Bring it Inside! – exploring snow indoors

Snow starting falling where we live right on the Winter Solstice (December 21).  It melted but made a beautiful return on Christmas Eve … and we’ve had snow on the ground ever since.  My kids were SO excited to go outside and play in it … go sledding, build snowman, and have snowball fights.  Unfortunately the day after Christmas, Henry came down with a horrible cough and fever.  So … no playing out in the snow for him.  And since I needed to be inside with him … no playing outside in the snow for Honor, my 3 year old daughter, either.

However … I brought the SNOW inside for us to play with and explore!

I used a large clear plastic container and scooped up a bunch.  We started off playing by using a small bucket (a princess one, of course!) to make snow castles.

Then Strawberry Shortcake wanted to come play …

After some playing with the dolls in the snow (they just LOVED stomping down the castles!), Honor and I started to explore how the snow melted.  First we held a little clump in our bare hands and saw how quickly it melted when we closed our fist.  I talked to Honor about how warm our bodies are and how cold the snow is.  Our hands got cold and the snow turned into water.

She requested that I fill a small container with water and we continued are exploration.  Honor noticed how quickly the snow melted when it was added to the room temperature water.

Then I got out the liquid watercolor paints and we enjoyed squirting the colors all over the white snow.  (okay, I think I might have enjoyed this part a bit more than her … it was SO fun and looked SO cool!!!)

We also had fun experiments with seeing how a clump of snow absorbed the colored water.  It was really cool to see the color climb up the snow … like magic!

After that Honor did some “cooking” …

And put her foot in the snow …

The entire activity of bringing the snow inside sure was a hit!  It made being stuck inside much easier to handle.  Here’s what the snow looked like when we were done playing …

And this is what it looked like the next morning …

Have you ever brought the snow inside to play before???  Here’s some other posts on playing with snow inside …

• Indoor & Edible Snowmen from Toddler Approved
• Bring the Snow Inside! from Dresses ‘n Messes
• Playing with Snow Inside from Happy Hooligans
• Preschool Snow Activities from B-Inspired Mama
• Bring in the Snow! from Creekside Learning
• Melting Art from Housing a Forest
• Bringing the Snow Inside from Housing a Forest
• Snow painting with a toddler from Teach Preschool
• Snowman in a Bottle from Teach Preschool
• Inside Snow Play from Here Come the Girls
• Winter Sensory Bin – Bringing the Snow Inside from Crayon Freckles
• Snow Muffins from What We Do All Day
• A Warm Way to Play with Snow from Growing a Jeweled Rose
• The Benefits of Small World Play – Penguins in the Ice and Snow from Adventures at home with Mum
• Indoor Snow Play from Sugar Aunts
• Antarctica Fun from Creative Family Fun

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