A Flurry of Fun

With the end of winter just around the corner in these parts, I thought it a good idea for my students to create snowpeople that would resist melting.  After reading various stories about snowmen (Snowballs by Lois Ehlert, The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler, and Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner) we set about to write a list of criteria for making the perfect snowman.  We used empty coffee cream bottles and styrofoam balls as the base of our sculptures adding details such as googly eyes, buttons, fabric scraps, and feathers from a moulting boa I found lying around my house (don't ask!).  Our Grade 4 Reading Buddies assisted the kindergarten children by helping with gluing and the insertion of appendages (we used popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, and golf tees for arms).

Notice that the snowman front and centre is sporting a pattern on his buttons.
An incredible little math detail that the young artist included without being asked to.

We proudly displayed our finished masterpieces in the school office so that parents and guests can feast their eyes upon our "Flurry of Fun!"