Here’s a fun twist on the Finger Family song–instead of saying “daddy finger,” “mommy finger,” etc., call your fingers one of the main characters from the movie “Frozen!” Go through the rhyme together once to practice it, then see how fast you can you do it 🙂 Find more fun rhymes: https://imaginationsrunningwild.com/finger-rhymes-and-other-poems/
Frozen Finger Family Rhyme:
Elsa finger, Elsa finger, where are you?
“Here I am, here I am. How do you do?” (wiggle thumb)
Anna finger, Anna finger, where are you?
“Here I am, here I am. How do you do?” (wiggle pointer finger)
Kristoff finger, Kristoff finger, where are you?
“Here I am, here I am. How do you do?” (wiggle middle finger)
Sven finger, Sven finger, where are you?
“Here I am, here I am. How do you do?” (wiggle ring finger)
Olaf finger, Olaf finger, where are you?
“Here I am, here I am. How do you do?” (wiggle pinky finger)
Love Frozen?
If you have a Frozen fan at home and are looking for more Frozen-themed fun then check out these activities:
Snowflake Wand:Â decorate a sparkly snowflake wand and use it to sprinkle winter magic all around!
Make your own fake snow by combing shaving cream and baking soda! This science experiment is “snow” much fun to make. Your preschooler will love playing with their fake snow.
Snowflake Number Coloring (#1-10): find all of the snowflakes with the same number and color them with their matching color. Use your dot pens or color them in with crayons (2 pages).
Winter Fizz science experiment with baking soda, glitter, and vinegar!
My son went through a polar bear and penguin phase where he wanted to learn all about them. I searched for polar bear books at our library and made a list of our favorite ones. My son thinks polar are so cute, so great illustrations was a big criteria for selection!
My son really enjoys Mac Barnett’s stories! In this story we get to follow a polar bear on an adventure across a beautiful snow landscape. Sparse text filled with questions to the reader will keep preschoolers engaged. Shawn Harris’ paper collage images are awesome and wonderfully capture the bear’s journey.
It’s no secret that I love Olaf so we had to read to this one! This story is a new take on the classic folktale Goldilocks and the Three Bears featuring Olaf instead of Goldilocks. One day when Olaf was out exploring the woods of Arendelle with Anna and Else, when he got separated from his friends. He came across a cottage and goes in to see if the owners could help him find his friends. Instead of getting into mischief like Goldilocks would have done, Olaf is is his usual loveable self and ends up making friends with the bears!
This book is great because it has both a penguin and a polar bear to make my child doubly happy. In this story, a polar bear is coming to visit the penguins’ home! All of the penguins are worried, except for Little Penguin, are worried because they have heard horrible things about polar bears! Yikes! Little Penguin isn’t so sure that these stories are true, and is determined to find out for himself if polar bears are really so terrible. This funny story and great moral of don’t believe everything you hear makes it a great choice for reading to your little one.
In this arctic version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, author Jan Brett creates a beautiful snowy story. Aloo-ki enters the polar bears’ igloo while they are out and then eats their soup, tries on their boots, and takes a nap in baby polar bear’s bed. Meanwhile, the polar bear family are rescuing Aloo-ki’s sled dogs. Preschoolers will love Jan Brett’s artwork and the cute bears.
Friends Romeo and Lou build a rocket out of snow that magically comes to life and flies them far away from home! They land in a city and mistake the new people, animals, and things that discover for more familiar home creatures: penguins, seals, walruses, and fish! The mistaken identities will make kids laugh as the two friends make their way through the city in search of a new rocket ship to take them home. When they are beginning to lose hope, Romeo and Lou board a cargo ship and make a rocket out of cardboard boxes and set off! Kids might just want to make a rocket of their own after reading this!
Polar has lost his underwear! His friend mouse helps him search. They spot lots of underwear, but none of them are Polar Bear’s. This book features fun cut outs that show a glimpse of the undies featured in the next page. Preschoolers will enjoy guessing whether these are Polar Bear’s or not. Just when Mouse and Polar Bear are about to give up, Polar Bear remembers that he’s wearing white underwear! It’s camouflaged in his fur— silly bear!
Learn about the survival skills baby polar bears need for life in the harsh arctic in this short book. The babies need to learn to swim, catch fish, and run around the snow. The cute images of the baby bears greatly appealed to my son.
While this story is more of an ode to mother’s love for her child, it does feature polar bears. The rhyming text and the cute pictures of polar bears were enough to make my child happy. I loved the sweet message that a parent’s love is forever and will always be there.
