Over the past few weeks, winter has given Newark a roller coaster ride of weather. Although, we have had a splattering of snow here and there as well as a week of bone-chilling cold, we have been spared (so far) of the heavy duty snowstorms of six feet plus. For some of us that is great news. For others (those little people) it can be viewed as a disappointment. I mean, really? No snow day, no snow tubing or sledding? No wonder they're suffering from the winter blues (in a different way of course)! Nowadays even the littlest hint of snow can get young ones excited.
So how do you keep the excitement about winter going strong for another six weeks {I'm betting Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow} if there is no snow? Well, there are some rather interesting winter activities you can do indoors that may bring about some winter snow cheer. One such activity is making snowflakes. If you check out Pinterest.com, there are several ideas for making them but one that I like the best, and have used, involves marshmallows and toothpicks. This turns out to be a great fine motor activity for little fingers; especially those that may particularly need to work on strengthening their small motor skills. Here's how you execute it.
Making 3D snowflakes
- Take on large marshmallow and then place one toothpick on the top and another on the bottom.
- Next place four more toothpicks in the marshmallow. Two on each side, creating a star-like effect. You should have a total of six toothpicks poking out of your marshmallow.
- Finally, place two small marshmallows on each toothpick. There you have your snowflake! Let sit out for a couple of hours and marshmallows will begin to harden.
- Once hard, add white yarn so you can hang from anywhere in the house. How about the ceiling!!
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