Sand Play Dough

It's been a long winter and we all want to go to the beach. 

It's too cold to go to the beach so I brought the beach to the art room. I offered the children colorful sand dough that I made, seashells, sea glass, drink umbrellas, plastic fish and sharks, and pinwheels. I also played some sounds of crashing waves in the background. The children had so much fun building their own personal island getaways.  

Snow Painting

This is one the most popular activities at my center.  I gathered as many bottles as I could find and filled them with tempera paints, watercolor paints, and colored saltwater.  I also grabbed some glitter, big paint brushes, and paint tray and headed outside. 

As you can see, they loved making designs in the snow.  

And loved showing their families at pick-up.