Shaving Cream Snow Sensory Writing Preschool Winter Activity

Your preschooler will love writing in “snow” with this shaving cream sensory writing activity. Work on letter recognition, language skills, and sensory exploration with this fun Winter activity.

Shaving cream is a fun sensory medium for preschoolers who no longer mouth everything in sight. It’s a popular choice among parents and preschool teachers, because it’s easy to clean up, and the kids absolutely love it.

Since shaving cream is white, it’s easy to add food coloring to, and can even be frozen for a different experience. 

For “snow writing,” I simply squirted some shaving cream onto our homeschool table, and let my son have at it! I actually used way too much, so be careful. Less is more when you’re trying to see the underside of the table or tray you’re using.

This day we worked on uppercase letters only, but you can really do anything you like. Uppercase and lowercase, numbers, name recognition, you name it!

While You’re Planning Your Winter Theme:

• Check out my Winter Unit here. (Use code WINTER25 for 25% off) If you join my Preschool Program Membership, you’ll get a major discount on all past Unit Studies, and 2 brand new units included each month!)
• Here’s a list of the best Winter books for toddlers and preschoolers
• Here’s a list of fun Winter activities for preschoolers
• Here are some creative and engaging Winter crafts for preschoolers
• Here’s a list of fun and delicious Winter snacks for kids
• Here’s a fun Hot Chocolate song for preschoolers

Homeschool Preschool Winter Crafts & Activities We’ve Done:

• Snowstorm in a Jar Science Experiment
• Snowman Playdough Tray
• Hot Chocolate Sensory Bin
• Snowman Paper Plate Wreath Craft
• Easy Pretend Snow Sensory Bin with Baking Soda and Conditioner
• Salt Crystal Snowflakes
• Cotton Ball Snowman Craft
• Torn Paper Snowflake Craft
• Thumbprint Cookies

Check out my Winter Printables for Preschoolers:

• Snowman Counting Printable
• Winter Flashcards for Preschoolers
• Gingerbread Man Lacing
• Penguin Alphabet Hat Matching Printable
• Anatomy of a Snowflake Worksheet
• Winter Pre-K Workbook
• Winter Dot Marker Pack
• Winter Coloring Book
• Printable Winter Wonderland Puppets for Preschoolers
• Winter I-Spy Busy Bag 
• Hot Cocoa Marshmallow Counting Activity
• Winter Hat Craft
• Hot Cocoa Stand Dramatic Play Station
• Snowflake Nature Study
• Polar Bear Mini Unit
• Name Snowman Building Name Recognition Activity

Winter Activities and Printables for Toddlers:

• Penguin Hat Match (Color Recognition) Printable
• Fill a Snowman Activity
• Paint the Snow
• Dot Sticker Snowflake
• Winter I-Spy Worksheet
• Snowflake Painting
• Decorate the Christmas Tree Printable
• Snowflake Matching
• Cotton Ball Snow Activity Bin

Shaving Cream Sensory Writing

For most of our activity time, my son would ask me to write the letter, and he would trace over it. As I’ve mentioned, we live in Texas, so we don’t see real snow very often. Any chance to pretend we’re playing with snow is an exciting time for my kids. One day they’ll see it, but for now, pretend snow activities will have to do.

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