Snowman on a Stick
By: Amanda Formaro
Difficulty: Average
Age: 7 and up
Average User Rating:
Parental supervision is recommended
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This charming little snowman comes complete with a Christmas present. Make several and have a snowman party puppet show!
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What you'll need:
- 3 egg carton cups
- 1 orange toothpick (or regular toothpick painted orange)
- 2 blue butons
- 1 brown skinny chenille stem
- 1 green skinny chenille stem
- 2 medium pom poms
- 1 jumbo craft stick
- Small scrap of cardboard
- Silver ribbon
- Scrap of fabric or mismatched sock (for scarf)
- Acrylic craft paint: white, black, pink
- White craft glue or hot glue gun
- Scruffy paint brush or scruffed up cotton swab
- Scissors
How to make it:
- Trim the egg carton cups and paint them white. Let dry.
- Paint the craft stick white and let dry.
- Glue a blue button to the center of an egg cup, repeat with a second egg cup.
- Use a scruffy paint brush or cotton swap to dab on pink cheeks to the remaining egg cup.
- Cut orange toothpick in half and glue sideways to the center of the egg cup.
- Glue head and two body pieces to the white craft stick, leaving enough of the craft stick at the bottom to use as a handle.
- Trim a small amount of the green chenille stem, just enough to fit on top of the head for the ear muff band.
- Trim one side flat on each pom pom, glue the flat side to the egg cup as ear muffs.
- Wrap scrap of fabric or sock around the neck of the snowman and glue in place. Use scissors to fringe the ends of the scarf.
- Cut a small rectangle from the cardboard and paint it green, let dry.
- Cut the brown chenille stem in three sections. Set one section aside for a future project. Use remaining two as the snowman’s arms. Glue to the craft stick, underneath the egg cup. Bend at the “elbow”.
- Trim silver ribbon and glue onto green painted cardboard to make a present. Glue in a plus sign fashion. Tie a ribbon from silver ribbon and glue to the top.
- Glue the present to the front of the snowman, gluing onto the bottom of the middle egg cup and the top of the bottom egg cup.
- Position the arms so that the “hands” are behind the present, glue in place.
- Use the handle end of a small paint brush to dip into black paint and dot on eyes and mouth.
Tips:
- To make this project a little simpler for smaller children, simply leave out the present and even the arms.
- You may substitute the toothpick by using a piece of craft foam or felt if you are worried about the pointed edge.
- Use whatever colors you like for this project. Our colors are simply suggestions.
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