Snowman crafts: great kids crafts for New Year holidays

If it's summer outside, but you want to plunge into winter, it is not necessary to visit the North Pole of the Earth. It is enough to make handmade snowman crafts. The figures created can be used for various holidays or decorating a child's room.

They are great for the period of New Year celebrations or farewell to the old year. You can involve children in the work, as they are happy to make snowmen in different ways with their parents. Ready for a fun activity, then let's get started.

Sock-based snowman

Examining the finished product gives the impression that it is sewn by a skilled craftsman, in a specialized factory. But in fact it was not made by a professional. Therefore, anyone can create with their own hands a handmade snowman from a sock thanks to a detailed master class. This will require attention to detail and 15 minutes of free time.

What will we use?

Naturally, a white sock will be required. But in addition to him other materials are used:

As a filler for the formation of a snowman handicraft, it is advantageous to use small groats, synthetics, absorbent cotton;
To fix it, a spool of thick thread, thin rope, fishing line will do;
As a material for decorating and adorning the snowman are used beads, pins - will allow you to highlight the eyes and nose. But in view of the lack of it, you can draw thanks to acrylic paint or felt-tip pens;
Clothing, buttons, scarf are created with a piece of fabric of the appropriate color, it is possible to use a cut out of a sock or ribbon;
Glue will allow you to firmly connect some parts, so that the snowman craft will be durable;
Thread can sew the snowman, add buttons, a hat;
Scissors for dividing and giving the necessary size to different material.

Stages of creation

If you do everything correctly, then you will get an attractive snowman made of soft material. He will be able to perform its function for many years:
A white sock is cut into two halves. The lower part without the heel will be a prototype of a hat. Upper need to form the body of the snowman.
Turn inside out the upper part of the sock. In the heel area must be stitched or firmly tie the final part of the sock. Billet turn out the front side. Should form a kind of sack.
In the resulting bag is filled with filler. Due to the malleability of the contents, it is easy to create the necessary shape to form the body of the snowman. The upper part is tightened with string, rope.
Again used thread. This time, the neck of the snowman handicraft is highlighted. Already there is a complete image. But it is necessary to decorate it.
An ugly thread is formed on the neck. It is easily concealed by adding a scarf cut from a piece of soft fabric, like, fleece or a warm sock. If the chosen material is highly resistant, then an attractive fringe is formed at the ends.
From the unused part of the sock creates an elegant hat for a snowman craft.
It remains to sew on the buttons, create eyes and a nose.

In fact, the snowman is ready. If necessary, you can create a family of snowmen from socks of different colors.

Volumetric applique of the snowman for kindergarten

Sometimes children are assigned homework even in kindergarten. This is usually associated with the New Year or other holidays. To simplify the task, let's see how to make a snowman craft for kindergarten by the easiest method.

The work is done in the form of applique. But you can avoid the likely contact of the child's hands with glue. For this purpose, double-sided tape is used.

For the basis, a sheet of paper is taken. Cut out details from colored paper are glued on it one by one. It turns out an imitation of snow, fir trees, toys and other background necessary to place the snowman.

The snowman is formed by cutting out three circles of different sizes. Above him are added clouds, snowflakes freely falling from the sky.

The snowman should be intelligently decorated by adding brightness and accent to the cap, buttons and scarf. It is necessary to make an orange nose and finish drawing the eyes. Through the use of double-sided tape, the appearance of volumetric snowman is formed. All crafts for the garden is ready.

The child had fun and the necessary skills to work with simple materials, which will help in the development of his outlook and sense of beauty.

A snowman based on absorbent cotton disks

There are many ways to create a quality snowman to decorate the room. One good and simple option is considered the use of cotton disks. This method can be taught to the youngest children. It's time to get to the essence of creating a snowman craft out of cotton disks. List of materials:

Cotton disks;
Colored paper;
Comfortable scissors;
Sheets of cardboard;
Wooden sticks left over from eating ice cream;
Buttons or professional plastic eyes;
A little plasticine;
String, rope to make a quality scarf;
Glue for strong and durable connection of parts.

Step by step creation of the handicraft

If all the materials, tools are prepared. Then you can move on to the main work:

Three cotton disks are prepared. They should have different sizes to form the base, body and head of the snowman.
Cardboard is used to cut out circles corresponding in size to the three cotton disks.
Circles of cardboard are glued together.
They are glued to them ice cream sticks.
On the back side of the sticks, cotton disks of the appropriate size are glued.
Full-fledged balls of small size are formed on the base of plasticine. They will become the image of snowman buttons.
Eyes are glued to the head part of the snowman.
The nose in the form of a carrot is cut out of colored paper. In the same way, an attractive hat is created.
A scarf based on the rope is tied around the neck of the snowman.

We have considered three ways to create a snowman. However, craftsmen have developed many more methods. But the choice fell on the simplest options available for a child.