Disclaimer:
I hope you enjoy these books about polar bears! My son really liked all of these books. I joined Amazon’s Affiliate program to try and help cover the costs of this site. If you buy something through one of my links on Amazon, then I get a small percentage of the sale (no extra cost to you). Thank you for your support! Happy reading 🙂
Whether you were wishing you had snow to play in, or are stuck inside because it is too cold out, make some fake snow that won’t freeze your fingers! All you need are two ingredients–baking soda and shaving cream–to make your own snow. The fake snow feels so soft and flakey. It is is tons of fun to squish in your fingers! Add some of your toys so they can have a snow day too. Fake snow is a fun way to add STEM into your preschooler’s activities. Check out my STEM Page for more ideas!
Fake Snow Preschool STEM Activity
Fake Snow Supplies Needed:
baking soda
shaving cream
measuring cup
tray or bowl to mix ingredients in (we used a 8×8 inch foil tray)
I love STEM activities that my son and I can do with supplies we already have at home! If you don’t have any shaving cream, another mom said you can use hair conditioner.
How To:
We tried this a couple times before we “perfected” our fake snow. In order to make enough to actually play with, we used 1 Cup baking soda and a little more than 1 Cup of shaving cream. Begin by measuring your baking soda and then dumping it into your tray/bowl. Then measure your shaving cream and dump it on top of your baking soda.
Now for the fun! Use your hands to combine the shaving cream and the baking soda until it forms snow. Add some extra shaving cream if needed to get the texture you like. Want to see this in action? check out our 4 1/2 minute video: How To Make Fake Snow
We had lots of fun just squishing our snow around the tray. My son added a plastic Olaf toy and let Olaf have fun playing in the snow too. Soon my son’s imagination went wild and he pretended that his hands were yetis after Olaf. Warning — snow got all over the table and some ended up on the floor as my son played. Fortunately it was easy to clean up with a wet paper towel.
Playing with our fake snow
More Snow and Winter Ideas!
Winter Fizz STEM Activity: combine blue glitter, baking soda, vinegar to create a wintry-looking fizzy science experiment!
Fingerprint Snowy Tree: draw a barren tree with a marker and then your preschooler can paint on the snow with their fingerprints.
Craft Stick Snowflake: add some sparkly winter fun to your seasonal decorations with this cute craft stick snowflake!
Snowman Books: Building a snowman is one of our favorite winter things to do as a family. However, even without snow, you can have some snowman fun with these 8 snowman books.
Snuggle up together and read these hug stories with your little one! Hugs are sure to follow 🙂 These sweet stories are perfect to read with preschoolers. While none of them are holiday stories, they are great for Valentine’s Day and all year-long!
Hank is a grumpy cactus who sits in his pot all alone. He looks out at the desert and watches as tumbleweeds, cowboys, lizards, and other creatures go by. Hank does not like being disturbed and he does not want a hug. He yells at everyone to leave him alone. When they do, Hank finds the being alone has become lonely. A hug sounds pretty nice now. He devises a plan to make friends with Rosie the tumbleweed. Hank grows a beautiful flower to give her. The next time Rosie tumbles along in the wind, Hank offers the flower. Rosie happily excepts the flower and hugs her new friend, but now she is stuck to Hank. They find that stuck in a hug with a friend is a great way to be stuck!
My coworker gave this book to my son and oh my gosh does he love it! This story is about a little boy who calls himself the Hug Machine because he loves, loves, loves to give hugs. He hugs everyone and everything, including porcupines and blue whales. This book is full of humor and heart and ends with a special hug just for the Hug Machine. Check your library for this sweet story.
Join Olaf in a game of hide-and-seek. This is a fun interactive book, where the reader gets to “play” with Olaf. Olaf’s joy is contagious as he asks the reader to give him a hug. Olaf runs splat into the book page and bonks his nose. He mistakenly thinks that the reader is playing a game and that he can’t get a hug until the game is over. Olaf suggests Leap Troll and Ring Around the Reindeer before settling on hide-and-seek. All right, no peeking as Olaf hides. I hope you can find him because Olaf really wants a hug!
Tiny T. Rex’s friend, Pointy, is a sad and Tiny wants to give him a hug, but his arms are not very big. Tiny goes around asking his family for advice. While everyone offers ideas, none are quite right until Tiny asks his brother and sister. They tell him to practice. So Tiny puts everyone’s advice together, makes a plan, trains hard, and practices hugging. Kids will laugh as Tiny mistakenly practices on a cactus and the leg of a flying dinosaur! In the end, Tiny hugs Pointy and Pointy declares that it is the biggest hug ever.
Kai, a little mer-boy, loves to give hugs, which he and mama call a squish! He hugs all of his ocean friends with exuberance. But one friend, a puffer fish, doesn’t want to be squished! Kai learns that everyone shows affection in different ways. Turns out puffer fish likes to give fin-bumps! This is a sweet story that helps little ones understand that we have to respect our friends’ boundaries.
