Indoor Snow Play with a Snow Sensory Bin

It has snowed twice this month! Chattanooga, TN isn’t known for lots of snow, so we enjoyed the rare treat of sledding and throwing snowballs. The boys loved it! The temperature rose quickly and the snow started to melt….except on our back porch. Wanting to savor the last little bit of snow, I scooped up some of the snow and let the boys have some indoor snow play with a snow sensory bin.

It was simple. Besides the snow, I gave the boys some cups, spoons, and foam snowflakes. We looked for our polar bears and penguin toys, but they were somewhere in the abyss of the toy bins.

The snow sensory bin was great for talking about the vocabulary word “cold” with Asher. I also talked about the colors “white” and “blue” using our foam snowflakes. Eventually, the snow melted so we also talked about “melting” and “water”.

Asher enjoyed scooping, pouring, and squishing the snow. Then, he formed a small snowman. The snow play kept him occupied for quite a while, and I even had to refill the pan for him.

If we get snow again, this is on our to-do list! It’s the best of both worlds for this mommy–the kids play with snow and I get to stay warm!