stART - Katy and the Big Snow

A story + art= a great stART!!!

For this week's book, we read Katy and the Big Snow- a favorite from my Husbands childhood.... in it a great tractor named Katy helps plow out her city when there is a huge snowfall....she goes in what looks like a maze like formation....or at least that is what I took from the illustrations... A very cute story that Ryleigh now loves....

For our project, I had the girls drive around cars through paint to create mazes in the snow..... they seemed to really enjoy it...especially as they made up story-lines to go with their cars...

Getting ready for the project to begin...I had them use 3 different colors of paint...

Starting to paint...

This is around the time where story line starting popping up while the cars were being driven...

The finished project....

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The one in which Braeden plays in snow for the first time....

The day after Christmas we were hit with our first snow of the season...in a blizzard type fashion... I was unamused... however, Ryleigh and Braeden were so excited!!! Ryleigh has had so much fun playing in it this week... Marc has been home from work on vacation so she has gotten to go out in it every day... it did not take long before Braeden really wanted to go out and play too... after all this was the first time he has seen it (that he is aware of)...

Ryleigh stuck in a drift...and trying to move...Braeden stuck in a drift....watching Ryleigh make angels in the snow...

Braeden examining the snow...

Braeden and Ryleigh shrieking with laughter while throwing snow....

Braeden having a great time....about 2 minutes later there were tears after snow got in his face and he came inside shortly after....