Winter and Snowman Crafts
and Learning Activities for Kids

"Snowman Needs a Hat" Printable Book"

What kind of hat does a snowman need? Children will enjoy reading this printable book to discover a wide varieties of different kinds of hats and which hat is best for a snowman.

Snowman needs a hat!
Does Snowman need a Does
Snowman need a baseball cap?
Does Snowman need a top hat?
Does Snowman need a sun hat?
Does Snowman need a cowboy hat?
Does Snowman need a rain hat?
Does Snowman need a pirate hat?
Does Snowman need a dress hat?
Does Snowman need a chef's hat?
Does Snowman need a hard hat?
Does Snowman need a winter hat!

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"I'm a Little Snowman Short and Stout" Cup Craft for Kids

Children will love playing with these interactive snowmen. As they sing the song that goes along with the craft they pull out the snowman's nose.

What you will need: Styrofoam cups (any size), black Sharpie Marker, black acrylic paint, paint brushes, black craft foam, orange pompom, and a decoration for hat (optional).

How to make:

1.   To make the hats preheat your oven to 250 degrees.  Place a Styrofoam cup open side down on an old cookie sheet. Turn on the oven light so you can see inside the oven. As soon as you see the cup start to melt, in about 15 to 30 seconds or maybe a little longer, open the oven door and pick up the cup. Gently pull out the rim of the cup.  You may have to put your hand in the cup and press the center of the cup out if it collapsed a little. The cup cools very quickly so try to keep it inside the oven as you work. Keep putting the cup back in the oven and taking it out to put on the side until you have the shape you want. You can only shape the cups a little at a time.  The cups are not hot, but be very careful not to touch the sides of the oven.  Once you start to get a rim shape for the hat you can press down on the rim (press it into the cookie sheet) to make it stick out more.  This seems like it is hard but it really is pretty easy. Make sure you turn on your oven vent and you have your windows open because the fumes from the melting cups probably aren't good to breath in.  I used an 8.5 oz. cup for the smaller hat pictured and a 16 oz. cup for the larger hat. f your cups are melting too fast to work with them, turn down the heat in your oven.

If you don't want to melt the cups, you can just glue a brim to a cup. Trace around the top of the cup on a piece of paper and then draw a bigger circle about one inch more in diameter around that circle. Cut out around the large circle. Don't cut out the middle of the circle, but cut slits in the middle circle from the center of the circle to the outside. Fold up the wedges made from the slits and glue them to the inside of the cup to make the brim.

2. Paint the hat black with acrylic paint and let it dry. Paint the rim of the hat on both sides.

3. Glue the hat to bottom of another cup. Draw eyes near the rim of the hat.

4. Cut the orange pompom into a carrot shape, making one side a little pointy. Then using a pen draw a circle a little bit smaller than the diameter of your pompom. Stick the pompom in the hole.

5. Draw a mouth on the cup and then cut feet shapes from the black craft foam and glue them to the rim of the cup. You may also want to add arms.

Use these snowmen to act out the song "I'm a Little Snowman Short and Stout".

"I'm a Little Snowman Short and Stout"
(Sing to the tune of "I'm a Little Tea Pot")
Written by Carolyn Warvel

I'm a little snowman, short and stout
Here is my big hat, here is my snout
When my bodies melting, hear me shout
I'll be back next year so don't you pout!

I'm a clever snowman, yes it's true
Here's an example of what I can do
I can change my big nose, there's no doubt
Just tip me over and pull it out! (Pull the orange pompom out of the snowman's nose.)

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Snowman Cup Puppet

You can also make a cup snowman a puppet. Use the larger cup size to make puppets. Instead of inserting a pompom for the nose, have your children stick their hands inside the cup and put the tip of their index fingers through the holes. They can use craft felt or material to decorate the hat and make a scarf.

"I'm a Little Snowman Tall and Slim" Cup Craft for Kids

What you will need: Styrofoam cups (any size), black Sharpie Marker, black acrylic paint, paint brushes, black craft foam, orange pompom, a decoration for hat (optional), red material to make a trim for the hat and white card stock (Heavy paper).

Follow the directions on how to make a snowman hat out of a Styrofoam cup above. Cut red material into one-inch strips and glue it to the hat. (not shown)

"I'm a Little Snowman Tall and Slim"
(Sing to the tune of "I'm a Little Tea Pot")
Written by Carolyn Warvel

I'm a little snowman tall and slim
Here is my big hat, here is its brim (Point to brim of hat.)
If you pull my hat off, I look pretty grim (Pull hat off.)
I love my black hat and its red trim!  (Point to red trim on hat.)

