Nursery World - The big freeze

Children of Wetherby St James Pre-school in West Yorkshire were so excited by January's snowfall that they set up their own indoor winter wonderland The children were having so much fun playing in the January snow. But we knew that it would be short lived, so we planned a follow-up 'snow experience' which lasted for over a week and proved to be just as popular as the real thing.

The children were having so much fun playing in the January snow. But we knew that it would be short lived, so we planned a follow-up 'snow experience' which lasted for over a week and proved to be just as popular as the real thing.

We provided a pop-up tent as a frame for an igloo in our arctic landscape.

A white sheet draped over the tent was marked with a pen to represent snow bricks. Small cardboard boxes were covered in white paper and were used by the children to build snow walls. Blankets and warm clothes were provided inside the igloo. The environment was so authentic that children were reluctant to venture out without their hats and scarves.

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