We haven't had snow for about 4 years, ( unless you count the tiny sprinkling of snow that we had last year), so the children were so excited when the snow started to settle on the ground last week. Up until now they have had to make do with making puffy paint melted snowmen and playing in fake snow, so you can imagine how excited they were.
Harry and Daisy couldn't wait to get out in the snow to play on the sledge, throw snowballs and build snowmen, but they quickly became cold and wanted to come back inside. Making the most of having lots of snow we decided to bring some snow inside so we could paint it.
We wanted to paint inside as the children were getting a bit chilly, but it would be great fun to use snow paint outside too. You could paint a snowman's face or work with others to create a huge picture or pattern using the snow as your canvas.
Harry and Daisy couldn't wait to get out in the snow to play on the sledge, throw snowballs and build snowmen, but they quickly became cold and wanted to come back inside. Making the most of having lots of snow we decided to bring some snow inside so we could paint it.
We wanted to paint inside as the children were getting a bit chilly, but it would be great fun to use snow paint outside too. You could paint a snowman's face or work with others to create a huge picture or pattern using the snow as your canvas.
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Painting Snow
Painting on snow- supplies:
- Small containers
- Fresh snow
- Liquid water colours
- Selection of different paintbrushes
- Pipettes
How to make Snow Paint
To make snow paint add a few drops of liquid watercolour into a small jar and then top the jar up with water. You need to make sure that you use really cold water so that the snow paint doesn't melt the snow too quickly. If the colour of the paint isn't bright enough add a few more drops of liquid watercolour.
Painting on Snow
We collected some fresh snow from outside and used it to fill little plastic containers. This was a whole family activity which Harry turned into a competition (with several rounds so he and Daisy both got a chance to win!) We each had our own container full of snow to decorate in our own way.
I decided to paint a rainbow on the snow using all the colours that we had available. I love how vivid the colours were and the way they slowly merged into each other as the paint spread across the snow.
Harry (aged 6) painted his snow several different colours using a paintbrush. He used green, orange, blue and purple and he painted stripes across the snow.
The snow here has all gone now, but we had so much fun with it. If you don't have any snow or you are looking for some snow themed activities to do while stuck inside on a snowy day, take a look at our collection of snow crafts and activities.
Video featuring Daisy (aged 3) and Harry (aged 6)
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