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Winter Games
Contact_FullName: Krystal Contact_Email: Miss_krystal19@hotmail.com Area: Winter games Idea: In a large area have two adults with their own gloves, hats, coats, scarves, and boots laying next to them. The children will line up in front of one of the adults and one at a time run up and place an item of winter on the adult. The first team done wins. Children love the excitement of this game and it also gets alot of energy out on days it is too cold to go outside! Contact_FullName: Michele Contact_Email: Sealites292aol.com Area: Winter - snow -gross motor and team work Idea: In my school I have the secretary save all her "oops" white copies. After I have collected quite a basket full I put the children to work rolling the white scrap paper into balls. These are then saved in large black plastic bags to be divided for the game. The children are divided into two groups. Each group is then given a set of large cardboard blocks. Enough to build a fairly good sized wall. They are encouraged to work together as a group and build a wall that will shield them from their opponents. After the wall is built they get to the "snowballs" and have a wonderful time having a snowball fight. The side that finishes their snowballs first and their wall is still standing, is the winner. I have done this for 3 years running and the children have the best time with this exercise. They want to repeat it several times. Which I allow if time is on their side. Contact_FullName: robyn Contact_Email: robyntim21@hotmail.com Area: Winter-games Idea: What we did was looked around for a place that had snow shoes and rented them for my 4 and 5 year old group. So what I did was had the children walk on the snow without them and then had them walk on the snow with the snow shoes. I then asked them during a circle, what they found was the differences where. They had a great time walking around and stumbling. Try it out and watch the children as they try to walk. 1-11-01When it is to cold to go outside in the winter, my children love to have a snowball fight indoors-of course we use white socks rolled up.
1-11-01Another variation on pass the ice idea. If you have snow, make a snowball or two ahead of time and freeze them till they are very hard. Have the children put on their mittens. Then play the wonder ball game. "The wonder ball goes round and round. To pass it quickly, you are bound. If you're the one to hold it last. The game for you has quickly passed. Out goes Y-O-U!" The children sit out the rest of that round. The thing the kids seem to love about this is that they get to wear their mittens.
1-11-01Another Florida snow idea: My three year olds had a great time balling up old newspaper and then taking the "snowballs" outside for an old-fashioned snowball fight. Just warn parents in advance that their children may get a little dirty from the newsprint.
1-11-01Here is a great counting activity I bought a cheap muffin tin and some pretty iridescent glass stones, the kind you for flower arrangements. Here is what you do Take a sharpie pen and write the numbers on the bottom from 1 to 10 or 12 and the children use the stones to count and put the correct numbers in the muffin cup. The stones look like ice.
11-18-00I love the pass the ice idea. You could also freeze the water in a white round balloon to make a snowball. This would keep the children from getting wet as the ice melts.
10-16-00Living not too far from the North Pole, (Well it feels like it in Minnesota!!) we play freeze!! The children dance to music and I say "freeze". The children freeze until the music starts again.
ideaTheme can be changed with the seasons and holidays. For winter, I made a snowman and the children were blindfolded and each given a cut out carrot. The closest to the nose wins. Use a big heart and have the children, blindfolded, to see who can place the small cut out hearts within the one you traced in the middle. Similar to "pin the tail on the donkey". Kids love it. Date: 1-28-00SNOWSTORM Materials - a bag of cotton balls In a circle lead the children in a game of make believe. Pretend it is snowing. Pretend to put on winter outdoor clothes. Pretend the snow is deep, lead children quietly steeping high in the deep snow. Pretend to build a snowman. Have children toss the cotton balls up and "listen" to them fall. Ask children what they heard. This is a nice quiet activity that uses many of the senses.
Date: 1-15-00During the winter months when the little ones can't get outside or if you live in a warm climate and want to have a snowball (exchange) we use the large marshmallows. The children stand in a line across from each other and start throwing. I put the marshmallows in the large ice-cream containers with handles. Each side gets one full and the side who makes them all disappear first wins. Of course after they all hit the floor you can use again to throw some more. Explain to the children they can't eat them after they hit the floor or ground if you are outside. This is a fun activity for ages 3 and up. I use 3-4 large bags for both sides. Jeanie (Activities Dir. Ark Angels)
Date: 1-7-99During January we focus on literature for the entire month. To get the children and parents excited about reading at home I have a reading incentive program. I sent home 10 circles representing snowballs. After the children listens to a story at home the parents writes the title and author and the child's name. Then they bring it to school. They earn one piece of snowman for each snowball brought in. Each child is trying to build their own snowman. At the end of the month all of the children will receive a free book and book mark as a prize. I then take all the individual snowballs and put them on the bulletin board. If we get enough snowballs to build a large class snowman we will celebrate all of our reading with a pizza party. The title of my bulletin board is FROSTY IS GROWING WITH GOOD BOOKS. The last day of the month we have a Book Character Dress Up Day. All the children come to school dressed as their favorite book character. We have a fun time parading around the school and trying to guess who everyone is dressed as. Date: 1-3-99Parachute Snowfall Place cotton ball "snow" on the parachute. Put on some music and gently let the snow fall. Paper snowball "fight" Put a masking tape dividing line between 2 or more groups of children. Give them each a stack of newspapers. When the signal is given to begin the "snowball fight" let the children wad the newspapers into "snow balls" and throw them at their friends. See which side can get all of their snowballs on the other side! Arctic Animal movement game Talk about and show picture of animals that live in the arctic. Ex. Polar bears, penguins, seals, walrus, etc. Put on some music and have them move like a polar bear, or waddle like a penguin,etc. 10-21-98 Pass The Ice This is played much like Hot Potato. Have the children pass an ice cube around the circle to music. When the music stops, everyone claps for the one holding the ice cube. Keep playing until the ice is completely melted.
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