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Whipped Snow

This indoor, warm weather "snow" is a great preschool building material. And tinting it makes it pretty!
By: Trish Kuffner, author of The Preschooler's Busy Book

Whipped Snow


Materials

  • 2 cups warm water
  • 1 cup pure laundry soap or soap flakes
  • Large bowl
  • Electric mixer
  • Food coloring (optional)

Directions

  1. Put water and soap in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until very fluffy.
  2. Add color if desired.
  3. If you like, separate the mixture into a number of bowls, and tint each a different color.
  4. Have your child mold the fluff into shapes and allow the shapes to dry.

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