Sweet Winter Treat

Books Shared:

Winter Woes
​Marty Kelley

Snowball Fight!
Jimmy Fallon

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Literacy Tip:

Develop your child's vocabulary by reading a wide variety of titles.  When you come across a word you know your child has not encountered, use the word, and immediately follow it with a more common synonym.  Another way to increase vocabulary is to encourage your child to share words that come to his/her mind when they he/she hears a particular word.  An example used in storytime was the word: "cocoa."  When asked what the children think of, they came up with words like "hot", "yummy", and "chocolate". Taking this exercise a step further, the children were encouraged to think of another word that was like "yummy" and they came up with "delicious!" 

Songs & Activities

Song
​Hot Chocolate
(sung to the tune of "On Top of Old Smokey")
​
Do you like hot chocolate?
Marshmallows on top.
It's warm & delicious,
Marshmallows on top.

Whenever it's cold out,
I like it a lot!
And do you know the best part?
Marshmallows on top!

Craft Idea
Cocoa Cozies
​Purchase paper coffee mugs with cardboard sleeves. Provide stickers and other fun craft materials to decorate the cozie. Fill the cup with lukewarm cocoa and give your child the chance to add marshmallows (of course)!

Activity
Indoor Snowball FIght
​Use large white pom poms to create some indoor fun on a cold, dreary day. Set safety boundaries and use a safe space, then jump in and have fun with the kids!  This is as much fun for adults as it is for children. Other things to try include: making forts with shipping boxes, wearing mittens during the game, and trying other fun snowball activities, like the ones below from Pinterest.

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