Winter Theme/Arctic Animals Activities

Keeping the winter theme going... the following are some wintery sensory based and fine/visual motor activities to do with your kids/students (even though we are all hoping to move on to spring activities very soon...)

Homemade Fake Snow
You need:  hair conditioner (white in color)
                  baking soda
Combine 3 cups baking soda with 1/2 cup conditioner.  Will be crumbly but sticks together.  If too sticky/wet, add a bit more soda.
I put the snow on a tray, along with some plastic trucks and diggers that I bought at the dollar store. The "snow" actually feels cold/chilled, and the kids loved it!

Sensory Bin- Cut Up Straws
I bought a few packages of drinking straws from the dollar store and cut them up into thirds.  I added some silver/white/blue pom poms and styrofoam balls of various sizes for some wintery/snowy sparkle and had the kids dig through the straws to find the "snow balls."

Variations:
Download a free Arctic Animal Sensory Bin Matching Game printable from Life Over C's- laminate the pieces and bury them in the bin of straws for your child/student to find and match to the recording sheet. (I also added velcro dots to the backs of the cards on on the sheet).
https://lifeovercs.com/?s=arctic+animals

Add some small arctic animals into the bin along with the cards. I bought some from Hobby Lobby for $4.99, and you can also get them on amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Safari-Ltd-Good-Luck-Minis/dp/B014PMQWPA/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=3R7PXNXRQ6RO3&keywords=safari+ltd.+arctic+mini+fun+pack&qid=1552405240&s=gateway&sprefix=safari+ltd+arctic+mini%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

You may also use the pom pons for working on isolating finger motion/pincer grasp and 1:1 correspondence:
-have the child/student place a specific number of pom pons into each cube spot in an ice cube tray.  You could also have them pick up the pom pons with tweezers or chop sticks for an added fine motor component.

Winter Clip Cards for matching and counting
Download these free cards from Life Over C's and laminate them. You can use regular clothespins, or get some smaller ones like did at any craft store for even more fine motor precision.
https://lifeovercs.com/?s=winter+clothespin