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own snowballs, snow people or mountains. Refrigerate the snow
before play for a “cool” sensory experience.

2. Vanilla Scented “Cookie” Playdough: Add
1 teaspoon vanilla extract to the ingredients of the Cooked
Playdough Recipe (p. 43) and then cook, cool and knead as
directed. Give kids this delicious smelling dough along with a
rolling pin and cookie cutters to create pretend cookies.

I 3. Scented Sparkle Playdough: Add three drops
lavender or peppermint essential oil, plus a few drops food
coloring to the ingredients in the Cooked Playdough Recipe (p. 43),
and then cook and cool as directed. Place the dough on a cutting
board or mat and sprinkle with glitter. Let the kids knead in the
glitter, then play! Experiment with fine and chunky glitter in a
variety of colors.

1. Pretend Snow: Pour 1 cup baking soda into a large bowl.

Add shaving cream, a squirt at a time, mixing after each addition
with a spoon. When the “snow” starts to form a ball, continue
mixing and kneading the mixture with your hands. Once the
“snow” is the consistency you like, stop adding shaving cream. If
it gets too wet, simply add more baking soda. This pretend snow
molds well and is lots of fun for kids to dig into and create their
4. Coffee Filter Snowflakes: Flatten a white coffee filter
into a circle. Fold the filter in half, then into quarters, then eighths.

It should look like a pie slice. Cut shapes along the edges of the
wedge, then open and smooth out for the perfect snowflake! The
great thing about this project is kids can cut the folded coffee filter
on any side and it will still open into a single, beautiful snowflake.

f the weather is too frightful to play outside, or if your kids
are longing for snow, try one of these indoor winter activities.

Play with pretend snow, grow crystals, jazz up plain old
playdough, paint like Jack Frost or create three-dimensional
painted snowpeople to liven up a dreary winter afternoon.

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