I'm a clever snowman, call me Jim
If I start melting, you better swim!
I'll be back next year, so don't be grim.
I have to go now, or I'll lose my limbs.

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"Dust man Verses Snowman" Sunday School Lesson Crafts for Kids

You can find more Snowman Winter Crafts on the Creation of Man Bible Crafts and Activities Page.

Snowman Color Sheet with Bible Verse	Paper Snowman with Poem

Snowman Shape Book

What you will need: Printer paper, scissors, crayons or colored pencils, stapler, construction paper (optional), and tape

How to make:

1. Draw a picture of a snowman. Trace the body of the snowman onto other sheets of paper and draw lines on the body pages. (Patterns for this activity are available to members - Snowman Title Page and Snowman Writing Pages.)

2. Cut the snowman and body pages out.

3. Staple the body pages together and tape them to the back of the snowman.

4. Have your child color the snowman and write "How to Build a Snowman" on the body. You can also have your child cut snowman arms from black construction paper and glue them to the snowman's body.

5. Have your child use the pages to write directions on how to build a snowman. Or you can have your children make up a story about a snowman, and write the title on the snowman's body. (A Snowman Pattern With No Title for this activity is available to members.)

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Snowflake Activity Sheet Printables

These printable snowflakes sheets can be used for many things.

Pattern 1, Pattern 2, Pattern 3, Pattern 4, Pattern 5, Pattern 6 (Printing Problems?)

Writing activities:

1. Write words on the snowflakes that describe snowflakes.

2. Write words all from the same word family on each snowflake.

3. Write opposite words on opposite arms of the snowflakes.

4. Make a snowflake-shape book - Use a snowflake-shaped book to write facts about snowflakes, write a poem or make up a story. Print out the Snowflake Book Pages and cut them out all at the same time. Cut loosely around the pattern. You don't have to cut on the lines. Use one of the large snowflake patterns above for the cover.

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Snowman Review Game

Before cut snowman parts from construction paper. In class go ask you students review questions. If a children answers the questions correctly, he gets to put part of the snowman together. Keep playing until the whole snowman is put together.

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Our Knowledge is Piling UP! Snowflake Bulletin Board Display Incentive for Learning

This bulletin board display can help keep your home school from falling into the winter blahs. Children will get excited about seeing how much they are learning when they see all the snowflakes piling up.

Use the snowflakes as review cards by writing your child's spelling words, math facts, test questions, etc. on the back or front of the snowflakes. When your child learns a fact on one of the snowflakes let him staple it to the display. Soon you will have a display full of knowledge.

You can also use the snowflakes as note cards. When your child is researching a new subject have him write new facts that he h as learned on the snowflakes and then staple them to the display.

You can also use the display to review what you are learning. Have your child pick a different snowflake each day and review the fact on the snowflake.

Small Snowflake Patterns with dark outlines - Use these snowflakes to write facts on the back of the snowflake. (Printing Problems?)

Small Snowflake Patterns with light outlines - Use these snowflakes to write facts on the front of the snowflake. (Printing Problems?)

You can make a 3D Snowman (below) for your display out of paper plates and paper bowls. Glue cotton balls to the plates to make them fluffy.

You can also find a large snowman pattern under winter party ideas.

Print out the title "Our Knowledge is Piling UP" on to transparencies so you have a clear background. Pattern 1 and Pattern 2

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Free Snowflake Sunday School Lessons

"Don't Be Afraid' Sunday School Lesson - Have you ever looked at a snowflake really close? They are really amazing aren't they? Scientists tell us that no two snowflakes are exactly alike. They have discovered that the shape of a snowflake is determined by the journey it takes through the sky, the temperature, and how wet or dry it is. Every snowflake starts forming around a speck of dust that is floating in the air. A tiny water droplet attaches itself to the dust and forms into a six sided ice crystal. The crystal grows into a snowflake as it travels through the sky on its way to earth. Since no two snowflakes take exactly the same journey through the sky and experience the exact same conditions, no two are exactly alike.

To see the complete lesson go to the Free Winter Sunday School Lesson Page.

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Natural Craft Stick Snowflakes Craft for Kids

What you will need:

Skill craft sticks, glue gun with low setting, low temp glue sticks, natural items such as feathers, dried flowers, sea shells, acorn caps, dried leaves, sticks, bark, moss, seeds, etc., and fishing line.

