Cotton Ball Snowman
A great craft for kids ages 2+, this cotton ball snowman is very easy to make.
Materials:
- cotton balls (about 40 per snowman)
- blue construction paper (1 sheet per child)
- black construction paper
- orange construction paper
- glue
- scissors
- optional: popsicle stick
Instructions:
- optional: I prefer to just premake the craft for them to use as a model and let them make their cotton ball snowman freehand but you can draw or trace two circles onto the blue construction paper as a guide for the children to glue cotton balls inside.
- Have the children glue cotton balls in two or three stacked circles to make a snowman shape
- I like to squeeze some glue onto a paper plate or margarine container lid and let the children scoop bits of glue with a popsicle stick.
- I find it gets too messy letting them squeeze the glue right out of the bottle onto the paper
- Cut out construction paper shapes (adults can do this prior to craft time for young children)
- BLACK: 5 large circles per snowman (2 eyes and 3 buttons)
- BLACK: 5 small circles per snowman (for the mouth)
- BLACK: hat shape (rectangle with a square on top)
- ORANGE: Cut out one triangle per snowman (nose)
- ORANGE (or brown): Long rectangle shapes (arms)
- Have the children glue their snowman faces, buttons, hat and arms to their cotton ball snowman.
Paper Plate Snowman
You will need:
Small paper plate
Large paper plate
Sheet of black card
Scraps of orange, brown and colored card
Round black stickers (or use white and color with a felt pen)
Glue
Instructions:
Glue the two plates together to make your basic snowman. Use the round stickers as pebbles for the eyes, mouth and buttons.
From the scraps of card cut two twig arms, a carrot nose and a scarf. Glue these to your snowman. Add a black hat and hang your snowman on the wall for all to enjoy.
Pinecone Bird Feeder
You will need:
Lard (Crisco) or Peanut Butter
String
A Large Pine cone
Birdseed
Instructions:
Tie a piece of string around the widest part of the cone.
Mix the lard and seed together, then press the mixture into the branches of the cone.
Use the string to tie the cone up in your garden for the birds to enjoy.
