These snowball activities are a great addition to your list of winter activities for preschoolers. All the snowball fun is sure to entertain your students all winter long!
Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Winter Pinterest board?
Does it snow during the winter where you live? My son and I love playing outside in the snow (as long as I don’t have to drive in it, I’m happy)! Here are some snowball-themed winter activities for kids to get you in the groove.
Snowball winter activities for kids to try today!
Sensory
Baked cotton ball snowballs | Still Playing School
Make snowballs with this fake snow recipe | Fun-A-Day!
Winter snowball sensory bins | One Time Through
Scooping snowballs pretend & sensory play | Fun-A-Day!
Bubbly bowl of snowballs for babies and toddlers | Small Potatoes
Math
Snowball marshmallow math activities | Mamas Like Me
Counting snowballs fine motor number matching | Fun-A-Day!
Counting snowballs busy bag | Fantastic Fun and Learning
Comparing shapes using “snowballs” | Hands-On: As We Grow
Indoor snowball number race | Toddler Approved
Counting snowballs on the light table | Where Imagination Grows
Literacy
Snowball fine motor names with stickers | Fun-A-Day!
Snowball marshmallow names | Mamas Like Me
Sight word snowball toss | Growing Book by Book
Snowball Throw Alphabet Game | Mom Inspired Life
Science
Melting snowball science | The Pleastantest Thing
Super bouncy snowball recipe | Coffee Cups and Crayons
Engineering snowball structures | One Time Through
Rainbow magic snowball science | Momma’s Fun World
Frozen erupting snowballs | Learn.Play.Imagine
Art
Shaving cream snowball painting | Coffee Cups and Crayons
Snowball painting using real snow | Child Central Station
Snowball fight painting | Sugar Aunts
Painting snowball faces | How Wee Learn for Fantastic Fun and Learning
Simple snowball art for toddlers | Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
What snowball-themed winter activities for kids would you add to the list? I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments below! 🙂
Snowball Activity Materials
I always like to suggest taking stock of the materials you already have before diving into projects. Then see if any of the snowball activities match up with what you’ve found.
Of course, I’m also not opposed to picking up some extra supplies, either. The state of my own teacher stash can attest to that!
If you’re looking for some materials to grab for your upcoming activities, here are some ideas (I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post):
- Cotton balls
- Glitter
- White puff paint
- Pinecones
- Snowflake confetti
- White Play Doh
- Instant snow
- Flour
- Snowflake hole puncher
- Tempera paint
- Watercolor paints
- Q-tips
- Craft sticks
Preschool Snow Lesson Plans
Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 learning activities related to the theme.
This set includes active hands-on learning ideas, book suggestions, and the following printables:
- Snowflake Roll and Color Graphing
- 2 Sets of Snowflake Number Cards for 0-35
- Snowflake Beginning Sounds Activity for Sounds /s/, /t/, and /m/
- Snowflake Upper- and Lowercase Letter Matching Puzzles
- Snowflake Patterning and Sorting Cards
- Count the Snowflakes Emergent Math Reader for Numbers 1 to 5
- Count the Snowflakes Emergent Math Reader for Numbers 1 to 10
Get your snowflake lesson plans at Preschool Teacher 101 or Teachers Pay Teachers

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