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Paper Bag Snowman Craft For Kids

Since wintertime can get everyone a little stir crazy, we’ve got the perfect idea for an indoor activity all the kids will love!

This paper bag snowman craft is a simple and easy way to entertain the kids when it’s too cold to go outside.

It’s a simple winter craft for kids that requires only a few basic craft supplies you probably already have in your craft closet.

Make it at home, at school, daycare, or even for library storytime!

Read or watch our step-by-step tutorial to see how easy it is to make with your kids or students! Also, be sure to check out all of our snowman activities for more winter ideas.

Paper Bag Snowman Craft Idea

Paper bag snowman craft image collage with the words snowman puppet craft in the middle

Supplies

Directions

Download the snowman template and print out on card stock. Cut out all the pieces you need.

Assemble the snowman’s face by gluing the two pink cheeks just below the eyes.

Hands gluing cheeks on paper bag snowman craft

Glue the carrot nose between the two cheeks.

Hands gluing carrot nose on paper bag snowman craft

Place the completed snowman’s head on the top paper bag flap and glue in place.

Hands gluing snowman face onto white paper bag

Assemble the snowman’s body by gluing the scarf into place. Trim off any excess pieces.

Hands gluing scarf onto paper bag snowman body

Glue the two buttons below the scarf.

Hands gluing black circles onto paper bag snowman body

Attach the completed snowman’s body to the bottom of the white paper bag with the glue stick.

Hands gluing body on paper bag snowman craft

Finish off the snowman by gluing the hat together. Next glue the mistletoe leaf and berries to one side of the hat.

Hands gluing paper bag snowman hat together Hands gluing paper holly onto snowman hat

Glue the completed hat to the top of the snowman’s head.

Hands gluing hat on paper bag snowman craft

You’re done!

Related: Elf Paper Bag Craft For Kids

Quick Tip

If you don’t have any white paper bags on hand, we have a two ideas for you.

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One, you can simply use a brown paper bag the way it is and glue the pieces on.

Two, you can cut out white paper in the size of the flap and bottom pieces and glue them on. This will allow you to still have the white background without using a white paper bag.

Either way, we’re sure they’ll turn out great!

Frosty The Snowman Movie Night Idea

One fun way to use this paper bag snowman craft is to get the whole family together to have a family movie night!

Two paper bag snowman crafts

Gather the kids together and make this simple snowman craft. Then, once everyone has made their own puppet watch Frosty the Snowman as a family.

Pop some popcorn or make a simple snowman themed treat like this doughnut one:

It’s a simple and fun way to celebrate the holidays together as a family! And look how cute and festive those donuts are!

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Preparing This Craft For Young Kids

If you’re planning on doing this craft with young children, we have a few tips to making it go smoothly.

First, have all the pieces cut out and ready to go. Toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten children will have a blast making this snowman puppet but many will not have the scissor skills necessary to cut out all the pieces.

Related: Star Wars Cutting Practice Worksheets For Kids

By doing this ahead of time, you’ll be ready to jump right in when it’s time to craft.

We also recommend young kids use glue sticks instead of liquid glue. This cuts down on the mess big time and keeps hands a little less sticky!

Paper bag snowman craft

Share With Us

We’d love to see how your snowman puppet craft turns out! Snap a picture of it, then share it on our Facebook wall or in our private Facebook group.

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Paper Bag Snowman Craft For Kids

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Make this cute paper bag snowman craft with the kids this winter! It's easy and comes with a free printable template.

Materials

  • White paper bag
  • White card stock
  • Colored card stock (in black, red, green, orange and pink)
  • Glue stick
  • Snowman craft template (download form located at the end of the page)

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

    1. Download the snowman template and print out on card stock. Cut out all the pieces you need.
    2. Assemble the snowman's face by gluing the two pink cheeks just below the eyes.
    3. Glue the carrot nose between the two cheeks.
    4. Place the completed snowman's head on the top paper bag flap and glue in place.
    5. Assemble the snowman's body by gluing the scarf into place. Trim off any excess pieces.
    6. Glue the two buttons below the scarf.
    7. Attach the completed snowman's body to the bottom of the white paper bag with the glue stick.
    8. Finish off the snowman by gluing the hat together. Next glue the mistletoe leaf and berries to one side of the hat.
    9. Glue the completed hat to the top of the snowman's head.

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Maria

Tuesday 18th of April 2023

Hi Sam please send me a link to the snowman, I want to do a class activity with my students. I sent my email and it even asks me to submit my email address to comment but I still haven't received any link. :(

Maria

Thursday 13th of April 2023

Hello I can't seem to find the link for the Free Snowman template.

Maria

Monday 17th of April 2023

@Sam, I did... did you get my email?

Sam

Thursday 13th of April 2023

All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you 🙂

Karelle

Friday 6th of December 2019

Merci et encore merci

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