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January 16, 2019 By Chelsey

Paper Plate Melting Snowman Winter Craft for Kids

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Make a super cute melting snowman craft right on a paper plate. Such a fun and simple winter craft for kids and goes great with a variety of snowman themed books.

 

Melted Snowman Craft for Kids Using a Paper Plate- Perfect for Winter!

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Make your very own melting snowman this winter using some common crafting supplies. Kids will love this cute winter project, and there’s so many ways to modify it with different materials. (Be sure to check all the ways to change up this craft at the end of this post.)

It also makes a great extension to popular snowman books like the ones listed below. You could also pair this craft with fun science explorations like this one using Insta-Snow!

 


Melting Snowman Winter Craft for Kids

Materials for Melting Snowman Paper Plate Craft

  • Paper plate
  • White felt
  • Small styrofoam ball
  • White or clear glitter
  • Black puffy paint
  • Orange craft foam or orange construction paper
  • Small brown or black buttons
  • Brown pipe cleaners
  • Liquid glue
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue/hot glue gun (optional)

 

Directions for Melting Snowman Craft

1. Swirl a small amount of liquid glue onto your paper plate, and  spread it out with your fingertip or paintbrush.

 

put glue on your paper plate

 

2. Sprinkle some white or iridescent glitter over the glue and shake off the excess.

3. Cut out a wavy, oval-like shape of white felt. Glue it to the center of your paper plate.

 

glue some white felt onto you plate for snow

 

4. Glue the styrofoam ball onto the felt. (You might need a strong liquid glue like Tacky glue or a hot glue gun for this step.)

5. Cut a triangle from your orange foam and glue to the center of the styrofoam ball.

6. Use the black puffy paint to draw eyes and a mouth onto the styrofoam ball.

 

add a head and face to your melted snowman craft

 

7. Cut the brown pipe cleaner into two 3-inch pieces.  Glue them onto the white felt along with three black or brown buttons.

 

add some buttons and arms to your melted snowman

 

8. Let dry it all dry.

That’s it!

 

 

Melted Snowman Craft for Kids Using a Paper Plate- Perfect for Winter!

 

Tips and Tricks

  • You could simplify this project by using white cardstock or construction paper instead of the white felt. Let kids cut out any wavy shape they want.
  • Use real sticks in place of the brown pipe cleaners!
  • If you use a smooth foam ball, you could draw the mouth with a Sharpie and use googly eyes! Or try a large white pom pom for the head. You could glue on the nose and googly eyes.
  • Provide additional craft supplies and let your kids decorate their melted snowmen however they want!
  • Drink some hot cocoa while creating your melted snowman craft.

 

 

Melted Snowman Craft for Kids Using a Paper Plate- Perfect for Winter!

 

Filed Under: Crafts for Kids, Kindergarten, Winter Tagged With: paper plate, snowman

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Welcome to Buggy and Buddy! I'm Chelsey, a former teacher and parent living on the central coast of California. I love sharing crafts, science, STEM and STEAM activities, free printables and more! Read More…

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