This design a snowman activity is a frugal way to inspire creative activities and have winter fun.
With a variety of simple craft materials, your kids will be delighted as they create their own snow person. Using a tray that separates allows your students to easily see all that they have available for hands-on activities. Oh, and you can choose to do this activity again and again OR glue the pieces down for a longer lasting creation.
I’ve got a bunch of tips and ideas for using this cute activity as part of winter and educational themes. Take a look at my suggestions and use for inspiration for your own snowman fun!
Frugal Ways to Enjoy Snowman Fun
Searching for an affordable activity to use with young learners during the winter season? Maybe you’d like a simple way to help your kids enjoy a quiet activity that involves no screens? Or perhaps you’re need more hands-on projects that encourage creativity and spark imagination?
Well, this design a snowman activity is simply sensational for all of those things and more!
As a mom of five boys with an age range of twelve years, I’ve had to use a lot of outside the box thinking when it comes to quiet indoor winter activities. We live in western Pennsylvania in a snow belt region. Freezing temperatures and blizzard conditions can have use stuck inside for days at a time. So, I’ve had to think of many ways to help my kids focus their energy in positive way.
Activity trays were one of my favorite choices. I could quickly put together these trays with craft materials that we had. And the boys would have a blast with sensory play (like when I’d include our Cool Whip playdough) and more!
This snowman theme (which was often turned into snow girl, snow boy, snow dog, etc.) was always a big success with my boys. I hope that it inspires you to have a bunch of imaginative fun with your kids, too!
Recommended Materials for Your Snowman Activity Tray
I absolutely love that you really can’t do this activity tray wrong! I suggest that you go through your craft supplies and see what you have to use. Feel free to substitute with the supplies that you have. These materials are great starting points:
- Activity Tray
- Black and White Cardstock
- Ribbon or Fabric
- Sticks
- Pom Poms
- Buttons
- Pipe Cleaners
- Snowflake Sequins
- Sequins
- Pony Beads
- Wood Beads
- Foam Stickers
- Googly Eyes
Ideas and Inspiration for This Design a Snowman Activity
01
Cut out snowman shape
Cut a snowman shape out of the white cardstock.
Superstar Worksheets has a bunch of free printable snowman templates if you’d prefer to have something to trace.
02
Cut out snowman shape
Cut hat shapes out of the black cardstock. Cut the ribbon/fabric into strips. Collect sticks for the arms. Include orange buttons (or pom poms) for the nose.
03
Design and decorate!
Provide your student with a snowman (person or animal) shape. Have winter fun!
Kids can either lay decorations on the snowman, making this a reusable activity OR you can glue them down to make their masterpieces permanent.
Encourage kids to get involved by naming their snowman. They can also come up with a story based on their new friend.
Practice recognizing emotions by challenging kids to make a happy, sad, worried, etc snowman.
Keep Your Snowman Fun Going!
This activity is just one piece of the fun that you can have with your snowmen! This free printable snowman craft is a fantastic activity for older kids (or to make with younger ones).
Before you do this design a snowman activity, it can be helpful to read some books about snowmen and their friends.
Also, you can talk about colors, textures, patterns, and extras. Include both traditional and modern ideas that your children can try as they decorate their snow person.
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Do you have any questions about this design a snowman activity with kids? Also, what ideas do you have for supplies? I’d love to hear all about it! Please share what you come up with in the comments area at the bottom of this post – thank you so much!!
