Snowman Crafts

Make a Snowman craft to adorn your tables, corners and Christmas Trees.

This project , The Popcicle Stick Snowman Craft is easy to make...once the sticks are painted. (That gets to be the messy part.) We often paint our sticks one day while the paints are out for another activity and then assemble another day.

Finally, easy Christmas crafts, (look for the PRINT THIS PAGE button to create printable crafts instructions). Start the Holiday season right and deck the halls. EASY Christmas crafts and one-of-a-kind gifts or a festive holiday decorations are found here. Designed with simple instructions and pictures make it possible for anyone to create Christmas crafts they can be proud of.

Material needed for the Popcicle Stick Snowman

* 7 Jumbo craft sticks
* White and Black paint (you may want to spray-paint the sticks beforehand)
* Decorative ribbon about 5in long (for hat)
* 2 Large wiggle eyes
* 5 small rocks (about 1/4 inch diameter) or buttons. Snow-plow cinders are the perfect size.
* Orange craft foam, felt, or construction paper
* Black Marker (optional)
* Magnetic Tape
* Scissors
* Hot glue and hot glue gun or white glue.

Instructions:

1. Paint six craft sticks white.
2. Allow the paint to dry.
3. Paint one of the craft sticks entirely black.
4. Paint the top 2in of the six white sticks black (to form the hat)
5. Allow the paint to dry completely.
6 Add 1 inch piece of magnet tape to the back
7. Glue the six white craft sticks to the cardboard scrap as shown.
8. Glue the black craft stick down to create the brim of the hat, as shown.
9. Glue the wiggle eyes on to the snowman's face.
10. Cut out a triangle of orange craft foam (the carrot nose)
11. Glue the carrot on to the snowman's face
12. Wrap the ribbon around the brim of the hat and glue the ends in place on the back.
13. Glue each of the small stones or buttons to the snowman's face in the shape of a smile.

CAUTION: Hot glue guns and hot glue can burn skin. Only use a hot glue gun with adult supervision.