The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Ten things to do after a snow storm

Wrap yourself in your thickest socks, your warmest mittens, your warmest hat, and your warmest coat. Climb into your big boots.

Go outside with family and friends - prepare to have fun.

Jump! Jump! Jump! See how deep you can make your footprints.

Grab some snow in your hand. Open your hands wide, now look at the hundreds of tiny snowflakes. Every snowflake is different.

Can you count the sides of a snowflake? There are six. This is a hexagon structure.

Listen to the sound of snow beneath your feet. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Your feet can make the sound of a giant walking.

Make a snowball – prepare to have a snowball fight with your friends. Did you know that each snowball can contain more than 8,000 snowflakes?

Lay on your back. Legs together. Hands down by your sides. Keeping your body on the ground, open your legs wide, then bring them back together. Keep repeating this. At the same time raise swing your arms through the snow up and down, up and down. Repeat at least ten times. Stand up and look at your Snow Angel – the same size as you!

Make a snowman as big as you can! Ask your friends to help – snow can be very heavy.

Run around. Keep warm – and finally, it’s time for home and a hot drink.
Goodbye.

About the Writer


Fran Bridger

Frances lives on Exmoor and always writes a poem for the local Exmoor News. She has been published in Mslexia, the Parrakeet Magazine and the Dirigible Balloon. In response to a relative's death during covid she published a book of poems to raise funds for Marie Curie. Much of her poetry reflects the environment, wildlife, farming, and nature.