Cotton ball blizzard in a box

Before the real snow started to fall, our class discovered that a surprisingly fun substitute for snow turned out to be three bags full of large, fluffy cotton balls.  Cotton balls certainly don’t have all the qualities of real snow but they are white, fluffy, and do a nice job promoting conversation and pretend play when used to create a cotton ball blizzard in a box…

Cotton ball blizzard in a box by Teach Preschool

We started our day exploring cotton ball snowballs by reading the book “Snowballs” by Lois Ehlert…

Cotton ball blizzard in a box by Teach Preschool

“Snowballs” by Lois Ehlert is really more about snowmen but as you know, every snowman starts with a snowball.  This book shares wonderfully illustrated pictures of snowmen with faces made from corn seeds, raisins, nuts, bolts, and other items that promote lots of conversation about snow and snowman faces…

Cotton ball blizzard in a box by Teach Preschool

Before reading our book, I thought it would be fun if we could get into the winter mood first so I invited the children to help me create our own mini-blizzard by tossing some cotton ball snowballs into our large box…

Cotton ball blizzard in a box by Teach Preschool

Then the children all climbed into the box and Mrs. Courtney read “Snowballs” to the children…

Cotton ball blizzard in a box by Teach Preschool

After reading our story, we left the box filled with cotton balls in the center of our circletime/block center floor for the children to explore…

Cotton ball blizzard in a box by Teach Preschool

The children came and went from the blizzard box all throughout the morning. We explored how to make cotton ball snow angels in our box…

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We found it was best to actually pack the snowballs around our bodies then stand up so we could see the shape left behind…

Cotton ball blizzard in a box by Teach Preschool

Our cotton ball blizzard play took on different forms as the children played including building snow forts or caves with our blocks and animals…

Cotton Ball Snowball Blizzard by Teach Preschool

All throughout the morning, the children came and went from our cotton ball blizzard box…

Cotton Ball Snowball Blizzard by Teach Preschool

The blizzard in the box was only one of the ways we explored cotton ball snowballs so stay tuned for my next post so I can share with you some of the other amazing things we came up with….

Cotton Ball Snowball Blizzard by Teach Preschool

And by the way, for those of you with toddlers, I thought you would like to know that my grandson loved the cotton ball blizzard in a box too…

Blizzard in a Box Collage by Teach Preschool

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Deborah J Stewart

Deborah J Stewart

Every time I think I know everything I need to know about teaching young children, God says, "Hold on a minute!" and gives me a new challenge.

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With each new challenge that you overcome, you will find yourself better equipped and more passionate about teaching young children.

God didn't call wimps to lead, teach, or care for His children. Nope, he has high expectations, so get ready. You will have to give your very best but after teaching for over 30 years, I can tell you that it is a wonderful and rewarding journey.

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