Easy Winter Crafts

It’s that time…the Christmas decorations are all down and the house looks a little bare. Time to gather the kiddos and let the crafting begin! Today I have 3 Easy Winter Crafts for you to create!

We have lots to cover, so let’s get right to it! First, the Paper Snowman Garland…

I found everything I needed at Walmart, let’s gather our supplies…

Snowman Garland Supplies

Scrapbook Paper
Straightedge Cutter
Ruler
Scissors
Snowman Pattern – I used one from Better Homes and Gardens, you can download it HERE
Spray Adhesive, optional {not shown}
Glitter, optional

How to make a Paper Snowman Garland

Measure the width of your pattern, the snowman I used was 2 + 1/4 inches wide. With a ruler and pencil, mark the scrapbook paper every 2 + 1/4 inches.
Cut off any excess you have with the straightedge cutter or scissors
Fold accordion style, back and forth
Cut out the snowman pattern and trace onto the scrapbook paper. I was able to get 3 sets from one piece of scrapbook paper.
Cut out snowman. DO NOT cut the edge where the arm ends
Now you should have a strip of snowmen. Lay on wax paper, spray with a light coating of adhesive and sprinkle with glitter, if desired. Let dry a couple hours or overnight.

Now let’s get busy building Mr. Snowman!

Let’s gather our supplies…

Snowman Supplies

Styrofoam balls – I bought 1 package with 2.5 inch and another with a variety of sizes {it was much less expensive to buy them this way}
White Yarn – I bought Bernat Baby Blanket {1 skein was more than enough to make the Snowman and several Snowballs}
Black Felt
Ribbon – I bought some that looks like a scarf
Black Fuzzy Sticks – aka Pipe Cleaners
Wooden Skewers – found in the kitchen area
Acrylic Paint – orange and white
Small wooden disks for the snowman to sit on
Straight pins
Foam paint brush
Buttons
Hot glue gun or other adhesive

Build a Yarn Snowman

First step, you will need to cover the balls.
Tie a knot in the end of the yarn and secure it to the Styrofoam ball with a straight pins
Then wrap the yarn around the ball until it’s all covered
Secure the end with another knot and pin

Snowman’s Felt Hat

Cut a rectangle from the black felt. I used a 4×7 inch piece. Create a circle by either glue or sew it together. The size of the circle will depend on the size of the snowman’s head.
Pinch together the top 1/3 of the felt circle, secure with a rubber band and make small cuts in the edge to resemble fringing
Roll up the bottom and wrap a piece of yarn around to hide the rubber band

Now it’s time to paint the wooden base white for the snowman to sit on and the wooden skewer orange for the nose.

Snowman Arms

Cut a piece of pipe cleaner about 2 inches long and fold in half
Cut another piece of pipe cleaner for the arm, the length you want and wrap the small piece around the end, creating hands

Now let’s put Mr. Snowman together

Cut a piece of wooden skewer about 3-4 inches long, push into the bottom of the head and the other end into the body. Do the same with the body and the bottom snowball.
Attach the hat with hot glue or other adhesive
Cut the orange skewer to the length you want the nose and push it into the snowball
Add the buttons for the eyes and on the body
For the mouth, use black straight pins, small buttons or beads
Use a wooden skewer to make a hole for the arm and gently push the arm into the body
Tie the ribbon for a scarf

Now it’s time for the Paper Snowflakes. Let’s gather our supplies…

Paper Snowflake Supplies

Copy paper
Straightedge cutter
Scissors
Spray Adhesive, optional {not shown}
Glitter, optional

How to make Paper Snowflakes – the easy way

Cut a piece of paper square – this snowflake is 3.5 x 3.5 inches
Fold in half diagonally
Fold again
Fold in the ends to the middle
Cut the wings off the bottom
Now you can either just free hand cut your design like I did, or use a template. I shared several templates last year, or you can find some on Marcel Crafts.

I made a few extra yarn balls to lay on the shelf too. The fluffy snowballs, are yarn wrapped around my fingers, secured in the middle with another piece of yarn, and then cut the ends, and fluff.

So how about it? Grab your scissors and paper, round up the kiddos and get crafting this weekend!

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