What's in the Tub, Tuesday?

SNOW!!

It's been snowing here for a few days, which is really rare for February and the lower mainland.

Perfect opportunity to bring some inside to explore.

 The twins haven't experienced snow yet and they were mesmerized.

 The older cousin handed out some tools

and the play continued.

 I loved watching their expressions when feeling the snow

and how capable they were at using the tools.

I showed them how to use the red scoop to make balls.

Then we built a snowman.

So much fun to bring snow inside.

Fairy Lane is Snowed In

We have been hit pretty hard with snow this past week.

Some of you are thinking "yes Maureen it is winter"

but we live on the rainy west coast of Canada

where we rarely see snow,

except on the mountain.

This is my place.

From Saturday to today almost two feet of snow.

I managed to walk over to Fairy Lane during the week

and it looks far worse there.

Their tiny little homes buried, some just peeking out.

Not a single sign of fairies in the Lane.

No teeny foot prints or wing dustings.

I hope their snug and cozy inside.

Not like this little guy buried up to his chin.

Ice Fishing

Ice fishing inside has been inspired by the terrific amount of snow that

has fallen in the past four days.

Simply made from a cardboard box with a small laundry basket

to fit the hole in the middle.

I covered it with white paper and reinforced all the cut edges

with tape knowing they will take a lot of use.

Taping the edges of the paper also makes it harder to fold which happens

when the children become impatient and try to move the paper out of the way.

Fishing nets were added because the fish were falling off as they

brushed against the paper.

They also helped to carry the fish to the kitchen to be fried.

Fake Snow Play

Last week just before it started to snow we made fake snow.

We followed the recipe from Fun at Home with Kids

using baking soda and shampoo.

Three cups of baking soda to a quarter cup of shampoo

and a little water.

Both ingredients are very soft so the children loved squishing it together.

With a sprinkle or two of water it started to clump together.

We made snowballs

and even a snowman.

A side note:  I thought I had found an unscented shampoo but as the fake snow sat

overnight in the container, with the lid on, it became quite fragrant.

And I was surprised by the heat that came off of it when we opened the container

after sitting all night.

We could only keep it for a couple of days until the fragrance became too strong.

But by then we had real snow.

Checking our Scarecrow

After Halloween we visited Fairy Lane for a StoryWalk

of the Old Lady That Wasn't Afraid of Anything.

At the end we built a scarecrow.

 

Today we went to look for our scarecrow in the snow.

We found tracks and followed them 

till we found the scarecrow's pumpkin head.

It was all the way around at the back of the tree from where we left it.

We started to search in the snow for the rest and found the hat.

We worked together and dug it out .

 Then got to work finding the pants, shirt, shoes and gloves.

Then put him altogether again.

What will it look like after the snow melts.

Frosted Window Art

                
It snowed a bit last week which was exciting but it didn’t last long.  I saw this art idea at Kinder Kraze and thought it would help make our room a little more like winter.
           
The table was set up for a couple of days so we could create lots of windows
to decorate our windows.
   
        A snowflake shaped hole punch was used to make the snowflakes.
       
It’s very simple to make, spread glue on to waxed paper, place tissue paper and snowflakes on top then spread more glue over everything.  I diluted the glue with water so the waxed paper wouldn’t curl when it dries.
  

Our decorated windows…
          
                         from the inside,
          
                                                    and the outside.