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    Home » Holidays » Christmas

    Easy Snowman Ornament: Quick and Easy Preschool Craft

    Modified: Jan 21, 2021 · Published: Dec 24, 2010 by Brandy · This post may contain affiliate links.

    A quick and easy holiday craft for kids! This shredded paper snowman ornament comes together in under 5 minutes.
    3 shredded paper snowmen ornaments
    I found a pack of clear ornaments that I bought a few years ago in one of our Christmas boxes. I bought them to make snowman ornaments with the kids and then forgot...until this year! We made these cute ornaments to hang on the tree then used them to decorate the house in January. I love the faces that the kids drew on all by themselves. Those little carrot noses, though! We have a "no ornament left behind" policy in our home and string EVERY ornament onto the tree EVERY year. With several kiddos, this means that we have a lot of glittery, hand drawn, pasta dyed ornaments on the tree and I wouldn't have it any other way. Each represents a moment in time, a year, and a memory.

    I debated whether or not I should post a tutorial for these little ornaments because they are pretty self-explanatory, but I figured, why not? Someone might find this useful! If not, just scroll down to the bottom of the post where I share some other wintry/Christmas related crafts for kids that require a bit more instruction.

    Shredded Paper Snowman Ornament

    Step 1:

    Shred a bunch of white copy paper (we used scrap paper).

    Step 2:

    Fill the ornament with the paper shreds and replace the hanger.

    Step 3:

    Use Sharpies to draw on a snowman face.

    More winter craft ideas for kids!

    sock snowman

    Sock Snowman

    A quick and easy sock snowman for kids to make. No sewing involved! Fill with rice or pillow stuffing for a darling stuffed toy!

    snowball soap

    Snowball Soap

    No melting, pouring or measuring. This is the easiest DIY kids soap to make! Hide a small toy inside for this fun snowball surprise soap!

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    Reindeer Ornament

    Capture your child’s darling little thumbprint in this cute and easy reindeer ornament! A quick, low-mess, activity for toddlers and preschoolers.

    Last, but not least, here are 30 more snowman crafts to make with kids!

     

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Robin says

      January 05, 2011 at 12:55 pm

      How darling! You could so keep these around for winter decorating!

      Thank you for linking to All Things Inspired...I hope you'll come back every Wednesday and link your inspiration...I'm looking forward to it!
      xo
      Robin

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    2. Anne says

      January 19, 2010 at 7:38 pm

      This is really adorable! I am going to have to make some of these next year for my tree!!!

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