How to make:

1. Glue three craft sticks together to make the snowflake shape, one on top of the other.

2. Decide what you would like to place on the snowflake and try to place them how they will look before you start gluing. Once you have decided what you would like, glue everything on the snowflake.

3. To finish tie a piece of fishing line on the snowflake so you can hang them.

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Craft Stick Feather Snowflake Craft for Kids

What you will need: Jumbo craft sticks, tacky glue, acrylic paint, feathers, sequins, gems, buttons, and other decorative items.

1. Glue three craft sticks together to make the snowflake shape, one on top of the other. Paint the snowflake a light color and let them dry. I used a light blue.

2. Cut the feathers to fit on the craft stick and then glue them on with tacky glue.

3. Glue gems and sequins on to decorate.

4. To finish tie a piece of fishing line on the snowflake so you can hang them.

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Aluminum Duct Tape Craft Stick Snowflake Craft for Kids

What you will need: Large craft stick, Shurtape AF 912 aluminum duct tape (You can find this tape at a Lowe's or other home improvement store in the heating and air conditioning section. It costs about $7.00 for 120 yards. It is not Duck tape.), hot melt glue, sequins or gems, or other decorative items.

How to make:

1. Cover three large craft sticks with the aluminum duct tape. Cut the tape a little bigger than the craft sticks and then peel off the back of the tape and stick it to the craft sticks, smoothing out any wrinkles as you work. Press the sides of the tape around the edges of the craft sticks.

2. Draw designs on the craft sticks with the tape using a sharp object such as a pen or pointed stick. You can also use a permanent marker to trace your lines so they stand out better.

3. Glue the craft sticks together to form a snowflake.

4. glue sequins, beads, and/or gems onto the snowflake to add decoration.

5. To finish tie a piece of fishing line on the snowflake so you can hang them.

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Button Craft Stick Snowflake Craft for Kids

What you will need:

Skill Craft sticks or regular craft sticks, acrylic paint, glue gun with low setting, low temp glue sticks, buttons or different colors and sizes, and fishing line.

How to make:

1. Glue three craft sticks together to make the snowflake shape, one on top of the other. Paint the snowflakes and let them dry.

2. Decide where you would like to place the buttons on the snowflake, and try to place them where you want them to go. Once you have decided what you would like, glue them on the snowflake.

3. To finish tie a piece of fishing line on the snowflake so you can hang them.

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Craft Stick Snowflakes

What you will need:

Skill Craft sticks and large craft sticks, glue gun with low setting, low temp glue sticks, acrylic paint, a wooden start shape, sequins or gems, and fishing line.

How to make:

1. Glue three large craft sticks together to make the snowflake shape, one on top of the other.

2. Glue six Skill craft sticks between the large craft sticks joining the ends of the large craft sticks as shown in the picture. Glue the wooden star to the middle of the snowflake.

3. Paint the snowflake and let it dry.

4. Glue on gems, and sequins to decorate the flake.

3. To finish tie a piece of fishing line on the snowflake so you can hang them.

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Craft Stick Noodle Snowflake

What you will need: Medium-sized craft sticks, uncooked noodles of different shapes and sizes, glue, spray paint, glitter glue, fishing line.

How to make:

1. Glue three medium craft sticks together in the centers to form a snowflake shape.

2. Glue noodles on the craft stick to make interesting designs.

3. When you are done with your design, spray paint the snowflake and paint on glitter glue.

4. Tie fishing line onto the snowflake to hang it up.

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3D Milk Jug Snowflakes Craft

These look great on Christmas trees. You can just set them on the branches and they will reflect all the colors of the lights.

What you will need: Plastic from a milk jug, scissors, fishing line, and glitter glue.

How to make:

1. Print out the snowflake pattern and use it to cut snowflake shapes from plastic milk jugs or other plastic bottles. You will need cut two snowflake shapes for each 3D snowflake. Cut the line in the middle of the snowflake that goes halfway to the middle of the snowflake.

2. Paint the cut snowflakes with glitter glue and let them dry.

3. Place two snowflakes together by matching up the middle cut lines and inserting one snowflake into the cut line of the other snowflake. Use a little glue to keep them in place.

4. Tie fishing line on the snowflakes to hang them. Make different sizes and tie them together to make a mobile.

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Snowman Milk Jug Recycle Craft for Kids

What you will need: Gallon Milk jug, 2-liter pop bottle, craft foam, large plastic cup, material for scarf, white acrylic paint or spray paint, low temp. glue gun, sand, and black and red permanent markers.

