Making puffy paint snowmen in preschool

As mentioned the other day, we read the book “Snowballs” by Lois Ehlert which led to our exploration of a cotton ball snowball blizzard and our cotton ball science. The book “Snowballs” was a great way to kick off our winter session and you can’t read this book without making at least one snowman to go with it…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

Before making our puffy paint snowmen, we went back to the book “Snowballs” to take a look at the different materials that were used in the book to make a snowman.  We didn’t have all the materials on hand that were in the book so we improvised and used other materials but we took a look anyway in order to get the idea of what to do with the materials on the table…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

To make our white puffy paint, we added a few squirts of white Elmer’s glue to a cup of shave cream.  Then we set out the puffy paint along with shoe box lids, blue paint, and other materials for the children to make their puffy paint snowmen…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

The children started by painting the inside of their shoe box lids with the blue paint to give their scene a sky or outdoor looking backdrop…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

After painting their boxes, the children began dabbing the puffy paint into their box to begin making their snowman shape…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

Once the children finished creating their puffy paint snowman (or adding all the puffy paint in their cup) the children began  adding other materials to decorate their snowman…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

Every snowman began to take on its own look and style…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

The children added pasta,, corn seeds, foam pieces, and pretty much anything else we had on hand to their snowmen…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

All the children took their time making decisions about which items they wanted to add to their snowman and where to add it…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

Some of the children really enjoyed the decorating aspect of this process so much that they just kept going and going…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

And going…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

Once the children completed their snowmen, they set the snowmen aside to dry.  With this type of puffy paint, I let the paint dry for a couple of days to make sure it is completely dry before sending home.  The puffy paint will feel light and puffy to the touch after it dries…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

Although we started off making snowmen, the student who created this beautiful piece of artwork informed us that it was not a snowman but rather it was a city in the snow…

Puffy Paint Snowman by Teach Preschool

A wonderful process with some of the most beautiful snowmen, and city in the snow, I have ever seen! I say this truthfully because behind every snowman or city in the snow was a young artist who took the time to invest, create, and make decisions – and that, is beautiful.

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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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