Kids can make a felt snowman decoration in this fun winter craft idea. Add this snowman activity to your seasonal or Christmas theme to support fine motor and creative skills.
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Making a snowman is always fun, especially when it’s as easy as this felt snowman craft! This is a fun ornament for the Christmas tree, or a perfect gift to share with a friend.
This activity is easy to set up with just two materials – felt pieces and a shower ring.(affiliate links)
Make the decoration any size you like, depending on the felt pieces you have on hand. It’s a great use of felt scraps left over from other projects.
This small parts activity is a great way to add STEAM to your curriculum. Find out more about STEAM in this post.
- Science – learning about snow and snowmen.
- Technology – cutting and gluing small parts.
- Engineering – constructing the snowman.
- Art – being creative with colors and materials.
- Math- sorting and counting felt pieces of snowman
Felt snowman craft
1. Cut out felt pieces.
Cut a felt rectangle 2 inches x 12 inches (6 cm x 29 cm).
Cut pieces of felt for the features and accessories as shown in the photo.
- Include boots, mittens and scarf, buttons, hat, arms, and carrot nose. You can cut out the small felt pieces before hand.
- Kids can help choose felt colors and shapes for building their snowmen.
Cut three felt circles for the snowman or use cosmetic cotton rounds as shown in the photo.(affiliate link)
2. Attach the felt triangle to the shower ring.
Draw the felt rectangle through a shower curtain ring. Overlap 1 1/2 in. (4 cm.) and staple or glue to secure.
If you don’t have a shower curtain ring, you can bend a chenille stem in the shape of the ring.
3. Make the snowman.
Glue three cotton cosmetic pads or felt circles to the felt rectangle to form the body of the snowman.
Glue the remaining features and accessories onto the body of the snowman.
- Kids can arrange the pieces of felt on the rectangle over and over before gluing them in place.
Your felt snowman is ready for Christmas decorating or sharing!
Easy snowman decoration
This is a fun and easy craft for toddlers and preschoolers. It supports creative skills along with math and fine motor.
Make the felt rectangle any size you like. Larger pieces may be easier for younger children to work with.
Talk about the activity with your early learners as they put the pieces together to build a snowman.
Make this a fun addition to small parts or STEAM play with preschoolers.
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