sprinkled over the play area like falling snow ... can anyone sprinkle the real snow?
 ----- Use sieves and strainers to help look at this activity.
 
 Nearing the end of play, or as part of your play planning add small squirty bottles of water to the play area and see where things go next ..
 

Three positive images for play:
Please feel free to print, laminate and hang from your play area
Each sign/label opens in a new window
Emergency vehicles - Police
Drive emergency vehicles through the snow and see who needs help ..
 
North Pole Polar bears and South Pole Penguin
 North Pole Polar Bears making their way through the snow ..South Pole Penguin ..  
Search on amazon for Inflatable Globe
NB: links are in association with Silkysteps amazon affiliate account
Search Amazon for inflatabe world globes to add to your snow and water play ..

Complimentary story books include:

 Scoop that snow from Jon Scieszka's Trucktown

 Say Hello to the Snowy Animals by Ian Whybrow and Ed Eaves
 Say Hello to the snowy animals
 

 How to hide a polar bear & other mammals

 and 'Who's hiding in the snow

 For more snowy ideas please make a visit to Silkysteps Winter forum