How to make:

1. Clean and dry the milk jug and pop bottle.

2. Pour a few cups of sand in the bottom of the milk jug to add weight to your snowman.

3. Cut off the bottom of the 2-liter bottle about 7 1/2" from the top of the bottle.

2. Glue the top of the bottle to the top of the milk jug with a low temp. glue gun.

3. Spray paint the jugs with white spray paint or use acrylic paint.

4. Draw a face on the snowman with permanent markers.

5. Cut the arm patterns from white craft foam and glue them to the snowman's body. (Use the arm pattern from the Polar Bear Pattern.)

7. Cut a scarf 5' x 24" from the material. Cut 1/4' slits at each end to make the frill. Tie the scarf it to the snowman's neck.

8. To make the hat paint a large plastic cup black. Cut an 8" circle from black craft foam, cut out the center, and glue it to the cup. Glue some ribbon or material around the top of the cup to finish the hat. Glue it to the head of the snowman.

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Glove and Sock Turtle

These are great to make with those gloves that you just can't find the mates. Or buy gloves and socks really cheap at sales after Christmas.

What you will need: Stretchy knit gloves and the toe of one sock, poly-fil, low temp. glue gun, animal eyes, needle and thread, decorative items, and scissors.

How to make:

1. Fill the fingers of the glove, not including the thumb, with poly-fil.

2. Turn down the cuff of the sock and turn the thumb of the glove inside out bringing it up over the folded down cuff.

3. Fill the inside-out thumb and the palm part of the glove with poly-fil.

4. Glue the glove closed around the cuff. Spread out the fingers twisting the finger next to the thumb to the back of the turtle. Glue the fingers in place underneath the turtle.

5. Cut the foot off of a sock and glue it to the back of the turtle to make its shell. Decorate the shell with beads or sequins.

6. Glue on the eyes. To make the mouth insert a threaded needle into the mouth area bring it up through the finger of the glove to the top of the head and then back down to where mouth area. Pull the thread tight and tie the ends together to make the indent.

7. To make the hat cut the tip off a finger of another glove. Roll up the cut edge and glue it in place. Glue a flower or other decorative item to the hat and glue the hat to the head of the turtle.

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No-Sew Sock Snowman Craft for Kids

What you will need:

Socks (Children's white stretchy socks and another color for the scarf and hat. the stretchier the better. I used socks that were 75% cotton, 22% polyester and 3% spandex.) poly-fil for stuffing the socks, tiny rubber bands (You can find this in the hair accessories section of your department store.), tiny black pompoms for the eyes and buttons, orange pompom for the carrot nose, scissors, and a low temp. hot melt glue gun.

How to make:

1. Flatten a sock so that the heel part of the sock is facing up.

2. Fill the sock with poly-fil to just below the heel of the sock.

3. To make the arms roll a wad of poly-fil into a ball about one inch in diameter and stick it inside the sock so that it is just below the heel to one side of the sock. Use your pointer finger to press the ball up against the side of the sock so that you can see your finger and ball shape from the outside of the sock. Grab the ball of Poly-fil from the outside of the sock and wrap a rubber band around the ball to form an arm as shown in the picture. Do the same thing to the other side of the sock.

4. Place a rubber band just above the arms to form the neck.

5. Put in more stuffing to form the head and secure the top with a rubber band. Cut off the cuff of the sock just above the rubber band.

6. cut the cuff off another sock of a different color to make the hat. Secure the cut end with a rubber band of the same color.

7. To make the scarf cut a long strip about 1" wide from the same sock. Stretch it out a little and tie it around the neck of the snowman.

8. To finish glue on tiny black pompoms for the eyes and buttons. Cut an orange pompom into a carrot shape and glue it to the face.

To see diagrams of similar sock critters go to the Sock Crafts for Kids Page

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 Snowman Banner

What you will need: card stock (thick paper), crayons or markers, tape, and ribbon.

How to make:

1. Draw snowmen so that they look like they are hanging onto a rope. Use the picture above to give you an idea of how to do this. Or print out the patterns (available to members only), color them, and cut them out. Roll out your ribbon and place the snowmen on the ribbon as shown in the order you would like them to appear.

Write letters on their bellies to spell out a message.

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Hanging Snowman Gift Tag

This little snowman is holding a star in one hand and a candy cane in the other.

