Winter Crafts for Preschoolers
January Check-In Board
Yay! Snowmen! Who doesn't love snowmen? My students are thrilled to match their hat with the "matching" snowman! Draw the snowmen on a posterboard (leaving enough space for their hats), color each snowman's scarf a different color and make matching hats (click on picture above for template). Cut out a large snowman hat (any color will do) I chose red and then used magnetic strips to connect the hats to the snowmen. The children move their hat to a snowman when they arrive each morning.
Squirt white acrylic paint into a baby food jar,
replace cap and shake to coat inside of jar. Use a black sharpie to color the
lid and draw smile. Add ear muffs using pom poms and a pipe cleaner. The nose can be drawn on with an orange sharpie,construction paper or orange foam. Add googly eyes. (glue gun works great but you can also use elmers glue.)
Paint snow on the bottom of a piece of blue construction paper like shown. Paint thumb white to make the body of the penguin. Paint pinky finger black to make the wings and head. Allow to dry and add legs and nose with orange paint
Cut out the bottom of a water bottle. Water down white glue and "paint" onto a sauce jar or water bottle. Apply torn pieces of tissue paper to the glue and paint over again with the mixture. Allow to dry. Use a black sharpie to color the top. Add mouth, nose and scarf with foam. For the candle use a battery operated candle and simply place it under the bottle to cover. For the sauce jar, open the top and place inside.
Cut out several different colored bunnies and glue onto a piece of blue construction paper like shown. Add googly eye and cotton for snow. Use a Q-Tip dipped in white paint to make the snowflakes in the sky.
Use colored foam to create
this adorable snowman puppet. Add googly eyes and a marker for the mouth. Glue to a large craft stick.
Use white glue to join the rims of the cups together as shown. Allow to dry overnight. Decorate the cups using anything you wish, such as sequins, construction paper,googly
eyes etc..
Paper Plate Penguin
What you need:
• 2 paper plates
• black paint
• orange construction
paper
• googly eyes
What to do:
• cut out the center of one
paper plate for head and paint as shown
• paint other plate as shown
• add legs and beak from orange construction paper
• 2 paper plates
• black paint
• orange construction
paper
• googly eyes
What to do:
• cut out the center of one
paper plate for head and paint as shown
• paint other plate as shown
• add legs and beak from orange construction paper
Torn Paper Snowman
Trace a large circle and a small circle onto blue
construction paper with a pencil. Have children tear pieces of white
construction paper and glue them into the circle like shown. Tear pieces of
black construction paper for the hat. Add small black pom poms for the eyes and
large pom poms for the buttons. Cut an orange triangle out or tear one for the nose. Glue brown pipe cleaners on for the arms.
construction paper with a pencil. Have children tear pieces of white
construction paper and glue them into the circle like shown. Tear pieces of
black construction paper for the hat. Add small black pom poms for the eyes and
large pom poms for the buttons. Cut an orange triangle out or tear one for the nose. Glue brown pipe cleaners on for the arms.
Baby Food Jar Snowman
Squirt white acrylic paint into a baby food jar, replace cap and shake to coat inside of jar. Use a black sharpie to color the
lid and draw smile. Add ear muffs using pom poms and a pipe cleaner. The nose can be drawn on with an orange sharpie,construction paper or orange foam. Add googly eyes. (glue gun works great but you can also use elmers glue.)
Glitter Snowflake
Glue 4 craft sticks together like shown,dry and paint white. Add glitter while paint is still wet.
Finger Print Penguins
Paint snow on the bottom of a piece of blue construction paper like shown. Paint thumb white to make the body of the penguin. Paint pinky finger black to make the wings and head. Allow to dry and add legs and nose with orange paint
Snowmen Candle Jars
Cut out the bottom of a water bottle. Water down white glue and "paint" onto a sauce jar or water bottle. Apply torn pieces of tissue paper to the glue and paint over again with the mixture. Allow to dry. Use a black sharpie to color the top. Add mouth, nose and scarf with foam. For the candle use a battery operated candle and simply place it under the bottle to cover. For the sauce jar, open the top and place inside.
Bunny In The Snow
Cut out several different colored bunnies and glue onto a piece of blue construction paper like shown. Add googly eye and cotton for snow. Use a Q-Tip dipped in white paint to make the snowflakes in the sky.
