Winter Class Party Craft Ideas For Kids

An adorable penguin hat is a terrific way to kick off a winter class party. There are two options for this craft. The first is letting the students color in the headband with markers or crayons. The second is tracing the template onto colored paper, cutting the pieces, and assembling the penguin headband from the instructions. The colorable version is excellent for younger children like toddlers and preschoolers, while older kids will enjoy the craft version.

Alternatively, this snowman headband is another beautiful option for a party hat. Like the penguin headband, there's a colorable version or a craft version, depending on how much time you have and the skill level of your students. Either option is completely adorable and will have the kids smiling until winter break.

Print out this easy peasy template to make a polar bear puppet that'll get loads of playtime. It's perfect for a unit on arctic animals as well as a beautiful winter craft that kids of all ages can enjoy.

Recycle toilet paper rolls to make black and white penguins using our printable template. Penguins are some of our favorite cold-weather animals, and these crafts are cute enough for the kids to save and display at home year after year.

Students will be super excited to trace their handprints and turn them into cute polar bears! The glaciers and snowflakes in the background add extra elements of fun.

There are so many ways to personalize this snowman snowglobe craft. You can make it as-is for a sweet winter project kids will be proud to take home to their parents. Or, if you want to make it extra special, you can cut out photos of each of your students so they can put their own faces at the top of the snowman. The kids can also write their own names and the year instead of "Frosty."

It's a wintery wonderland with these bright red cardinals made out of handprints with a lovely snowy background. It's an excellent choice if you're in a state where the cardinal is the state bird—that's seven states!

Put on a great snowman puppet show with our charming snowman stick puppets! Cut out the pre-colored version or let the students color the black-and-white version in their own unique color choices. After the kids cut them out, glue them to craft sticks and let them dry before playing with them. Use the puppets to sing along to Frosty the Snowman, I'm a Little Snowman, or Do You Want to Build a Snowman? The puppets also make lovely bookmarks.

Put on a puppet show with some of our winter paper bag puppets. This penguin paper bag craft is darling and delightful. The kids can script their own penguin play or choose from a favorite book to re-enact. They're also fun to use when singing nursery rhymes like 5 Little Penguins.

Use empty toilet paper rolls or new cardboard tubes to make these pretty little polar bears. The craft version is perfect for kids who are confident in their scissor skills and can work mostly independently when assembling a simple craft. The colorable version is great for toddlers and preschoolers because all they have to do is color in the picture, cut out the template, and wrap it around the cardboard tube.

Isn't it amazing to know that you can turn ordinary paper plates into so many fun things? Take these paper plate snowmen, for example. They're great for a winter party or any day the students can't go outside for recess because it's too cold and snowy. The paper plate snowmen are jolly, festive, and perfect for the entire winter season.

Learn about the symmetry of snowflakes while making a beautiful piece of decor for the classroom. Provide items like q-tips, stickers, cut doilies, stick-on gems, and more to allow students to create their own symmetrical snowflake designs

Try this cottony soft polar bear craft from Fireflies and Mud Pies for even more polar bear fun. While the painted snow background is beautiful, you can save time and minimize the mess by letting the kids use white paint pens, white-out pens, white crayons, or snowflake stickers. 

Practice shape recognition and identification with a winter theme! These shape polar bears are a hoot to make using circles, ovals, squares, triangles, hexagons, and more. Each one is cute as a button.

Get in on this fun penguin craft made with paper circles. You and your students can make quick work of this project with a few circle hole punches in various sizes. When the penguins are finished, glue them to craft sticks for a bit of puppeteering fun.

Introduce your students to the art of origami with these easy and whimsical origami penguins. This craft is best for about 3rd grade and up, but you can do this with younger children with a little more assistance—what a fun way to get kids to work on following directions.

How about a colorful winter hat craft to go along with the mittens craft listed above? This is a super fun option for multiple age groups. It's easily adjustable for different ages by pre-cutting the pieces for the younger children and letting the older students get as creative as they'd like. Each child can draw their own face and then top the head with a bright and jolly winter hat of their own design.

Nothing says winter like a snuggly pair of mittens. This mitten craft comes with a printable template, and you can make it even easier for your students by using colored construction paper or cardstock to skip the painting step. Let the kids embellish their mittens with stickers, sequins, stick-on jewels, and other accessories.

Talk about a frugal craft! This cool penguin is made entirely of paper. Making paper rolls is a great way to work on hand dexterity, and this craft is simple enough that kids can easily follow along with a quick demonstration. 

Your students will be so excited to make this craft. Nothing is better on a cold day than a warm cup of hot chocolate, and this craft is sure to bring back those warm, fuzzy memories for everyone. Embellish the cups with paper chocolate bars, marshmallows, and straws to make them look extra special.