What you will need: Card stock, scissors, brown or white lunch bag, white and blue acrylic paint, snowflake rubber stamp, an Exacto knife, tape, and crayons or markers.

How to make:

1. Draw a snowman holding a candy cane in one hand as shown in the picture and then color it. Also draw a star to place in the snowman's other hand. Or print out the pattern and color it. Cut out the snowmen and star.

2. Use an Exacto knife to cut out around the thumb on the lower hand.

3. Write “to:” and “from:” on the star and insert it under the thumb.

4. Decorate a lunch bag with a snowflake rubber stamp and paint. Sprinkle glitter on the wet paint. Let the bag dry and then place your gift inside. Fold down the top a couple of times and staple it closed.
Hang your snowman gift tag from the top of the bag. Tape it to the bag so it won’t fall off.

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Hot Chocolate Mix with Marshmallow Snowman

What you will need: Styrofoam cups, miniature marshmallows, card stock, crayons or markers, scissors, tape, powdered chocolate drink mix, small 2" x 3" craft storage bags (Wal-mart in the crafts section), and clear plastic party bags 4 x 9 1/2" or shorter (Wal-mart in the cake decorating section)

How to make:

1. Draw a snowman head and hands onto card stock and cut them out.  Or use the patterns (available to Members only. This pattern comes with a front and back head for each snowman). 

2. Place enough chocolate mix into the small plastic bags to make one drink according to the directions and seal the bag.

3. Place all the supplies that will be needed (except for the marshmallows and paint and crayons) for each child in a brown lunch bag (see below).

4. Prepare a craft ahead of time so the children can see what they look like.

5. Place a half a cup of marshmallows in the large party bag and seal it with tape.  Cut off the excess at the top.

6. Color the head (back and front) and the arms. Tape the arms at the bottom of the head or onto the bag. Tape the head onto the top of the bag. Tape the back of the head onto the back covering up the top of the plastic bag. Write the directions (or have the children write the directions) on how to make the hot chocolate on a piece of paper and place it in the bottom of the cup with the powdered chocolate mix. Place the snowman on top.  You can also include a plastic spoon if you would like.

Place the snowman in the cup in a decorated lunch bag (below).

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Snowmen Table Place Holders

These cute little snowmen make great table place holders for Christmas parties and family get-together's.

What you will need: Empty, washed drinkable yogurt bottles, stiff black felt, raffia, ribbon, pretty material, permanent markers, sequins or other decorative items, and a hot melt glue gun.

How to make:

1. To make the hat cut a circle 1 3/4" and rectangle 1" x 4 3/4" from stiff black felt. Make a cylinder out of the rectangle piece and glue to secure. Glue the cylinder to the middle of the circle to make the hat. Glue the hat to the top of the bottle.

2. Draw on the eyes, nose, mouth, arms, buttons, etc. with a permanent marker.

3. Glue on other decorative items such as sequins and felt strips for scarves to finish. If you are using these as place holders for your table, write names on each snowman.

This craft was designed by Jeanie Boland'

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Snowman Serving Dish Craft

What you will need: 2 - 8 3/4" Chinet Premium Strength Paper Plates, 1 - 20 oz. Dixie Paper Bowel, and 3 - 10 oz. Dixie Paper Bowels, Paint, Orange 2" pompom ball, a red pompom ball, black pipe cleaners and hot melt glue.

How to make:

1. Glue the two 8 3/4" Chinet plates together bottom to bottom. This makes the bottom circle of the snowman.

2. Glue the edge of a 20 oz. bowel face up to the paper plates to make the middle circle of the snowman.

3. To make the head, glue two 10 oz. bowels together top to top as shown in the picture. Cut an orange pompom ball into a carrot shape and glue it to the head. Draw on a mouth and eyes with a permanent marker. (Note: You can substitute a large orange gum drop for the orange pompom.)

4. Fold black pipe cleaners into arm and hand shapes and glue them to the middle circle as shown in the picture.

5. To make the snowman's hat. Draw a line from the center of a 10 oz. paper plate to the outside edge as shown in the picture. Cut on the line.

6. Bring the cut edge of the paper plate over the other cut edge to make the hat shape as shown in the picture to the left. Glue it closed with a hot melt glue gun. Smash down the hat a little as shown in the picture. Paint the hat with acrylic paint and let it dry. Glue a pompom on the top. Glue the hat to the head of the snowman as shown in the picture. Fill the snowman's body with goodies. White goodies work best.

