Hope everyone is staying warm today! We are currently snowed in {yet again.} Welcome to Wyoming, right? We’ve been enjoying tons of movies and of course, crafts. The weather is the perfect excuse to lounge around in PJ’s all day. I’m not complaining – one bit. Well, not until my husband has to go back to work…
So yesterday I shared on the blog how we “built” indoor snowmen with homemade playdough. Today we are taking the snowman concept but melting them. In craft form – that is!
This is another simple snowman craft that you can pull together on the fly for your child. The supplies you probably already have on hand {or can be easily substituted} and your child can have full control on how they “melt” their snowman. No mess mom! I promise!!!
Supplies-
* Paper Plate
* Cotton Balls
* Glue
* Mini Paper Cups
* Sharpies
* Pipe Cleaner
* Scissors
Now I mentioned in the beginning that these supplies can be easily substituted for what you have on hand. If you don’t have a paper plate – cut a circle out of white cardstock/painted cardboard. Instead of cotton balls – you can use white tissue paper. Instead of a mini paper cup – use a toilet paper roll, cut in half and painted white. Those are just “some” of the possibilities.
Now back to the tutorial!
Directions:
1. First paint a snowman face on your mini paper cup. I used an orange & black sharpie for that.
2. Next, using scissors, punch two holes in the center of your paper plate. Weave your pipe cleaner through the holes. This will be the snowman’s arms sticking out of the ground. Then glue on the paper cup to the center of the plate.
3. Now smear a TON of glue all around the front of the paper plate. Hand over to your child and have them stick cotton balls on top of the wet glue. If they need to – they can add more glue. Once completely covered – set aside to let dry.
And that is the “mess-free” way to melt a snowman. Easy, right?
To change things up, you can have your child customize their snowman. Use felt for a scarf or buttons for the eyes/nose. You can also have them really pile up the cotton balls. Let their imagination go loose!
Stay warm my friends!
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