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Sensory snow
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Boy's scented bubbles, colour and cars!
Using the bubble bath range available for men add some fragrance and colour to your snow activities.

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!!
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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

and for diversity include role play animal figures, information on and for the indigenous people of the Arctic and Antarctic.
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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 ..
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Three positive images for play:
Please feel free to print, laminate and hang from your play area
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Emergency vehicles - Police

North Pole Polar bears and South Pole Penguin
 
Search on amazon for Inflatable Globe
NB: links are in association with Silkysteps amazon affiliate account

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| Complimentary story books include:
Scoop that snow from Jon Scieszka's Trucktown
Say Hello to the Snowy Animals by Ian Whybrow and Ed Eaves
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
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