We have been blessed with beautiful white snow this week....more than I expected and just the right amount to have loads of fun.
One of the things I looked up was some information about Inuit's and how they built igloos to shelter themselves from the snow. I was amazed to learn about the insulating properties of igloos and thought it would be fun to build our own and then test the temperature outside and inside and compare. We did really well the first hour.... we were able to build half the igloo structure. However, hands were getting cold so I thought it would be best to go inside, have some hot cocoa, and dry our snow clothes. When we went back outside to complete our igloo, the consistency of the snow seemed to have changed... our packable snow that made great snow bricks turned into a white powdery snow that just would not form into blocks, so our aspirations of an igloo turned into a really cool fort that became the base during our snowball fights.
One positive aspect about the snow turning all powdery is that it made great-tasting snow cream. We had a lot of fun making and eating our snow cream and I was able to create a couple of free downloads to go along with this activity:
This set shows the picture of our snow cream when I limited the food coloring to just two colors. I'm not going to post the pictures of the snow cream which I allowed them to use whatever coloring they wanted.... it didn't quite look like snow, or actually anything I would want to eat, but they had fun and that is what really matters!
Great job! So much fun! It is so kind of you ot share your talents too! Kerri
ReplyDeleteI like the printable! I wanted to make snow icecream the last time it snowed, but we didn't get around to it. Maybe it will snow one more time.
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