So far in 2013, we’ve had a couple of delays and a couple of
early releases due to some wintery weather but no real big snow. That hasn’t
kept our Kindergarteners from building snowmen in the art room though. 
We read the book All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle and figured
out that we first need a big snow that covers the ground with LOTS of
snowflakes. We made snow on our paper with white tempera paint and created a
snowy texture on the ground by dabbing and pouncing our brushes. Second, we
needed to “build” 3 snowballs; big, medium, and small or big, smaller,
smallest.
When our snow and snowman was painted we had to think of all
the details we needed to give our snowmen and snowwomen some personality. We
learned how to cut multiples of the same shape by folding our paper and cutting all the layers at the same time to create our eyes, buttons and arms. We continued
to practice our cutting, snipping and gluing skills by using paper from the scrap
bin to create hats, scarves, and other accessories for our snowpeople.
The kids did a wonderful job creating unique, fun snowmen
with plenty of detail and personality. 
