Dive into winter wonder with our FREE “Feed the Snowman” fine motor activities! These engaging winter centers are designed to help students strengthen their fine motor skills and build number sense by using pom poms and tweezers to “feed” the snowman. These snowman activities bring seasonal fun to any classroom, making them a perfect fit for your winter centers. Watch as your little learners get swept up in a flurry of learning, practicing essential skills like one-to-one counting, subitizing, addition, and making 10—all through hands-on, differentiated snowman math games!

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Feed the Snowman Fine Motor Activities Prep

• White paper cups
• Googly eyes
• Black construction paper
• Orange construction paper
• Elmer’s liquid glue

In order to complete these feed the snowman fine motor activities, you will need to create a snowman using a white paper cup, construction paper, and googly eyes.

First, hole punch black circles out of black construction paper for the mouth. Then, cut out a carrot nose from the orange construction paper.

Next, glue the circles on the cup for the mouth and the orange “carrot” on for the nose.

Then, add some googly eyes to complete the snowman face.

You can also choose to simply draw the eyes and mouth with a black marker and the nose with an orange marker.

Feed the Snowman Fine Motor Activities

1:1 Counting

To practice 1:1 counting, the students will “feed the snowman” with the correct number of snowflakes. Make sure to grab these “Feed the Snowman” task cards available for download at the end of this post!

The students can also practice 1:1 counting by rolling a die and counting that many pom poms, as they use tweezers to “feed the snowman.”

To make this math center more challenging, use a ten-sided or twelve-sided die!

Subitizing

For this snowman fine motor activity, students will need pom poms, my favorite kid-friendly tweezers, and the FREE ten frames available for download at the end of this post.

First, students will choose a card and use their subitizing skills to identify the number of pom poms needed to feed the snowman.

Next, they’ll use tweezers to carefully count out the pom poms and “feed the snowman.”

Adding

For this addition game, students will need two dice and two different colored pom poms.

To start, students will roll both dice. One die represents the first addend, while the other represents the second addend.

Next, students will “feed the snowman” using the pom poms and record the number sentence on the FREE response sheet provided.

For an extra challenge, try using dice with numerals instead of dots. This encourages students to model the problem with pom poms rather than relying on counting the dots.

Find the Missing Addend

Of all the snowman math games, this one is a bit more of a challenge as students identify the missing addend for 10.

To play, students will need two different colored pom poms, along with the FREE snowman task cards and the “Making 10” response sheet available at the end of this post.

First, students will pick a snowman card from the task card stack and place the corresponding number of pom poms into their cup.

Next, they will count on to find the missing addend needed to make a total of 10.

Race to 20

Race to 20 is an engaging partner math game that requires a die, two “feed the snowman” cups, and 20 pom poms.

To play, students take turns rolling the die and using tweezers to add the corresponding number of pom poms to their snowman cup.

The first student to feed their snowman 20 pom poms wins!

For an extra challenge, you can use a +/- die, allowing students to practice both adding and subtracting within 20. You can easily make your own using blank dice and a permanent marker.

Snowman Sensory Bin

In order to make these “feed the snowman” fine motor activities even more engaging, I love to throw them into a DIY snowman sensory bin.

First, grab a tub you already have on hand. Next, add some white foam beads or paper shreds—I grabbed mine from Hobby Lobby. You can also use cotton balls, or make your own snow with instant snow.

Next, add some fun winter-themed items including snowflakes, white pom poms, snowballs, or whatever other fun items you have. I found mine at Dollar Tree.

Last, place each “feed the snowman” activity in the sensory bin for added fine motor fun!

More Snowman Games and Activities

Work on decomposing five and decomposing ten with these decomposing snowman math games and adorable decomposing snowman craft!

Incorporate even more snowman fun with this super easy snowman slime recipe!

And don’t forget to enjoy some snowman soup in your DIY snowman face mug!

More Winter Centers

Your students might also love these winter escape room centers! In order to solve “The Case of the Cocoa Caper” and discover who has stolen the hot cocoa, the students must complete a variety of math & literacy challenges!

You might also like these January fine motor activities for winter centers or morning tubs!

These December centers are also great for winter centers or morning tubs!

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