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Snowman Cotton Ball Craft

This is a super simple, inexpensive craft for little children.  They enjoy the feel of the cotton balls.

Tip from a viewer:  I used black pom poms for the eyes, nose and mouth, an orange pom pom for the nose and popsicle sticks for the arms.  I didn't make a hat.

Materials:

  • cotton balls (about 40 per snowman)
      
  • blue construction paper (1 sheet per child)
  • black construction paper
  • orange construction paper
      
  • glue
  • scissors
      
  • optional:  popsicle stick

Instructions:

  • optional:   I prefer to just premake the craft for them to use as a model and let them make their cotton ball snowman freehand but you can draw or trace two circles onto the blue construction paper as a guide for the children to glue cotton balls inside. 
      
  • Have the children glue cotton balls in two or three stacked circles to make a snowman shape
    • I like to squeeze some glue onto a paper plate or margarine container lid and let the children scoop bits of glue with a popsicle stick. 
    • I find it gets too messy letting them squeeze the glue right out of the bottle onto the paper
        
  • Cut out construction paper shapes (adults can do this prior to craft time for young children)
    • BLACK:  5 large circles per snowman (2 eyes and 3 buttons) 
    • BLACK:  5 small circles per snowman (for the mouth)
    • BLACK:  hat shape (rectangle with a square on top)
    • ORANGE:  Cut out one triangle per snowman (nose)
    • ORANGE (or brown):  Long rectangle shapes (arms)
        
  • Have the children glue their snowman faces, buttons, hat and arms to their cotton ball snowman.
      

 

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