Let students create a snow fort in the classroom. Lay a white blanket on floor of the dramatic play area to create the effect of snow. Collect empty boxes of all shapes and sizes, with several large enough for students to climb inside. Paint the outside of the boxes white. Include white wooden blocks and Styrofoam blocks as well. Encourage students to use the blocks and boxes to create a snow fort. Provide white bean bags and let students have a snowball fight.
Let students build snowmen in the dramatic play area, recommends the website Kids Craft Zone. Fill two large white trash bags with newspaper, so that one is slightly smaller than the other. Let students stack the trash bags one on top of the other to make a snowman, with the smaller bag on top for the head. Cut out different eyes and noses for students to attach to the snowman using tape or Velcro. Encourage students to dress the snowman with different hats and scarves. Place two sticks in the body of the snowman to create arms if desired.
Let students experience shoveling snow without the cold. Fill a large plastic wading pool with Styrofoam packing peanuts. Place another empty plastic wading pool next to the one filled with packing peanuts. Provide students with child-size toy plastic shovels and ask them to shovel the snow from one pool to the other. Students can also climb inside the pool to make snow angels.
Let students experience the fun of winter with dress-up in the dramatic play area. Provide students with warm weather clothes such as hats, gloves, mittens, earmuffs, coats, sweaters and snow boots, and encourage students to dress up for a day in the snow. In addition, provide smaller winter weather clothing for students to dress their dolls and stuffed animals.