Wrapping Up Warm EYFS Winter Clothes Cards

Wrapping Up Warm EYFS winter clothes cards and activities help young children explore coats, hats, scarves, mittens, gloves, wellies, puddle suits and coat pegs with PonyABC & Friends. This free, inclusive printable pack for ages 3 to 5 is about getting ready to go outside on a cold or wet day. The animals stay undressed, and each item of clothing is shown on its own.

What is inside
The A4 teaching PDF has a cover, twelve teaching cards, a Winter Clothes Words page, a My Outside Choices page and two pages of notes for adults. Each card pairs a clear picture with one short sentence for children, a Talk about it question and a practical Adult tip. The small-card PDF holds 27 picture and word cards, nine to a page, for matching, sorting and choosing. The activity PDF has five gentle activities: Find the Winter Clothes, Which Might Help?, Find a Pair, My Outside Clothes Plan and My Comfort Choices. The A3 poster, Wrapping Up Warm: My Way!, shows six clothing pictures with the line Look, Choose, Try, Ask for help.

How to use it
Teach first with the large cards, the word page and the poster, then play with the small cards and activity sheets. Use the pictures, or real and safe clothing if you wish. There is no single correct outfit or dressing order, and no child has to put on, try on or take off clothing to join in. The activities are invitations, not tests: there are no scores, rewards or required answers, and more than one answer can work.

Inclusion and SEN
Children can look, point, sign, use eye gaze, home languages, partner-assisted choices or their own AAC. Asking for help, waiting and saying not now are all shown as valid choices. Breaks are always fine. The notes respect cultural clothing, adapted garments, mobility and sensory needs. The pictures are not standard AAC symbols and show no people.

Safety
Adults supervise outdoor preparation and check the weather, safe fit and temperature. The notes cover overheating, loose scarves and cords near play equipment, slippery wet or icy ground, and supervised scissors and cut-outs. No child is asked to explain family resources.

EYFS links
Physical Development (managing clothing and self-care), Personal, Social and Emotional Development (independence, comfort and choice), Communication and Language (winter clothing words) and Understanding the World (seasonal change).

Printing
Print at actual size on A4; the poster fits A3 or A4. This is a paper resource with no audio, and it cannot be read by a talking pen. Suitable for nursery, preschool, reception, childminders, SEN settings and home learning, ages 3 to 5.