20+ Super Fun Snowman Craft Ideas! Bring the fun of building a snowman indoors with these easy snowman crafts for kids and adults!
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Whether or not you get snow where you live, there’s something magical and extra special about making snowman crafts in the winter. It’s a great way to experience the fun of the season without actually being out in the cold!
When you’re all tapped out on making Christmas crafts like Santas, reindeer, elves, and the like, snowmen are a fun change of pace that are still perfect for the season. We’ve compiled a list of my favorite snowman crafts for all ages that’ll keep you busy all winter long!
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Snowman Crafts for Kids
Paper Bag Snowman Puppet from Simple Everyday Mom: Recreate your favorite snowman stories using this cute white paper bag puppet. It’s also a fun project to make before family movie night featuring Frosty the Snowman. Act out your favorite scenes using your puppet!
Egg Carton Snowman from Projects with Kids: This egg carton snowman craft will look fantastic on your Christmas tree or hanging on your wall all season long! Add scrap ribbon, buttons, and a few other accessories to make easy, darling snowmen that you’ll want to keep around all winter long.
Snowman Christmas Countdown from Coffee and Carpool: How fun is this snowman countdown calendar? This would make a fun classroom craft that kids can take home and count down the days until Christmas.
Snowman Paper Plate Mask from Meaningful Mama: One of the best ideas for snowman crafts! Your kids will have so much fun pretending to be snowmen with these cute and playful snowman paper plate masks! They’ll make fun photo props, too!
Cotton Ball Snowman Card from Easy Peasy and Fun: Send an adorable, personal card to your extended family members with this cute snowman that features your child’s face. What could be sweeter than that? Write a nice message inside, and you’ve got a card the recipient will keep for ages. You could also add magnets to the back to display on your fridge!
Mix and Match Snowman Craft from Messy Little Monster: This mix and match option is another fun winter snowman craft. Kids can use their own faces to make their snowmen or use the printable version and then mix and match the arms, hat, earmuffs, scarf, buttons, etc., to make each snowman unique!
Swirly Glue Glittery Snowman Craft from I Heart Crafty Things: Don’t you just love the way snow glitters and sparkles? Recreate that magical scene with some swirly glue glittery snowmen! You don’t have to use white glitter glue, of course. Make your snowmen as colorful as you’d like!
Pinecone Snowman Craft from Look, We’re Learning: Save those pinecones you find in your backyard or on your nature walks. They’ll make perfect snowman bodies after you stuff them with cotton balls and add a felt snowman face—such fun ideas to incorporate nature into your winter crafts!
Salt Dough Snowman Keepsake from Learning and Exploring Through Play: Create a family holiday keepsake with salt dough! This is a fun, inexpensive craft that you’ll love putting on display every year. You can make this with your spouse or have your kids each contribute a handprint to a larger plaque.
Paper Tube Snowmen from Aimee Geroux: If you have been saving a stash of empty toilet paper rolls, use them to make these fun paper tube snowmen. Decorate your snowmen with paint or construction paper, felt, and sweet little pom pom earmuffs. Such a cute snowman craft and a fun way to pass the time on a snowy day!
Pom-Pom Painted Snowman from Fantastic Fun and Learning: Want a snowman craft that’s easy enough for your toddler or preschooler? This pom-pom painted craft is just the ticket! Just squeeze the pom poms with a clothespin, dip it in paint, and stamp out the snowman’s head and body.
Paper Bowl Snowman from I Heart Crafty Things: Grab a paper bowl from your pantry or cupboard, and use it to make this sweet snowman face! Add googly eyes, a carrot nose, and a button “coal” mouth. You can make the hat, nose, and scarf out of construction paper, foam sheets, or felt—whatever you have on hand works just fine!
Paper Plate Snowman from Simple Everyday Mom: You can’t get much simpler than this paper plate snowman craft! With a printable template to make sure you get the face, hat, scarf, and buttons just right, this fun craft is also easy peasy! Cutting out all the different paper shapes is great fine motor skills practice and helps younger kids improve their scissors skills.
