Snowy Night Scene

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Gel Markers
Construction Paper

household supplies

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Why

What's more delightful than a snowy nightscape? Crayola® Gel Markers create that luminous, airy feeling that only snow can bring.

Steps

1. Can you remember (or imagine) the stillness during and after a snowfall? Snow muffles sound and makes everything appear very bright. Night can be as light as day, especially if there is a full moon.
2. On dark construction paper, use Crayola Gel Markers to capture a Snowy Night scene. Maybe there are night animals, an owl calling or a deer foraging for food. Trees and mountains cast moon shadows. Stars twinkle in the clearing sky. Add falling or drifted snow and shape the mood of the night.

When & Where

"After a day of skiing, it was soothing to do a family art project in the hotel."
- Doug M., dad of 8- and 10-year-olds.

"We live in Rochester, New York, where it averages 94 inches of snow a year. My kids had lots of ideas for this!"
- Beth R., mom of children ages 3 and 7.

Interesting Info

When it snows in the United States, the average snow fall per day is 2 inches (5 cm) except in the Western mountains where it's 7 inches (18 cm). Snow accounts for 75% of all the year-round surface water supplies.