Foam Snowman Puppet
Use colored foam to create this adorable snowman puppet. Add googly eyes and a marker for the mouth. Glue to a large craft stick.
Styrofoam Snowman
Use white glue to join the rims of the cups together as shown. Allow to dry overnight. Decorate the cups using anything you wish, such as sequins, construction paper,googlyeyes etc..
Matching Snowmen
Create 2 snowmen with identical hats, scarves etc. Have one child create a snowman then have another child "match" it along side it.
Paper Plate Snowman
You Will Need:
Paper plates (2 per child)
• template (click picture)
•hole puncher
•yarn (any color)
•brightly colored construction paper
•markers/crayons
•buttons
What To Do:
~fasten together 2 paper plates by
punching a hole
through one end of
each plate and tying
yarn through it.
~cut out hat, mittens,
and boots in many
different colors using
the construction paper
Paper plates (2 per child)
• template (click picture)
•hole puncher
•yarn (any color)
•brightly colored construction paper
•markers/crayons
•buttons
What To Do:
~fasten together 2 paper plates by
punching a hole
through one end of
each plate and tying
yarn through it.
~cut out hat, mittens,
and boots in many
different colors using
the construction paper
Matching Mittens
Click on the picture to get template and trace onto a large piece of white paper. Have children color two "matching mittens.
Coffee Filter Snowflakes
Make these beautiful snowflakes by following the diagrams below.
To dye snowflake put 10-12 drops of blue food coloring into 1/2 cup of water and dip the corners BEFORE you cut.
4) Unfold for a beautiful snowflake
Snowman Magnet
Tape together 8 craft sticks then turn over and paint like shown. Paint a single craft stick black for the brim of the hat. Add googly eyes and a nose made from foam or construction paper. Draw "coal" with a black sharpie to design the mouth. Add magnet to back.
Snowman Names
Cut out enough white circles for each child to spell their names. Glue onto a piece of blue construction paper like shown and add snowflakes with Q-Tips dipped in white paint. Add arms, nose, eyes and mouth with a marker.
Snowman lacing Card
Use white poster board to create this cute snowman. Punch holes all around and use yarn and bobby pin
3D Foam Snowman
Create this snowman with foam and piece together like shown.
Let's Play The Snowball Game
Cut out enough white circles for each of your student's names. Write 1 letter on each "snowball." For longer names make smaller circles. Paint the bottom of a piece of blue construction paper like shown and set aside to dry. Have each child put their letters in order to spell their name and glue onto paper. Add "snowflakes" with paintbrush or q-tips. Say the following:
Let's play the snowball game,
How many letters spell your name? (point to one child and have them count out snowballs as they point to each one, then child says "5 snowballs spell my name") You can also have them say each letter, then proceed to another child.
Let's play the snowball game,
How many letters spell your name? (point to one child and have them count out snowballs as they point to each one, then child says "5 snowballs spell my name") You can also have them say each letter, then proceed to another child.
2) Fold in half again
1) Fold coffee filter in half
3) Cut triangles out along the edges like shown
Made from fruit cup containers and top. Paint with acrylic paint and assemble.
Pour elmer's white glue onto clear transparency paper and add buttons for eyes and mouth while still wet. Add a foam hat and string for hanging.
Gather 3 boxes and cover with white paper (I used bulletin board paper). Use a hot glue gun and attach like shown.
Add buttons, hat, eyes, mittens, nose, and mouth from construction paper. Gift wrap cardboard tubes work great for the arms (paint brown). The broom can be made with a rolled up paper bag and yellow tissue paper. The scarf was created
with tissue paper.
I am a Snowman.
Look at my cookie eyes,
Look at my orange carrot nose.
I have a tall black hat!
Can you see my raisin mouth?
I have purple mittens.
Do you like my brown broom?
How many yellow buttons do I have?
My scarf is warm and red.
I am a snowman, tall and proud!
Add buttons, hat, eyes, mittens, nose, and mouth from construction paper. Gift wrap cardboard tubes work great for the arms (paint brown). The broom can be made with a rolled up paper bag and yellow tissue paper. The scarf was created
with tissue paper.
I am a Snowman.
Look at my cookie eyes,
Look at my orange carrot nose.
I have a tall black hat!
Can you see my raisin mouth?
I have purple mittens.
Do you like my brown broom?
How many yellow buttons do I have?
My scarf is warm and red.
I am a snowman, tall and proud!
