Easy Cotton Ball Snowman Craft for Kids

Learn how to make a Cotton Ball Snowman Craft with just a few simple craft supplies. This fun art project is a great way to spend time with younger kids this Winter season. Not only will your toddlers and preschoolers love creating their very own snowman, they’ll also develop essential fine motor skills while they do it. How great is that?

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The holiday season can be tough on parents and kids who don’t want to be inside all day. If you’re trying to find fun ways for your kids to play this Winter, then start with these Winter activities for kids. Or invest in the Winter Activity Pack, which is filled with educational ideas for young kids.

Table of Contents

• What You’ll Need
• Instructions
• More Winter Crafts to Try
• You May Also Like

Materials Needed

1. Light blue construction paper
2. Pencil
3. Cotton wool
4. Twigs or brown pipe cleaner
5. Orange felt (or paper) cut into a small triangle
6. Dried black beans
7. Glue stick

How to Make a Cotton Ball Snowman Craft

1. Draw the outline of your snowman onto the blue background.

I started with a small circle for the snowman’s head, and then drew two more, progressively larger, circles underneath it for the snowman’s body. I also drew the face and buttons as a guide for the kids to follow. However, this is optional. Your kids might like to do their own pictures without any prompts.

You may also prefer to use plain white paper for these adorable snowmen. I just chose blue because I wanted the white of the cotton balls to really stand out.

2. Make your arms.

If you have twigs ready to go, then you can skip this step. However, if you are using brown pipe cleaners, then you’ll need to assemble them before you make your picture.

Take 2 pieces of pipe cleaner, one long and one short. Bend the short one in half and wrap it around the end of the long pipe cleaner. Now it will look like you have an arm with three fingers on one end.

3. Unroll and tear your fluffy cotton balls into pieces.

​This step is optional. You can always glue the cotton balls onto the snowman while they are intact. I just feel guilty doing this, because it seems like unnecessary waste.

As a bonus, unrolling the balls is a great way for little hands to strengthen their dexterity, so get your kids to help with this step.

4. Glue the cotton balls onto the snowman picture.

You can also glue smaller circles of cotton wool, glitter or snowflake stickers, to the sky around the snowman so that it looks like he’s standing in falling snow.

5. Make the Snowmans Face.

Glue the black beans onto the picture to make a smile, eyes, and buttons.

If you prefer, you can also use googly eyes or black pom poms for your snowman’s eyes, instead of black beans like I did.

Glue the orange triangles onto the snowman’s face to make a carrot nose.

Glue the twigs or pipe cleaners onto the side of the snowman to make arms.

If you have them in your craft supplies, you can also make a scarf for the snowman out of ribbon or maybe a top hat out of some black paper. In hindsight, I really wish that I had used a piece of construction paper to give our snowmen a black hat. Hopefully you’ll remember to make one when your kids are making their own cute snowmen.

Kids of all ages are going to have so much fun making this snowman craft idea. Even if you live somewhere where it doesn’t snow, there’s always something magical about building snowmen that kids just can’t resist.

Winter Arts and Crafts for Kids

I love a fun winter craft this time of the year, especially because we’re stuck inside more than usual. If you want to get creative with your kids this holiday season, check out some of these other easy crafts with a Winter theme.

1. Northern Lights Art for Kids
2. Mittens Sticker Art (Free Printable Template)
3. Paper Plate Polar Bear Craft
4. Popsicle Stick Snowman Craft
5. Paper Plate Snowman Craft

For more ideas, take a look at these 50 Winter Crafts for Kids.

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