Snow Party - Winter Picture Books

Snow Party
Written by Harriet Ziefert
Illustrated by Mark Jones
(Scholastic, Inc., 2008)

It finally snowed today and I am ready for some winter fun. Not that we had any accumulation of snow, but it was so beautiful falling down in big tufts of white.

Snow Party takes place on a frozen pond. After a snowfall, snow families appear out of nowhere, carrying all sorts of boxes and bags. An especially tempting box draws the attention of children, but they are not allowed to peek. All day long, snowmen moms, dads, boys, and girls work hard to prepare for the party. By nightfall, the snow party is perfectly ready. Will the special box be opened? What is inside?

Join Ziefert and Jones as they share a magical story about snowmen at a snow party. This book is great for those who want to know what snowmen do when we are not looking.

KID KANDY:

Act out Snow Party.

Almost every page of Snow Party has snowmen doing something. After reading the book together, reread the pages and encourage your child to act out the same thing she sees the snowmen doing - carrying heavy boxes, sweeping ice, decorating, dancing, and so on. Ask her to think of a few new ideas of things for the snowmen to do. Act those out as well.

Turn the tables and let your child tell you what to act out! Come on, it will be snow much fun.

Snowmen at Christmas - Christmas Picture Books

Snowmen at Christmas
By Caralyn Buehner
Pictures by Mark Buehner
(Scholastic Inc., 2005)

Don't you just love snowmen?

I do. I'm at the age that I may not want to play in the snow, but I definitely want someone to build a snow family in my front yard. Without a doubt.

And while the lovely volunteers are busy creating my snow family, I will be inside, wondering what my snowmen will do at night while I slumber. How will they celebrate Christmas? What will they eat? What will they drink? Do they give gifts? Sing songs? Dance?

I do enjoy the Snowmen series of books. I'm glad a gifted writer and illustrator have explained the night mysteries of snowmen. For a fun time, read Snowmen at Christmas.

Now all I need is snow. And volunteers. Any takers? Hot cocoa provided.

Kid Kandy:

~ Build a snowman. Make sure he/she has a scarf, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and hat. Maybe add a few arms and feet. You can spray on color to make clothes. Mix food coloring in a water bottle. Spray where you want the colors to go.

~ Use large and small marshmallows to build mini snowmen. Stick toothpicks in to marshmallows to make them stay in place. Use frosting to stick on raisins, chocolate chips, and little candies for features and clothes. Eat carefully! (First remove toothpicks.)

~ Use white crayons to draw snowmen on blue construction paper. Choose other colors to add details. Add white glitter glue to make snowmen sparkle!