Bring the outdoors in with today’s Watercolor Snowy Mountain Scene kid craft idea! It’s the perfect excuse to stay indoors, nice and cozy BUT at the same time, create a winter piece that is beautiful to admire ALL season long!
Keep scrolling for the full how-to and free provided mountain printable, to make it even easier to recreate today!!
Snowy Mountain Craft Made With Watercolors
One of the many things I miss about the Wyoming/Colorado area is the view of the mountains. There is just something about it that takes your breathe away.
Although Florida is beautiful {and slowly growing on me} you can’t beat a snow covered MOUNTAIN top. You just can’t…. Especially during the holiday season. I think that’s what I miss the most!
So as you may have guessed, that’s exactly what inspired my latest winter kid craft post “Watercolor Snowy Mountain Scene.”
In this post I’ve included a FREE MOUNTAIN TEMPLATE, so you will be well on your way to pulling it together. Plus with the watercolor aspect, no two “views” will be the same {kinda like day to day, in real life!}
So don’t delay – find the full snowy mountain scene tutorial and free printable below!
Be sure to also share with us your beautiful paper and cotton ball mountain scenes using #gluedtomycrafts on your various social media sites or on our Facebook page! Happy crafting, my friends! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
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With this FREE PRINTABLE, you can bring a little winter magic into your home or classroom. This is the perfect craft to do with kids!
Craft Supplies:
- Mountain Printable {file on BOX.com}
- White Cardstock Paper
- Gray Cardstock Paper
- Color Printer
- Watercolor Paper
- Watercolors
- Paint Brush
- Small Dish w/clean water
- Paper Craft Scissors
- Pencil or Pen
- School Glue
- White Cotton Balls
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Directions:
- First download and print the FREE PRINTABLE MOUNTAIN TEMPLATE above.
- Have children trim out the mountain and use it as a template to cut out their mountain shape from colored cardstock {or use the template as is instead} Set aside.
- Now grab a sheet of watercolor paper, your watercolors, paint brush and dish of water. Go ahead and instruct children to paint a beautiful backdrop. No real rules – just painting fun!
- Once they are done with their backdrop, have them glue their cut-out mountain to the watercolor paper.
- For added fun, grab the cotton balls and glue them to the “mountain tops” to create a snowy look.
- Then let it all dry completely, before displaying your watercolor mountain scene proudly!
- Don’t forget to share pictures with us! You can tag us on Facebook and Instagram for easy sharing! #gluedtomycrafts
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If you love today’s paper snowy mountain craft idea, you may also enjoy our popsicle stick version on Glued To My Crafts, as well! It would definitely pair nicely together on a snowy day indoors – hint hint!

Watercolor Snowy Mountain Scene
- 1 Small Dish w/clean water
- 1 Scissors
- Pencil or Pen
- Cardstock Paper
- Watercolor Paper
- White Cotton Balls
Instructions
- First print out our provided printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
- Have children trim out the mountain and use it as a template to cut out their mountain shape from colored cardstock {or use the template as is instead} Set aside.
- Now grab a sheet of watercolor paper, your watercolors, paint brush and dish of water. Go ahead and instruct children to paint a beautiful backdrop. No real rules - just painting fun!
- Once they are done with their backdrop, have them glue their cut-out mountain to the watercolor paper.
- For added fun, grab the cotton balls and glue them to the "mountain tops" to create a snowy look.
- Then let it all dry completely, before displaying your watercolor mountain scene proudly!