Melting Snowman Craft from Messy Little Monster: Sure, making snowman crafts is fun, but have you ever made a melting snowman? It’s super cute! The snowman’s face rests on white felt in the shape of a puddle, and the twig arms give it an adorably realistic touch.
Pom-Pom Snowman Magnet from A Mom’s Impression: Decorate your refrigerator with a few cute snowmen to make the winter a little bit brighter. These snowman magnets will make darling homemade gifts for the grandparents, too!
Cork Snowman Ornaments from Red Ted Art: These adorable wine cork snowman ornaments would be perfect for an ornament exchange! An easy craft for a snowy day!
Bottle Cap Printed Snowman Craft from I Heart Crafty Things: Milk and water bottle caps are the perfect size for stamping out snowmen shapes in white paint to create a fun nighttime winter scene. Fun for kids of all ages!
Snowman Crafts for Adults and Teens
Snowman Bath Bombs from Happiness is Homemade: Our easy-to-make snowman bath bombs make wonderful homemade gifts for friends, neighbors, and teachers! Peppermint, cinnamon, and orange essential oil blends are all excellent fragrance choices for winter scents, or you can go non-traditional like we did and use tropical scents like mango and piña colada!
Christmas Snowman Holiday Decoration from Happiness is Homemade: Add an adorable snowman to your holiday décor! This one looks very realistic, and we think you’re going to love it! We covered inexpensive Styrofoam balls in FloraCraft Smooth Finish to give it that realistic look. Isn’t he cute?
Snowman Marshmallows from Happiness is Homemade: Okay, this one is more of a cross between a craft and a recipe, but who wouldn’t love to dress up their hot cocoa with these adorable snowman marshmallows?! They’re SO easy to make!
Snowman Tea Light Ornaments from Moneywise Moms: These adorable snowman ornaments make a great craft for older kids! Turn battery-operated tealights into sweet winter décor with a few accessories! Create earmuffs with pipe cleaners and pom-poms, and make scarves using ribbons. The bulb becomes the nose on the snowman’s face. How clever!
No-Sew Sock Snowman Craft from Easy Peasy and Fun: If sewing’s not your thing, you can still make a gorgeous fabric snowman using socks. You’ll need a white sock for the snowman and a colored sock for the hat. This craft is simple enough for kids to make, too, though little ones will need some adult assistance with the glue gun.
With all of these cute snowmen crafts, you’re sure to find something fun to do to keep you creative this winter!
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20+ Snowman Crafts For All Ages
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- Snowman Bath Bombs from Happiness is Homemade
- Christmas Snowman Holiday Decoration from Happiness is Homemade
- Snowman Marshmallows from Happiness is Homemade
- Snowman Tea Light Ornaments from Moneywise Moms
- No-Sew Sock Snowman Craft from Easy Peasy and Fun
- Paper Bag Snowman Puppet from Simple Everyday Mom
- Egg Carton Snowman from Projects with Kids
- Snowman Christmas Countdown from Coffee and Carpool
- Snowman Paper Plate Mask from Meaningful Mama
- Cotton Ball Snowman Card from Easy Peasy and Fun
- Mix and Match Snowman Craft from Messy Little Monster
- Swirly Glue Glittery Snowman Craft from I Heart Crafty Things
- Pinecone Snowman Craft from Look, We’re Learning
- Salt Dough Snowman Keepsake from Learning and Exploring Through Play
- Paper Tube Snowmen from Aimee Geroux
- Pom-Pom Painted Snowman from Fantastic Fun and Learning
- Paper Bowl Snowman from I Heart Crafty Things
- Paper Plate Snowman from Simple Everyday Mom
- Melting Snowman Craft from Messy Little Monster
- Pom-Pom Snowman Magnet from A Mom’s Impression
- Cork Snowman Ornaments from Red Ted Art
- Bottle Cap Printed Snowman Craft from I Heart Crafty Things
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