Foam Ball Snowman STEM for Preschoolers

This snowman craft is fun to do indoors on a wintry day.  Complete the foam ball snowman with fun accessories that make each snowman unique. 

snowman STEM preschool craft

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Who doesn't love a snow day? Especially the ones that keep you indoors.

Everybody gets to wear pj's, eat snacks, and watch the snow flurries without getting cold and wet.

Snowman activities are especially fun to do indoors when the weather isn't suitable outdoors.

Related: Snowman Crafts for Kids

 

This STEM activity invites kids to choose basic craft materials to make a snowman.

Kids will use math and engineering skills to design and build their snowmen, and create like artists as they add color and trims to their fun characters. 

Kids will sharpen their listening skills with simple directions to follow, engage hand-eye coordination, and complete the project with unique details.

The snowman craft is easy to do with basic craft materials and lots of imagination.

 

Snowman STEM 

Supplies for a snowman activity

 

Kids can build a snowman indoor craft

 

  • Foam balls, 3 different sizes
  • Straw or wooden dowel
  • Chenille stem or pipe cleaner
  • Felt scraps
  • Modeling clay or play dough
  • Cotton balls

Instructions for building a foam snowman

 

Snowman craft science challenge for kids

 

1. Stack foam balls on a straw or dowel. 

  • If you are stacking foam balls onto a straw, use a pencil to pilot hole in each foam ball.  This will allow the straw to be inserted easily through each foam ball.


Indoor snowman craft stem activity for preschoolers

 

2. Trim the excess straw. 

  • Leave a small piece exposed at the top. This is where the hat will be attached.

3. Support the snowman in a play dough base.

  • This will hold the snowman steady as you add the accessories.


4. Add accessories.

  • pipe cleaner arms
  • felt or fabric scarf
  • felt or craft eyes
  • felt nose and buttons
  • pipe cleaner arms

You can use small twigs for arms instead of chenille stems or pipe cleaners.

5. Make a hat.

  • Wrap a narrow piece of felt around the straw poking out at the top of the snowman.
  • Cut out a u-shape piece of felt. Glue to the snowman's head for a hat brim.


6. Decorate with cotton ball snowballs.

Glue cotton balls around the base of the snowman for snow.

 

Winter snowman preschool craft


Look at this original snowman. One of the kids decided to use gold ribbon for the scarf, craft eyes, and small dowels for arms. It looks amazing!

 Kids snowman craft

 

This snowman craft provides fine motor creative fun when blustery winter weather keeps you indoors. 

Learning through play

The process of adding parts one after the other requires some experimentation and creative thinking.

This process also engages fine motor skills.

Kids are also thinking like young scientists to build a snowman.

  • math skills to sort and count the foam balls
  • technology to make holes in the foam balls
  • engineering to design and stack the foam balls

Kids think like artists as they choose colors and fabrics to add accessories to the snowman.

Don't let a blustery snow day ruin your fun. Provide this hands-on activity to create a snowman that will never melt.

 

Easy to make foam ball snowman kids craft

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Snowman crafts from other kid-friendly bloggers
:

Snow Globe Snowman Craft from No Time for Flash Cards. 

Recycled CD Snowman Kid Craft  from The Resourceful Mama.

Puffy Paint Snowman  from Raising Little Superheroes.

 


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