Snowman Crafts for Kids
A January Activity

To make the head, use a large pompom from the store.

Or you could make your own pompom for yarn.

Cut a one by 6-inch piece of cardboard. Place a long piece of white yarn along the cardboard lengthwise. Well, you could use another color of yarn, but then you would have dirty snow.

Wrap yarn around the width of the cardboard and piece of string. Continue wrapping until the cardboard is full. It will take three to four times around. Cut the yarn. 

Now pull the ends of the yarn that is in the center tight. At the same time, slide the yarn off the cardboard. You should have a ball of yarn that is tied in the center.

Cut the outside loops. Fluff the pompom.

Glue your white pompom on the bottom of the cup.

Cut two button size pieces out of black paper, glue on one side of the cup.

With a hole punch, punch five black holes out of black paper. Use two holes for the eyes and three for a mouth.

Cut a 1-inch square of orange paper. Add glue to the paper with a glue stick. Roll the paper from corner to corner. If the nose piece is too long, cut one end some. Glue the nose to the center of the face.

With a toothpick, make a hole on the side of the snowman just above the bottom black circle. 

Cut two 1 3/4 by 1 1/2 inch pieces of white card stock and round the top corners. On one of the pieces of card stock, write Happy New Year. Place some white glue on the other piece. Add the toothpick and the Happy New Year sign on top of the glue. Hold a second or two for the glue to set. Leave the sign so that the glue can dry.

After the glue is dry, place the toothpick in the hole that you made on the snowman.

If you are going to use it as place settings, write the name of your guest on the bottom of the snowman.  Place on the table where you want your guest to sit.

Now that your paper cup snowman is done, grab a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows.

Now unfold so that the plate is folded in half. Cut triangles out along the fold. 

Next, open, so the plate is whole. Then fold along another uncut line. Cut out more triangles. 

Now unfold and cut on the last fold. You should have a snowflake with six sides. 

Cut the rim off another plate. You will want the center piece and a small piece of the rim.

Glue the circle onto the snowflake piece. This will be the head of the snowman.

Cut a piece of the rim that will fit on the top of the head for a hat. With a crayon, color your hat. Glue to the top of the head. The hat looks something like a sailor's hat.

If you want a more traditional top hat or stocking cap, cut shapes from construction paper.

Glue buttons on for facial features. If you don’t have buttons, you could cut shapes from construction paper and glue on. Or you could use a marker or crayon and color the face.

“Frosty the Snowman was a jolly, happy soul……”

Place a pipe cleaner on a flat surface and bend it in a circle. 

To make the circle bigger, add another pipe cleaner.

Thread two orange beads on one end of a third pipe cleaner. Fold the end over the beads so that the beads won’t fall off.

Fold the pipe cleaner into another circle.

Near the top of the circle, place two small beads for eyes. 

Add three beads to a small piece of pipe cleaner. 

Place the smaller circle on top of the bigger one so that it looks like a snowman. Twist the ends together.

Place the strip with the beads over the circle so that it looks like the snowman has buttons. If it is still Christmas, hang this on your tree.

Cut an 18-inch piece of white yarn. Tie a knot in one end. Tape the other end so that it is easier to slide through the holes. Sew around the outside holes. 

When you get to the top hole, connect the two spice lids by threading the yarn through one of the bottom holes.  

Go around the holes in the bottom lid from right to left. You should now see a star shape.

Tie the two ends of the yarn together and cut off the excess.

Add paper circles to the back.

Cut a rectangle of black craft foam 2 by 1 1/4 inches. To make the rim of the hat. Cut 1/2 by 1/4 inches from the sides and then up.

Glue the hat to the top of the snowman.

Use tacky glue to glue the seed bead on the top circle to make the eyes, nose, and mouth. Let dry.

When it is dry, turn the snowman over and add a magnet to the back. 

Draw a 4 3/4 inch circle near the bottom of the paper. On top of the circle, you just drew, draw a 3 1/4 inch circle. 

Paint inside the circles white and let dry.

Mix half black paint and glue in a 2 oz glue bottle. Shake so that the paint and glue mix.

Draw angled lines inside the snowman.

Use the black glue to go over the lines and the circles. Let the glue dry.

Cut a rectangle of black construction paper 4 by 2 1/2 inches. Cut the rim 1 by 1/2 inch. 

To make the scarf, cut a “Y” shape. The bottom is 3 inches and 1/2 inch wide. The arms are 2 inches by 1/2 inches wide.

Glue the hat and scarf to the snowman, so he won't get cold.