Craft time is the perfect way to keep kids entertained during chilly winter days! If you’re looking for a creative and festive activity, this paper plate snow tubing snowman is sure to be a hit. It’s easy to make, budget-friendly, and lets kids explore their creativity while celebrating all the magic of winter.
Let’s jump (or rather, slide) into everything you’ll need and a step-by-step guide to creating this adorable snowman craft!
Crafting doesn’t have to be complicated to be meaningful. This Paper Plate Snow Tubing Snowman Craft brings together creativity, simplicity, and a whole lot of fun for kids of all ages. It’s a chance to spend quality time together, celebrate the season, and create something your little ones can be proud of.
Craft Supplies:
Before you get started, gather these simple, kid-friendly materials:
- SMALL Snowman Body Printable – on our landing page
- White Cardstock Paper
- Blue Cardstock Paper
- Various Paper Scraps
- White Puffy Paint {affiliate link}
- Scissors
- Small Paper Plate
- Crayons, Markers or Paint Crayons
- School Glue or Glue Stick
- Embellishments
Most of these supplies are easy to find in your home or at a local craft store. Customization is encouraged, so feel free to substitute or add materials depending on what you have on hand!
Directions:
- First things first. We are going to download and print out the FREE provided printable listed above. One print gives you two opportunities to recreate this craft.
- Use your choice of coloring medium or embellishments, you are going to decorate ONE of the body shapes in the printable. Go ahead and customize the snowman however you like.
- Once done decorating it, use scissors to trim out the shape.
- Discard excess paper and set aside the paper piece for now.
- Now grab your small paper plate and choice of coloring medium.
- Go ahead and decorate the rim {only the rim} of the paper plate, to create the opening for the snowman to sit in. My best suggestion is to imagine a donut and design from there.
- When done, set it aside for now.
- Next grab a single sheet of blue cardstock paper and the puffy paint.
- Fold the paper in half {hamburger style.}
- Open it back up and squirt a few lines of white paint on ONE side.
- Fold it back up and “squish” the paint in between the paper to make a snowy scene.
- Open it back up to reveal the “paint splat” design.
- If desired, sprinkle loose craft glitter on top of the wet paint.
- Now go ahead and now glue the “paper plate snow tube” to the center of your decorated blue cardstock paper.
- Follow that up by gluing your decorated snowman to the center of the float. You want it to look like he is floating and relaxing in it.
- At this point you can also add other embellishments {like fun snowflake stickers, glitter, rhinestones} that you see fit to really make it your own.
- Allow it to dry completely and then display your snowman snow tubing artwork proudly for all to see!
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