In this story, a hug between a slug and a beetle turns into a giant group hug, as more and more animals find themselves in need of some comfort! Preschoolers will love the pictures in this book and enjoy seeing their favorite woodland animals. The author’s rhyming text gives a quick overview of each animal before they join in the group hug. Along comes bear and suddenly, all of the animals are scared. Will anyone hug bear? Slug will! Soon all of the animals are back in the group hug 🙂
A little porcupine wants a hug, but no one dares hug these spikes! Poor porcupine. But then porcupine meets snake, who isn’t scared of porcupine’s quills. Finally, it is hug time, and what a lovely hug it is! There is a friend out there for everyone. Preschoolers will enjoy this short story and expressive illustrations.
I hope you enjoy these stories as much we do! Just so you know, to help cover the costs of this site, I joined Amazon’s affiliate program. So if you buy the book through one of the links on my site, I get a may small percent from the sale (at no additional cost to you). Thank you for your support! Happy Reading 🙂
Wands are lots of fun! They make you feel so magical as you wave them around. Add some magical fun to your winter activities with is sparkly snowflake wand craft! This is perfect way to add some whimsy and magic to your little one’s creative play 🙂
Print off the free PDF snowflake wand template. There are 2 snowflakes on the template so you can make one for the front and one for the back of the wand.
Color your snowflakes and cut them out. Add glitter glue to your snowflakes so that they sparkle! Let your snowflakes dry.
Glue them onto a piece of construction paper, leaving space between the 2 snowflakes. Next, cut out a circle around each of the snowflakes, creating a border of the construction paper.
Tape one of your snowflakes to the dowel rod. Next tape or glue your crepe paper to the back of the snowflake. I used violet and light blue crepe paper and cut it about 12 inches long. I thought the crepe paper was too wide, so I turned it into 2 skinnier pieces.
Now that your streamers are in place, it is time to put the other snowflake onto the wand. Using your glue stick, cover the back of the other snowflake in glue. Attach it onto the back side of the snowflake that is already taped to the dowel. Now your snowflake wand is ready for playtime!
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More Crafts
Secret Snowflake Painting: draw snowflakes with a white crayon and watch your child discover secret snowflakes when they paint over your drawings!
Craft Stick Snowflake: add some sparkly winter fun to your seasonal decorations with this cute craft stick snowflake!
Do you have a kid who loves the movie Frozen? Or if you are like me, then you are the Frozen fanatic in your household! I love this movie and my family is kind enough to indulge my obsession. Fortunately, my son thinks Olaf is hilarious, so my kiddo was happy to make this Frozen-inspired windsock craft with me!
Frozen-Inspired Windsock
Supplies Needed:
white cardstock (preferably), but regular printer paper will do
Print the free snowflake templateonto white cardstock. I have a laser printer and it didn’t want to print on cardstock so I had to print on regular printer paper.
Decorating time!!! Color the snowflakes with markers. We outlined some of our snowflakes and completely colored-in others, using skinny markers. Use your creativity to make your snowflakes Elsa worthy. Add glitter/glitter glue and sequins onto the snowflakes and around the background. Make your windsock super sparkly! My son and I love using glitter glue. Crayola Washable Glitter Glue Pens are my favorite because they are so easy to wipe up. Let your project dry after you’ve added all of your glitter and sequins.
Cut your crepe paper into 12-inch long strips. Make a total of 6 strips. Once your project is dry, turn it over and glue the crepe paper along the bottom of the windsock. We used a glue stick to attach the crepe paper.
Turn the windsock front-facing so that you are looking at the snowflakes. Gently fold the windsock so that the 2 vertical edges touch each. Glue the 2 sides together so that it forms a tube. You can also stapled them together to add more support if you are using cardstock . Now your project should look like a windsock!
Cut your ribbon; ours is about 2 feet long. Punch a hole on both sides of the windsock — make the holes towards the top of the windsock. Tie your ribbon to both holes so that you can hang your windsock. We hung ours by a window so that it can blow when we get a breeze. We think Elsa would be proud of our Frozen-inspired windsock 🙂
I’ve joined Amazon’s Affiliate program to try and help cover the costs of this site. So if you buy something through one of my links on Amazon, then I get a small percentage of the sale (no extra cost to you). Thank you for your support! Happy crafting 🙂
More Crafts
Secret Snowflake Painting –draw snowflakes with a white crayon and watch your child discover secret snowflakes when they paint over your drawings!
Craft Stick Snowflake: add some sparkly winter fun to your seasonal decorations with this cute craft stick snowflake!
