Winter is a great time for kids to get crafty and make some winter-themed crafts.

With the cold weather outside, kids can get bored and may need some screen-free activities to do.

This snowy owl printable craft is super cute and kids will love creating it.

It’s a fun and easy activity for kids that allows them to color or paint their own owl! Print, cut, and glue to make this adorable little birdie friend.

This activity can also help children develop stronger scissor skills and learn to follow directions!

Also, browse through all of our snowy owl activities for kids for more ideas.

Build A Snowy Owl Craft

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Supplies

• White cardstock
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Crayons or paint (if using the color in version)
• Snowy owl template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)

Directions

Download the snowy owl template and print it out.

If you’re using the color in version, let the kids color or paint in each of the pieces. Cut out each of the pieces.

Begin to create the owl’s face by gluing the eyes to the round part of the eye background.

Next, glue the beak in between the eyes.

Position the completed face piece in the middle of the head and glue it in place.

Place one of the owl’s wings on the right side of the body and glue it to the front.

Take the other wing and glue it to the left, back side of the owl’s body.

Finish off the craft by gluing the feet to the bottom, middle of the owl’s body, on the back side.

This printable project is a simple winter animal craft kids will be proud to show off once they’re done!

Winter Activities For Kids

If your kids or student want even more winter ideas to keep them occupied, you’ll want to keep reading below. We’ve listed some of our favorite resources to keep the learning going.

First, we recommend starting by reading books to your kids. Reading aloud to children is an excellent way to introduce them to new words and teach them about the world. Reading also helps with communicating and focus!

Here are some of the best winter animal books.

Polar Bear Island is a fun book for winter! Polar Bear Island is just that – only for polar bears! That is until Kirby the penguin comes to visit. She turns the place around and adds tons of interesting excitement, but will the polar bears let her stay? You have to check it out and see for yourself!

Tacky The Penguin– This is a great book for children to learn about acceptance and valuing others for exactly who they are.

Owl Babies– A sweet book that teaches kids that Mom always comes back! It’s especially great for children who may have separation anxiety.

Winter Craft Ideas

Add in some fun winter crafts with some of our favorite ideas below:

Rocking Snowman Craft – Kids will love this moving snowman craft. The craft is quick and easy so they can do it by themselves or with a friend. This winter activity promotes creativity and dexterity skills while improving motor skills! Let your kids enjoy this fun snowman project that’s perfect for any day of the week!

Puffy Paint Snowglobe Craft – Help your kids create a wintery scene with this puffy paint snowglobe craft. This is a great activity to do when you’re kids are bored and need something fun to keep them occupied! Use our free template that’s easy enough for little hands to help bring it all together.

Paper Plate Walrus Craft – Get your kids crafting this winter with a paper plate walrus craft. They will love to paint, cut, and glue together this cute animal that’s perfect for the season!

Polar Bear Paper Bag Puppet Craft – This winter kids’ craft is perfect for pretend play. Your child will love using their imagination to create a new story with this paper bag polar bear puppet! It’s easy and fun to make, plus it only takes about 20 minutes of your time.

Kids’ Winter Activities

These winter do a dot printables will keep your kids busy when they’re bored. These no-prep, easy-to-use activities are perfect for those cold days when you’re snowed in and the only thing more fun than playing outside is staying inside with arts & crafts!

Get the kids ready for a winter of fun with these free printable snowman cutting activity pages! They are perfect for kids who are just starting out to use scissors and need help practicing. The pages give them lots of opportunities to strengthen their hand-eye coordination and gain more motor skills control.

Get your kids excited about learning with these fun printable penguin worksheets! With delightful illustrations and engaging activities, practicing handwriting, scissor skills, and letter recognition is made easy and enjoyable. So don’t let your little ones miss out on this exciting adventure — grab these worksheets today!

When the winter days get extra cold, and cabin fever starts to kick in there is a perfect solution to cure the ailment – these free polar bear dot to dot printables! These sheets can help engage their minds while making use of fine motor skills that will entertain as well as teach. So grab your dot markers and get ready for lots of dabbing fun this winter season.

Winter Fun

• Kids will look super cute in this sweet snowman shirt!
• These adorable penguin soaps are great for encouraging kids to wash their hands.
• This penguin playdough kit is great for sensory play!

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Printable Snowy Owl Template