These snowman sensory play ideas can be explored any time of year – winter or summer. When it’s super cold out and there is real snow on the ground, I’d rather play with these activities indoors!
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Snowman Sensory Play Supplies
Collect these supplies for the activities that follow:
- clear chunky gems
- silver snowflake confetti, bead garland strips, and balls
- white pom poms
- orange beads, pom poms, and pipe cleaner pieces
- black buttons and beads
- snowmen buttons, ice cubes, and bottles
- silver spoons
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Snowman Sensory Tray
The materials are sprinkled on a white rice base in a square metal tray. The snowmen bottles are the find I was most excited about.
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An easy alternative to themed bottles is to draw snowmen’s faces on clear cups with black and orange permanent markers. Design some extra faces for snack cups…a dandy idea featured on a post from passionforsavings.com.
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Funnels, dessert cups, large white pom poms, and snowmen erasers would also make great additions.
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Ten Frame Activities
Ten frame activities are perfect for this snowman sensory tray. The frame makes it easy to introduce counting and adding challenges.
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Include this ten-frame printable (downloadable below) in the center and have your child find …
- seven snowmen buttons
- five ice cube snowmen
- six orange beads and four black beads
- five black parts and five orange parts
- ten objects of any kind
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An egg carton with two sections trimmed off transforms into a ten frame. A bonus is that the cups easily contain the supplies.
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Snowman Themed Sensory Tube
Extend play possibilities by adding these snowman-themed materials to a sensory tube. You can get by with less of each supply, and variety is always nice!
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You can never go wrong with a snowman theme, for any age! I hope these snowman sensory play activities enhance your child’s hands-on learning opportunities with this beloved topic.
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