Who doesn’t love a cute snowman? In Southern California, we rarely get snow to make a real snowman and we have only had snow once since the kids were born and they were too young to remember it. So, we do snowman crafts instead or go to events with artificial snow. This week, we decided to do a simple snowman craft which is easy and fun.
Snowman at Night:
You will need:
- Equal parts of baking soda and water (depending on how many children are making this craft)
- Paint brush
- Container for baking soda ‘paint’
- Blue or black construction paper
- Decorations for the snowman such as craft foam cut into shapes, twigs and google eyes
- Snowman cookie cutter
- White glue or tacky glue
Mix equal parts of baking soda and water. We used 1/4 cup for our four children. Set the cookie cutter out on the construction paper and have your preschooler paint inside it using the baking soda and water ‘paint.’ Remove the cutter and have your child dot snow in the sky and on the ground. Allow to dry. Then, have your child add the features and secure with glue.
Have you been doing snowman craft this Winter (or made actual snow people)? Feel free to share pictures on the Capri + 3 Facebook page and share your experiences in the comments.
Here are some more Playful Preschool ideas for Snowman Learning Fun:
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Snowman Mitten Match Alphabet Activity by Growing Book by Book
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Snowman Vocabulary Activities for Preschool by The Educators’ Spin On It
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Snowman at Night Preschool Craft by Capri + 3
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Snowman Peg and Count by Rainy Day Mum
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Make a Snowman from Things in the Kitchen by Powerful Mothering
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Melted Snowman Painting by Learning to Walk
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Build a Snowman Indoors by Mom Inspired Life
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Baked Cotton Snowman Craft by Still Playing School
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Build a Snowman Creativity Prompt by Raising Lifelong Learners
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Do You Wanna Build a Snowman Treat by Tiny Tots Adventures
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Snowman Snack Ideas by Fun-A-Day
Amanda Boyarshinov says
FUN! My kids like painting with "non traditional" paints. Will try soon.
Natasha Johnson says
This looks like fun! My girls love to paint.
Nicolette Roux says
this looks like a ton of fun! bonus for paint that my kids love
Danielle Buckley says
This turned out so cute! I bet the baking soda paint adds a neat texture to the painting.
Theresa says
Thank you Amanda.
Non-traditional 'paints' can be a lot of fun. It is also nice for them to be involved in making the paint.
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Theresa says
Thank you Natasha.
The nice thing about this is as long as you have baking soda, you never run out of 'paint.'
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Theresa says
Thank you Nicolette.
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Theresa says
Thank you Danielle.
It does add a fun texture and stays as long as they don't try to touch it a lot afterwards.
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Tarynn Playle says
So fun! I just need the black paper and my girl can go to town-she would love this! Awesome-thank you!
Jess Ullrich says
These are so cute! My daughter would love this project.
Tricia Goodmama says
Very cute! We love this book! I use to read this with my Kindergarteners and we would use marshmallows to paint the snowmen. It was a little difficult convincing them not to eat them with the paint on though haha.
WorkingMomMagic says
very cute idea! I never heard of this paint method..
Theresa says
Thank you Tarynn.
I hope your daughter enjoys it.
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Theresa says
Thank you Jess.
I hope your daughter enjoys trying this out. It is very easy to set up and clean up.
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Theresa says
Hi Tricia.
I did not even realize this was a book and had to look it up after your comment! I found it. Thank you for the recommendation. We will have to read the book!
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Colleen Kessler says
I love the idea to use baking soda as paint! Thanks — I think we'll do this tomorrow.
Nicci says
How fun! Too bad we didn't get any snow this year. I guess making them at home is our best option. Thanks for the tips!
Theresa says
Hi Working Mom Magic.
Thank you. This 'paint' is super easy to make and clean up.
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Theresa says
Thank you Colleen.
I hope you and your children enjoy it.
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Theresa says
Hi Nicci.
This is a fun alternative when you don't have any snow outside to build a real snowman.
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Growing Book by Book says
I love the idea using the cookie cutter as a stencil.
Theresa says
Thank you Growing Book by Book.
In this case, the 'paint' is also a cooking ingredient which allows for the cutter to continue to be used for cookies too.
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