We were disappointed with the lack of snow in our garden today
…so decided to make our own! A fab sensory/messy play activity for children.
Easy and hands on for children to make and extremely calming and therapeutic to play with! It’s consistency is a bit like kinetic sand, you can squeeze it to make it like play dough but still sprinkle it like sand.
What do you need?
- 8 cups of Flour (corn flour is best)
- 1 cup of Oil (we used veg oil but I’ve heard of people using baby oil)
(Ooh and a change of clothes and a vacuum…it’s very messy!!)
What do you do?
- Mix the flour and oil together
- Empty into a tuff tray/container
- Let them play!
Extend their learning..
- Why not use it as a way of learning to form letters of the alphabet (see my other sensory alphabet suggestions here)
The SEN Resources Blog 
An ingenious idea! Love it. What will you think of next!
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Ah thanks!
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This sounds like great fun, and an activity I’ve never heard of before. Thanks for sharing
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Thanks, it’s lots of fun! Very messy- but worth it!
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I cook with my kids – I’m used to mess 😆
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Hahah! The clue was in the name! Ah you’ll be fine then! Enjoy x
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This is a super cute idea! #dreamteam
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This is so simple! My baby girl loves to get her hands dirty so I bet she would love this. Thanks for sharing with #bloggersbest x
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Try it and let me know what she thinks! We had great fun. And yep, big fan of how simple it is too- and especially that the ingredients are ones likely to be in your cupboard anyway!
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This is a great idea and one that both of our girls will love! Thanks so much for sharing with #Blogstravaganza xx
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Thanks, let me know if you try it. We loved how easy it is to make, means the kids can do it all 😊
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Great idea – especially down here where we never get any snow! #Blogstravaganza
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Thanks! We had the real thing today- not sure which the kids preferred (the home made one is a lot warmer!!)
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What a fab way to enjoy the winter when the snow offering outside is a little sparse! Hehe. This looks like so much fun! #blogcrush
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Thanks Lucy! Much warmer alternative too! Pleased you liked it
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This is such a good idea and so easy to make! Perfect for half term 😉 I love these messy play type of activities, the sky is the limit when it comes to what you can build with pretend snow. Thanks for joining us for the #DreamTeam x
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Hehe! Thanks Annette, hope you get chance to try it- would love to know what your little ones think to it!
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Reblogged this on Special Educational Needs Resources Blog and commented:
Today’s Christmas Themed activity is making home made pretend snow, we last made it back in February and here’s the blog post of how to make your own…
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