It’s the perfect time of year to cozy up indoors. Light a fire, have a cup of hot chocolate, and spend time crafting with the kids.

We have just the craft to do with them this winter. No cold snow is needed to build this snowman. You’ll need a few basic craft supplies and a photo of your child’s face to make this adorable snowman photo craft!

Keep the kids engaged and entertained this winter season with more photo crafts for kids. These are great projects for younger kids in preschool through early elementary who love to create.

Be sure to check them out and plan which crafts your kids will love to do while staying warm indoors!

Snowman Picture Craft

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It’s a an easy peasy craft that will help kids hone their scissor skills, creativity, and fine motor skills by putting the snowman together. Plus, they’ll love personalizing their simple snowman craft with their face! 

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Photo of child
• Snowman template (unlock the image at the end of the post to go to the download page)

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this snowman to life!

First, guide your child in gluing the photo to the snowman’s head area.

Place the carrot nose over the child’s nose and glue it in place.

Next, help your child to glue the scarf on the neck portion of the snowman.

Take the stick arms and glue them on the back of both sides of the snowman’s body.

Create the hat by gluing the hat band to the middle of the hat.

Finally, encourage your child to glue the hat to the top of the snowman’s head.

We’re sure your kids loved making this fun photo craft. Check out our many more winter crafts to make together this year!

Cute Narwhal Craft

Winter Ideas For Kids

Winter is the perfect time to do indoor activities with the kids, so keep the fun going with some more winter-themed crafts and activities!

When the weather has you stuck inside, it’s a great way to keep kids of all ages busy learning and entertained! Read on below for more projects to try with your kids this winter!

Winter Books For Kids

Below are some of our favorite winter-themed books…

The Biggest Snowman Ever – When the mayor of Mouseville announces the town snowman contest, Clayton and Desmond claim that they will each make the biggest snowman ever.

The Snowy Day – This story shows a child’s wonder at a new world and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever.

Sneezy The Snowman– Sneezy is COLD! And he’s trying to warm up without success. But, the kids know exactly how to help him!

Winter Crafts For Kids

We especially love crafting during the winter when the kids are cooped up indoors and need to keep their hands and minds active.

Crafting helps them stay busy and entertained and hone skills such as critical thinking, fine motor skills, and creativity.

When they complete a project, kids also gain confidence, critical thinking skills, and patience. Add some craft activities to your kiddo’s day for fun this winter.

Related: Winter Do A Dot Printables

Snow Globe Frozen Craft – If you have kiddos who have watched Frozen on repeat, then we have the perfect craft for them to do! These super cute paper snow globes feature Queen Elsa and Princess Anna. Download the free template to make one or both sisters.

Penguin Headband Craft – Waddle on over to get a look at this super cute headband craft! Kids will make their penguins to wear with either the black and white version to color in or the colored paper craft version. This cute craft is perfect for both younger and older kids!

Paper Bag Snowman Craft—This craft doesn’t require a magic hat to bring a snowman to life. Grab a paper bag, some basic supplies, and this snowman template to make a fun and cute wintertime puppet. Your kids can use it for pretend play or as a cute decoration.

Handprint Walrus Craft for Kids—This cute paper craft personalized our walrus friend’s flippers with your little one’s handprints! Kids will love seeing this arctic animal come to life with their hands. Print the free template so the kids can craft in no time!

Winter Activities For Kids

These penguin cutting activity printables will allow kids to practice using their scissors without getting bored! When they cut out the four different sheets featuring our cute and playful penguins, they’ll work on their dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Try this Snowman Shape Craft

Skip the Arctic expedition and have the polar bears come to you with these polar bear do a dot printables! This fun learning activity will help kids work on their fine motor skills, letter recognition, and counting with these magnificent animals!

The kids will have a blast learning with these snowman worksheets. With this set, they’ll label a snowman, work on handwriting practice, and complete a letter maze. Preschoolers and kindergarteners will develop their fine motor skills, letter recognition, and scissors skills with our snowman friend.

Get the kids off their screens and have them use their minds and hands with these fun winter pattern block mats. Young children will hone their problem-solving and planning skills when using pattern blocks with these mats featuring fun winter scenes.

Playing with pattern blocks is a great way to work on fine motor skills and learn shapes, colors, and more.

Penguin Paper Bag Puppet Craft

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