Snowman in a Snowstorm- An Easy Winter Craft for Speech Therapy

Try this frosty snowman craft this January

This easy winter craft provides so many vocabulary and language opportunities. Children love to talk about snow and snowmen, even if they live in the south. Me too, and I’m wishing for a little snow in Texas this winter.

This cute snowman craft will be the jumping-off point for talking about the winter season.

But what language goals can you work on with this winter craft for preschoolers? Let me tell you, there are many…

You’ll Target:

• describing
• verbs: ex: painting, snowing, shivering, build,
• winter vocabulary: ex: snowman, snow, cold, frozen. scarf, hat
• Answering WH questions
• Categories: white, cold, frozen, winter clothing

Here are a few ideas to elicit language practice:

How does it feel outside when it snows? What shape are snowballs? What are some of the things you can do in the snow? How do you make a snowman? What do you wear when it’s cold? Where does a scarf go? How about boots? Why do you need boots in the snow?

And now I have a question for you.

Growing up in the Catskill mountains in New York, we wore “ski hats” on our heads to stay warm. My Texas buddies call those “toboggans”.  Our toboggan was a long curved sled that went flying down the hill (Fun childhood memories for me). So what do you call those knitted hats?

Do you ever wonder how to use leftover lamination pieces?

I know when I laminate at school, there is always about a foot of unused lamination in the beginning of the run. I save those pieces for this project. It makes a great overlay to paint your snowflakes on. Layer it over a snowman or snow scene and it gives a nice dimensional effect. You can also put a one-foot square piece under each shoe and go “ice skating” on the carpet!

You’ll target: categories and describing.

Examine the laminate. Is it clear or solid? What else is clear? What is it made of? Name some other items made from plastic.

Snowmen in a snowstorm painting is an easy winter craft. Brrr…

You’ll need just a few easy-to-find supplies for this project. Gather blue, orange green, and black construction paper, scissors, white tempera paint, q-tips, a paintbrush, and lamination pieces.

Here’s how you make this fun  winter craft for preschoolers

Prep the construction paper parts: 

Use a hole punch to create pebbles for your snowman’s mouth. Older children will love doing this task themselves. Cut out larger circles for your snowman’s eyes.

For my preschoolers, I pre-cut the scarves from construction paper in several colors so they can choose. Older students can trace and cut out their own if you make a template. Cut out orange triangles for the carrot nose.

You’ll Target Requesting and using descriptive color words.

For example: I need a blue scarf, I want an orange scarf. Size vocabulary: large and small circles. 

Paint your snowman

I use dark blue paper. It provides a nice contrast to the white snowman and is also perfect to go with my favorite winter book: Snowmen at Night by Carolyn Buehner. Add dots of glue to the wet paint to put on the “pebbles” for the mouth, then add the eyes and a carrot nose. 

I have my children ask for each part to work on requesting. What do you need? How many black dots?

Dot the “snow” on the laminate.

You kids will love creating a “snowstorm” on top of their snowmen.

You’ll Target:  Position and quantity vocabulary.

Are you working on the top or the bottom? Do you have a few or many? Who has the most dots?  The least?

Frame your art.

After letting all the paint dry, we make a simple construction paper frame. You can cut strips for this. Lay the laminate on the snowman, then the frame on top. Talk about top and bottom. Staple to secure it. Done!

You’ll Target:  sequence vocabulary, retelling, and irregular plurals

Snowman/snowmen. Tell how you made your snowman. What did you do first, then, last? Are the snowmen all the same? How are they different?

Now proudly display your creations

Hang up these creations, and it will be snowing even if you are down south like me. 

A Winter Freebie for You

This cute freebie is just a little thank-you for a wonderful year. I can’t wait to see what the new year brings! I hope it’s full of learning, adventures, laughter, and love for all of you.

This activity is wonderful for practicing that tricky initial /sk/ blend. Children answer “Who has a scarf?” or “Who does not have a scarf?” Of course, you can target asking and answering who questions and has/have too.

Mix up the fun by laminating the mat and using it with dry-erase markers, as a smash mat with dough, or with bingo chips. There is also a BW mat included you can color yourself.  Pair the mat with the writing page to use in centers or work on literacy skills in therapy.

Please leave me a sweet review when you download Who Has a Scarf on TpT. I love reading your comments, I read each and every one.

If you’d love more snowman ideas for winter speech therapy, check out this post:

How to Build Language with 3 Easy Snowman Activities

Need more winter speech and language activities? 

Head to TpT to check these out:

• Snowmen at Night Speech Therapy Book Companion
• The Mitten Book Companion
• Winter Pronouns: I Like Skating

Or… you can find them right here in my website shop:

Now it’s time for a little hot chocolate.

Stay cozy my friends! Until next time.