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It’s day three of our exciting 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop. Today our theme is Kid’s Activities. I’ve seen some of the ideas and I know you will be thrilled with all the inspiration there is if you are needing a holiday activity for the kids. I am sharing a kid’s snowman craft that turned out better than I imagined plus I got to spend some magical time with some of my grand kids. See the tutorial below.
I love how the draw strings that are hanging out look like arms.
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Kid’s Snowman Craft
I have to laugh every time I look at this photo of the burlap bag snowmen we made. Each one was made by a different person and they each have their own personality. We had a blast sitting around the table making them.
From our experience this craft would be suitable for ages 5 and up with the younger ones needing a little help with gluing items on and making the snowman’s hat. We used a low temp glue gun and the older kids had no problems using it.
It’s such a thrill to watch the kids get so excited and see them get so into crafting. It made this crafty grammie happy.
Kid’s Snowman Craft Supplies
- Any smaller burlap bags. I used 3×5″ bags supplied to me by burlapfabric.com. I want to thank them for being so generous.
- white acrylic paint
- 3×5″ cardstock or cardboard
- sponge brushes
- google eyes
- Sharpie marker
- orange Sculpey clay
- stretch cotton fabric
- ribbon
- glue gun and glue sticks
- cotton stuffing
- candy or small toys
Kid’s Snowman Craft Directions
- Preheat your oven to 275 degrees. Give each child a small piece of the orange Sculpey clay and have them make the noses for their snowmen. Bake the noses on a baking sheet for 15 minutes to harden.
- While the noses are in the oven have each child insert the 3×5″ card inside the burlap bag. This will keep the paint from leaking through. Give everyone a sponge brush and some white paint and have them paint both sides of the burlap bag. (Be sure to put paper or plastic down on the table to keep it safe from paint.)
- While the paint is drying show the kids how to make the hats.
- Cut a 7.5″x10″ piece of the stretch cotton fabric for each person.
- Fold the fabric in half right sides together and lengthwise.
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- Glue the long edge closed forming a seam. Let dry.
- Turn the fabric right sides out.
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- Cut a 12″ piece of ribbon and tie it about a third of the way down the the fabric tube. The fabric above the ribbon can be cut to the length they want.
- On the opposite end fold up the edge twice and glue the folds into place.
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- When the bags are dry the kids can create the faces by gluing on the eyes, their baked noses, and drawing on mouths, eyebrows, buttons, etc. Let the kids make it their own.
- Insert a piece of stuffing into the bags to create fullness and then they can add candy, treats, or toys inside.
- Top the snowman off with the hat stretched over the bag.
So, so fun. These would also be great gift ideas for all the kids in your life. If you make some of these we would love to see pictures.
Here’s another fun kid’s craft we made last year. Click on the picture to go to the post.
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These snowmen are the cutest. What a great way to use the bags and my kids love snowmen.
What a fun project – such a creative way to use the burlap bags!
I am in love with the burlap , such a creative holiday idea. They are all so cute.
I love this kid project. There’s painting, gluing, drawing…all the things kids love to do. Pinned.