The first 2 snow days looked like this:
Today's snow day looks like this:
I am expecting another 1 or 2 snow days this weeks. Here are some snow day science experiments to keep everyone entertained and learning!Science Experiments:
1. Do an experiment on how to make snow melt. Have your children predict if snow would melt faster in their bare hands, or with a mitten on. Then, we test the prediction. You can do this outside or bring some snow inside to experiment with.
2. I like to bring the snow indoors for snow painting. I like to use a large, clear storage box...then you can really see the colors! Use food coloring or water color paint to paint my snow. The water colors make vibrant colors. Use eye droppers, spray bottles, scoops, measuring spoons, and drip bottles. Talk about all the beautiful colors, then go back after rest time to see what happened to the colors when the snow melted.
3. Bring in some snowballs from outside. Ask children to predict which snowball will melt the fastest, considering where it is placed. Snowballs can be placed in sunny windows, a dark closet, out side of a window, near a heater etc. Permit youngsters to offer their suggestions. Make a list or chart of the predictions then test your theories. Encourage children to express opinions about why a particular snowball melted the fastest and why another melted the slowest.
4. Make a snowflake: 
You will need Borax (in the laundry detergent section of the grocery store), boiling water, wide mouth jar, pipe cleaners, and string. Using pipe cleaners, have your child create a snowflake design. Pour 2 cups of boiling water into the jar and stir in 6 tablespoons of Borax. Once dissolved, try a string around your pipe cleaner snowflake and hang it in the solution. It took a couple hours before our snowflake crystals began to form.
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