April 16, 2026
Not much brings more excitement in the winter than a snow day. When your students walk in with rosy cheeks and excited chatter you can almost feel the energy in the room. Snow day activities in the classroom are the perfect way to channel that excitement into joyful learning. With a few simple ideas you can turn a cold winter day into a warm and cozy experience filled with creativity and skill practice. Whether you’re looking for ideas to keep students engaged while the snow falls or wanting to create the magic of a snow theme day, we’ve got you covered with these snow day activities for kindergarten!
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You can easily plan a whole day around this book companion. Incorporate reading comprehension, writing, math, centers, and crafts into your day after enjoying this favorite winter read aloud. Simply Kinder’s Sneezy the Snowman book companion has everything you need for a day full of snow activities. Check out the entire Sneezy the Snowman book companion collection at Simply Kinder + HERE!
No snow outside? No problem! Make your own snow with two simple ingredients.
Add the snow to a sensory bin filled with arctic animal figurines or students can make snowmen.
Disguise a Snowman is a fun classroom activity where students turn a plain snowman into a creative character. Students can pick from a variety of costume templates when disguising their snowman.
Students can use provided writing pages to describe their disguised snowman. Prompts range from simple sentences to longer writing options such as “I am not a snowman, I am a…” or job application formats and wanted posters. This makes it easy to differentiate for different levels of writers.
This activity makes a great winter craft and display project. Grab this Disguise a Snowman activity from Simply Kinder + HERE or check out more Disguise a Snowman activities HERE.
Learn all about Snow Owls with an informative research report. Read about snow owls and then record important information about them using a provided organizer. Students will write a research report using what they learned. Differentiate using a variety of writing templates to meet your students’ needs. Finish this activity by making a snow owl craft to accompany the research reports.
Grab the Snow Owl Research Report HERE and the Snow Owl Craft HERE.
Made edible snowflakes using marshmallows and pretzel sticks. Bonus: this snack is easy for students to make on their own!
Build a personalized snowman using the letters in each students’ name. This craft is easy to prep with an editable name list. Students color, cut, and glue the pieces they need to make their snowman. You can also customize this craft to target other skills (letters, math facts, phonics skills, etc.).
Grab the Editable Snowman Name Craft from Simply Kinder + HERE!
Looking for more snow day themed activities? Check out Simply Kinder + HERE for all of your snow day needs!
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