Snowball Activities for Toddlers

Introduce your child to the wonders and fun of snow play in the winter. Take him outside to teach him how to make snowballs, a skill he'll be glad to use when he gets a little older and starts engaging in snowball fights. Even if you have no snow on the ground, you can use other materials and activities to get your child excited about snowballs and playing in the snow.

  1. Outdoor Snow Play

    • Bundle your little one up in a snowsuit, hat and gloves and take him outside to play in the snow. Show him how to scoop up the snow and roll it into balls. He can throw them in the air and toss them around. Let him put the snowballs on top of each other to make a small snowman. You could also show him how to draw a smiley face on the snowballs, using a small stick.

    Snow Sensory Play

    • Bring a bucket of snow indoors and let your toddler play with it, wearing gloves. Give him different objects that will help him create a snowball, such as an ice cream scooper. Drop different colors of food coloring into the snow to create colorful snowballs. Another idea is to grab freshly fallen, clean snow; shape it into snowballs; then let your little one roll the balls in maple syrup for a frozen sweet treat.

    Pretend Snowballs

    • It doesn't have to be snowing for your toddler to have fun with snowballs. Your toddler can make paper snowballs simply by crumbling up pieces of white paper. Let him see how far he can throw them around. You can place the paper snowballs around the room and send your tot on a little scavenger hunt to collect them all. Another idea is to make edible snowballs with your toddler. Mash up a few bananas and roll the fruit into small balls, then put them in the fridge to harden slightly. Your toddler can dip the banana balls in melted white chocolate, then in shredded coconut for a tasty snowball snack.

    Snowball Reading

    • Curl up with your tot for books that celebrate the snow and snowball fun. The book "Snowballs," by Lois Ehlert, invites kids to turn snowballs into snow people. Share with your child the book "The Snowball Fight," by Else Holmelund Minarik, which follows Little Bear as he starts a snowball fight. Another book to check out is "Snowball," by Nina Crews, about a young child eagerly anticipating a big snowfall so he can go out in the snow to play.

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