Fun-A-Day!

fun & meaningful learning every day

  • About
    • Terms of Use
    • Printing Help
  • Privacy
  • Newsletter
  • Home
  • Early Learning
    • Preschool Arts and Crafts
    • Literacy
      • Letters & Words
    • Math
    • Music
    • Science
    • Sensory
  • Themes
    • Holidays & Seasons
      • Summer
      • Fall
  • Teacher Tips
  • Free Printables
  • Slime
  • Shop
Home / Early Learning / Literacy / Preschool Letter Activities with Fine Motor ABC Snowmen

Preschool Letter Activities with Fine Motor ABC Snowmen

Shared by Mary Catherine Leave a comment

I’m always looking for fun and different preschool letter activities for my students.

They enjoy learning about letters with activities that are engaging on many levels. Playing and learning go hand-in-hand, so it’s fun to come up with new ideas for the kiddos.

I recently made fine motor letter snowmen, and they were a hit!

Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Alphabet Pinterest board?

Make preschool letter activities even more fun with these ABC snowmen

Related: Winter Songs for Preschoolers

Table of Contents

  • How to Make Snowmen Letters
    • Materials we used for our alphabet snowmen
    • Directions for ABC snowmen
  • Preschool Letter Activities with the Alphabet Snowmen
    • Letter matching ABC snowmen
    • More ideas to try
  • Preschool Snowman Lesson Plans

How to Make Snowmen Letters

Materials we used for our alphabet snowmen

I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post.

Pearl white pony beads
Flat toothpicks
Thin black permanent marker
Piece of Styrofoam (we used discs we had on-hand)

An easy set up for some preschool letter activities using our ABC snowmen beads

Related: Winter Activities for Preschoolers

Directions for ABC snowmen

Grab a bag of pony beads. You’ll need a total of 78, but I didn’t bother counting mine out ahead of time.

Write an uppercase letter on each bead. Do the same with the lowercase letters.

Draw a simple smiley face on 26 beads. These will be the snowmen’s heads! No, they aren’t “necessary”, but they make the activity more fun for the kids.

Place 26 flat toothpicks into a Styrofoam base. I used two small circles, as I didn’t want to overwhelm the children with the entire alphabet in one spot. Plus, this gave more kiddos the chance to participate.

preschool letter activities with ABC snowmen work kids' fine motor skills

Preschool Letter Activities with the Alphabet Snowmen

Letter matching ABC snowmen

We started out pretty simply with our snowmen. I showed the children how to make alphabet snowmen by matching uppercase and lowercase letters, then adding a snowman face.

The kids then set to work. Some preferred do this on their own, while others wanted to work in pairs. I loved seeing how the children helped each other during this – peer learning at its best.

I heard great observational comments throughout this task! “I’m doing the S snowman because that’s what my name starts with.”  “Rosie, this is your snowman here! It’s the R one!” “I wonder if this snowman says /t/ because that’s what T says, you know.”

More ideas to try

I love integrating children’s names into teaching, so using the letters in their name is an activity I’d like to try soon.

This would break it down to a smaller, more meaningful, number of letters to work with.

Preschool letter activities using alphabet snowmen to make names and more

Related: Pony Bead Christmas Tree

The children could help place the ABC snowmen in alphabetical order.

If some children are struggling with certain letters, a few of those “tricky” letters could be the focus on a lesson. I’d start with a few letters they know, then introduce one they’re having difficulty with.

What preschool letter activities would you try using these ABC snowmen? I’m always on the lookout for new ideas, so feel free to leave them in the comments below.

Preschool Snowman 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, and we’ve provided different versions for classroom teachers and home preschool families so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.

Preschool Snowman Theme Plans


This set includes active hands-on learning ideas, book suggestions, and the following printables:

    • Measure the Snowman Activity
    • Roll a Snowman Game
    • A to Z Build a Snowman Activity (focusing on uppercase, lowercase, and beginning sounds)
    • Snowman Pattern Cards
    • Roll and Cover Snowman Math Game Boards (numbers 1 to 12)
    • 1-20 Snowman Counting Mats
    • My Snowman Emergent Reader
    • 0-35 Snowman Counting and Calendar Number Cards

    Get your snowman themed lesson plans:

    Preschool Classroom | Home Preschool Families | Teachers Pay Teachers

    Make preschool alphabet activities even more with these fine motor alphabet snowmen!

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Alphabet, snow, Snowmen, Winter

Previous article:
« How to Make A Valentine Hand Print Craft Tree with Fingerprint Hearts
Next article:
Reptile Books for Preschoolers »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

shop button

My name is Mary Catherine, and I love to share meaningful {and fun} learning activities for kiddos! Feel free to browse and stay awhile!

Past Fun!

Search the Fun!

Fun by Categories!

Copyright ©2023, Fun-A-Day!. All Rights Reserved. Custom design by Pixel Me Designs