Materials
white and blue tempera paint
shallow containers
newspaper
paint smocks
12" x 18" construction paper in pale blue, gray, and black
snowflake cookie cutters in various sizes and designs
glitter in silver, white, and blue
Instructions
1. Ahead of time, pour white paint into two shallow containers. Mix a very
small amount of blue into one of them to create light blue paint.
2. Cover the tables with newspaper and help the children put on paint
smocks.
3. Demonstrate how to dip a cookie cutter into the paint and print several
times before dipping it into the paint again. Show them how to put the
cookie cutter down without sliding it to get a clear snowflake print.
4. Encourage the children to choose a piece of construction paper and
use different cookie cutters and both colors of paint to make snowflake
prints.
5. Shake a little glitter on the designs while the paint is still wet.
More to do Art: Encourage the children to make snowmen out of clay or playdough.
More Art: Cut snowflakes from white paper to decorate the room.
Related song Sing the song below to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot" and encourage the
children to twirl around like snowflakes falling.
I'm a little snowflake, falling down
Joining my buddies on the ground.
Watch me twirling gently as I go
Making a blanket of soft white snow.
