Elsa Dancing in Snowflakes

Benefits

Enhances physical coordination, boosts creativity, and encourages self-expression.

How to do it

1. Play a song from the 'Frozen' soundtrack.
2. Encourage children to dance like Elsa, incorporating graceful movements.
3. Introduce simple dance moves like twirls and jumps that mimic snowflakes falling.
4. Have a mini dance-off where children showcase their best moves.
5. Finish with a group freeze dance where everyone freezes in a snowflake pose.

What you'll need

• 'Frozen' soundtrack or dance music

Benefits

Promotes scientific inquiry, enhances fine motor skills, and encourages observation skills.

How to do it

1. Discuss how snowflakes are formed and their unique patterns.
2. Color the snowflakes on the page while discussing their shapes.
3. Create paper snowflakes using scissors and white paper.
4. Compare and contrast the paper snowflakes with the colored ones.
5. Display both types of snowflakes together.

What you'll need

• White paper
• Scissors

Benefits

Fosters emotional intelligence, improves communication skills, and enhances social interaction.

How to do it

1. Discuss various emotions Elsa might feel (joy, sadness, excitement).
2. Children take turns picking an emotion and acting it out without speaking.
3. The other kids guess the emotion being portrayed.
4. After guessing, discuss why that emotion was chosen.
5. Use the coloring page to illustrate the chosen emotion afterward.

Benefits

Enhances storytelling skills, fosters imagination, and encourages creative thinking.

How to do it

1. Look at the coloring page and discuss what is happening in the scene.
2. Ask children to create a story about Elsa's adventure in the snow.
3. Have each child narrate their story to the group.
4. Encourage them to use descriptive language and emotions.
5. Color the page while thinking about their stories.

Benefits

Improves sensory exploration, fine motor skills, and cognitive development.

How to do it

1. Fill a bin with fake snow (or flour if safe).
2. Add small snowflake confetti and figurines related to the theme.
3. Let children explore the sensory bin while discussing winter and snow.
4. Encourage them to pretend they are with Elsa in the snow.
5. Color the page while referencing the sensory experience.

What you'll need

• Fake snow or flour
• Snowflake confetti
• Small figurines

Benefits

Enhances color recognition, observational skills, and physical movement.

How to do it

1. Display the coloring page and identify the main colors used.
2. Send children on a color hunt around the room or outside.
3. Have them collect or point out items that match each color.
4. Return to the page and color using the items they found as inspiration.
5. Discuss how colors can be found in nature and art.

Benefits

Encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and visual-spatial awareness.

How to do it

1. Color the page using different materials (crayons, glitter, fabric).
2. Cut out the snowflakes from the page.
3. Glue them onto a larger piece of paper with additional decorations.
4. Add real or craft snowflakes around Elsa to enhance the scene.
5. Display the finished collage.

What you'll need

• Crayons
• Glitter
• Fabric scraps
• Glue

Benefits

Promotes physical fitness, coordination, and imaginative play.

How to do it

1. Clear a space for movement and play some music.
2. Demonstrate basic ice skating movements like gliding and twirling.
3. Have children mimic these movements in a safe area.
4. Encourage storytelling about Elsa while they skate.
5. Finish with a group freeze pose, just like snowflakes.

Benefits

Encourages observation skills, writing ability, and appreciation for nature.

How to do it

1. Go outside to observe winter scenery.
2. Have children take notes or draw in a nature journal about what they see.
3. Discuss how Elsa would feel seeing this beauty.
4. Return to the coloring page to add elements they observed.
5. Color the page with inspiration from their nature experience.

What you'll need

• Nature journals
• Pencils

Benefits

Enhances math skills, pattern recognition, and critical thinking.

How to do it

1. Color the snowflakes on the page with different colors.
2. Discuss patterns and sequences (e.g., red, blue, red, blue).
3. Have children create their own patterns with colored pencils or markers.
4. Challenge them to make the longest pattern they can think of.
5. Color the page while maintaining their patterns.