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Wagon Wheel Macaroni Snowflake Craft for Kids

What you will need: Wagon wheel macaroni, white spray paint, construction paper, and glue.

How to make:

1. Spray paint the noodles white and let them dry.

2. Glue them onto a piece of paper as shown in the picture. When they are dry you can cut them out if you would like.

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Snowman Craft for Kids

What you will need:  Sandwich size plastic Ziplock bags, Styrofoam packaging peanuts, stapler, paper, crayon or markers, and tape.

How to make:

1. Print out the pattern or let the children make their own snowman. Pattern available to Members Only.

2. Fill a plastic bag with crunched up peanuts and seal the bag.  Fold in the top two corners and staple them down.  Draw a snowman head, arms and feet and cut them out.  Tape them to the bag as shown in the picture.

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*This craft can also be made into a great gift by placing gourmet popcorn inside the bag instead of packaging peanuts.

Hi! I just wanted to drop you a note and let you know how cute my snowmen turned out. I made the ones with Ziplock bags. For the inside of the bag, I stuffed it with a piece of white tissue paper. I also took our verse for the day in children's church and copied it onto an address label and printed out 20 of them and stuck a sticker on each child's snowman tummy (Ziplock bag) They were adorable! Every age group loved this one. GREAT IDEA! Millie Morris

 

Colorful Snowflakes

What you will need: Snowflake rubbing plates from Oriental Trading Company, (Type in 56/6035 in the search box at the top of the page to find these.), paper, crayons with the paper removed, and watercolor paints.

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How to Make Paper Snowflakes

1. Using a standard 8 1/2 " x 11" paper, fold the paper so one corner touches the other side of the paper and is even with the straight edge. Cut away the part of the paper that is not covered by the folded-over edge. If you open up the folded paper you will have a square piece of paper. You can do this with any size paper.

2. Fold the paper in half again. As show in the diagram at the right.

3. Fold the paper in half again. As show in the diagram at the right.

4. There will be one side of the folded triangle that doesn't have any folded edges. This edge will be the perimeter of your snowflake. The other two sides have folds. If you would like a round snowflake, cut the unfolded edge so that it has a rounded shape as show in the diagram below. Cut notches in the folded sides, but do not go all the way through to the other folded side or you will cut your snowflake in half.

5. If you cut a triangle shape from the tip of your triangle, as shown in the diagram, you will make a star shape in the middle of your snowflake.

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Snowflake Frame Craft for Kids

Cut out a frame from a half a sheet of construction paper leaving a one inch border all the way around. Glue on fun foam snowflakes (from Oriental Trading Company or stick on snowflake stickers. Draw a winter scene picture to glue to the back of the frame. Add a magnetic strip to the back so you can hang it on your refrigerator.

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Pop Bottle Ring Snowflake Craft for Kids

These snowflakes are very easy to make and use recycled materials.

What you will need: Sixteen pop bottle rings for each snowflake, stapler or tape, and thread or fishing line.

How to make:

1. Print out the pattern provided to use as a guide.

2. Place a pop bottle ring in front of you so that the sides of the ring bend upward not under. Fold the holder in half lengthwise and staple point A to point A and point B to point B.  Do this for all 16 rings.

3. Staple 8 of the already prepared pop bottle rings together in a circle by stapling point E of one ring to point F of another ring.

3. Staple point C of one ring to point D of the ring next to it.  Go all the way around to form a circle.  Staple the other 8 rings together to form the other side of the snow flake.

4. Staple the front of the snowflake to the back of the snow flake by lining up the front and back rings and stapling them together at points G, H, and I.  You should have a completed snowflake.

5. Tie fishing line of thread at the top to hang.

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Make Shaving Cream Snowmen

This is a great project for young children when it is to cold too go outside and play.

Just wanted to pass along a winter idea my 2-year-old class enjoyed this winter.
We were expecting snow one Sunday, so since we couldn't go out to play we covered the entire table with shaving cream and made "snowmen." It was very messy, but smelled great. The two's loved the feel of it and our junior high helpers even enjoyed it.

A hint: Be sure the remember the smocks or paint shirts before you start. The shaving cream washes off easily. Clean up was a breeze, using a dust pan as a squeegee to push the shaving cream into a pan or garbage can. This idea was sent in by Michelle Baker

 

Winter Crafts on other Pages

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Inuit (Eskimo) Coloring and Activity Sheet

 

See Christmas Crafts Page 1 and Christmas Crafts Page 2 for other Winter Craft Ideas

See the Activities Page for Winter Party Ideas.