Paper Snowman Craft

Get kids excited for the winter season by making this adorable paper snowman craft. Our snowman craft is super simple for kids to create and it makes a lovely craft to have on display for Christmas.

When it’s cold outside and you’re looking for a quick and easy craft to make with your kids, paper crafts are perfect! All you need is some colored paper, scissors and glue and you can make anything imaginable with paper.

We added a simple frame around our snowman craft so it would look like the snowman was looking inside a window to get a view of what was happening inside. It reminds me of Frosty the Snowman and I was thinking this would make a fun craft to accompany watching that movie on a cold winter’s day.

My favorite part of this easy paper craft is how each child’s completed snowman will have it’s own unique look and personality. It’s a fun Christmas craft for making at home, in the classroom or with a play group.

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Supplies needed:

snowman craft template <—– Get the template HERE
light blue cardstock
white cardstock
black cardstock
brown cardstock
red, orange and pink cardstock
paper cutter
pencil, for tracing
googly eyes
black markers
snowflake punch
glitter star sticker (optional)
scissors
glue stick

Instructions:

1. Print & cut out template

Begin by downloading and printing out the snowman craft template and cut it out.

2. Trace your template

Use a pencil to trace the different pieces of the template on colored cardstock paper. Trace the snowman on white cardstock, the hat on black cardstock, the hat band on red cardstock, the nose on orange cardstock and the cheeks on pink cardstock.

You can also use construction paper if cardstock paper is not available to you. Cut out each of the template pieces you traced.

3. Glue template to the cardstock

Glue the snowman template at the bottom of your light blue cardstock leaving about one-half inch of blue cardstock at the bottom of your paper. Then glue your black hat at the top of the snowman.

4. Glue face details

Glue the red hat band, orange carrot nose and rosy, pink cheeks onto your snowman craft. Then add googly eyes onto your snowman.

5. Cut out & glue snowflakes

Use your small snowflake punch and cut out a handful of snowflakes to add to your paper snowman craft. Glue the snowflakes on your paper craft. Make sure to add some snowflakes on your snowman hat to add some extra dimension to your craft.

If you don’t have a snowflake punch you can also have children use a blue or white crayon to draw snowflakes on their paper. Another fun alternative is to get some glitter foam snowflakes stickers for children to add around their snowman.

6. Add star sticker

Peel the backing off a glitter star sticker and place it on your snowman’s red hat band. This step is completely optional, but I love how it adds some extra flair and sparkle to the overall craft.

7. Make a frame

Use a paper cutter to cut out strips to make a window frame around your snowman. Cut two brown strips that are 11-inches by 3/4-inches, and two brown strips that are 8 1/2-inches by 3/4-inches.

Add glue to the back of the paper strips and glue them around the perimeter of your light blue cardstock.