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20 DIY Snow Globe crafts for kids to make

Kate — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000

These Snow Globe Crafts for kids are great for creating this winter. From traditional jars to easy paper plates, you’ll find a project that is perfect for your child. Make them with your preschool class, at a holiday party, or at home with your family.

Snow Globe Crafts

These easy snow globe crafts are so much fun for kids to create! I love watching a little one’s face light up after giving them a good shake.

From classic mason jars to construction paper projects. Your child will love being able to create their own snow globe.

These winter-themed craftivities complement preschool themes in December and January.

Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, we may receive an affiliate commission.

When to create these fun snow globes

These are great crafts to create all year long. Here are some fun ways to use these simple projects.

Create them for a winter lesson plan.
Make them as holiday gifts for loved ones.
Decorate your classroom during the holiday season.
Make them during a Christmas party.

Our Favorite Craft Supplies

When creating these cute snowy activities, you are probably going to want to stock up on some supplies.

Several of the tutorials below use plastic snow globes. You can easily grab them on Amazon or from your local craft store.

These craft supplies are perfect for crafting with young kids. While not each of them is used in the crafts below, they are all staples in our craft bin. If you don’t have any on hand, that might be ok. Take a look at the craft first to see whether or not you need them.

Construction Paper – One of our favorite craft supplies.
Cardboard – Perfect for using up all those boxes you get in the mail!
Craft Sticks or popsicle sticks – A classic staple, use them in your craft or to mix paint.
Kid-Friendly paint – Kids love to get messy! Check out our favorite tips for painting with young children.
Googly Eyes – You can literally add them to any project and it instantly becomes cuter.
Tissue Paper – We always have this on hand. Buy it new or use or save it from birthday parties and holidays.
Toilet Paper/Paper Towel Rolls – A great way to recycle your paper tubes is to use them in crafts!
Paper Plates – Grab this party supply to create fun crafts.
Contact Paper – We use this a lot to create suncatcher crafts
Pipe Cleaners – Their bendy and hold their shape, which makes for some fun creating!
Coffee Filters – This inexpensive item is fun to create with.
Pom Poms – Fluffy and always fun.
Egg Cartons – Recycle these into fantastic crafts!
Puffy Paint – Makes great snow!!
Paper Bags – Using this recycled supply is a fun way to make puppets.

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Snow globe art

This collection of snow globe art projects is great for kids of all ages! From Christmas to unique fan favorites, you'll find your new favorite snow globe crafts.

Paper Snow Globe Craft with a photo

This paper snow globe sneaks in some fine motor skill building.

Supplies:
Contact Paper
Construction Paper
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.messylittlemonster.com

Mason Jar

The classic snow globe craft.

Supplies:
Mason Jar
White Glitter
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.craftymorning.com

Plastic Cup

This version uses a plastic cup instead of a jar.

Supplies:
Clear Plastic Cups
Fake Snow
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.artsyfartsymama.com

Recycled Plastic Jar

Snow globes are a great way to recycle plastic jars too!

Supplies:
Recycled Jar
Holiday Miniature
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: thesoccermomblog.com

Fall Snow Globe

Try making a snow globe for fall instead of winter!

Supplies:
Jar
Leaves
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.thebestideasforkids.com

Photo Snow Globe

Give your project a personalized twist by including photos.

Supplies:
Plastic Snow Globe
Laminated Picture
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.firefliesandmudpies.com

Lego Snow Globe

This version is perfect for the Lego lover.

Supplies:
Snow Globe Jar
Lego
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: thesoccermomblog.com

Christmas Lights

Add some holiday lights for a fun twist.

Supplies:
Mason Jar
Christmas Light Charms
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: team-cartwright.com

Dinosaurs

A dinosaur craft that is perfect for winter.

Supplies:
Plastic Snow Globe
Plastic Dinosaur
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.naturalbeachliving.com

Harry Potter

Any Harry Potter fan will love to make this craft.

Supplies:
Plastic Snow Globe
Waterproof Characters
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: diyinspired.com

Ornaments

Make your snow globe so that it will hang on a Christmas tree.

Supplies:
Plastic Ornament Balls
Small Craft Trees
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.craftymorning.com

Laminated Ornaments

Who says a snow globe needs to be three dimensional?

Supplies:
Laminating Sheets
Photo
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: littlebinsforlittlehands.com

Paper

This paper version is perfect for the classroom.

Supplies:
Template
Glitter Paper
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.projectswithkids.com

Chalk Pastels

Use chalk pastels to create a unique look on your next snow globe.

Supplies:
Black Paper
Chalk Pastels
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.frugalmomeh.com

Paper Plate

This is a simple version that can easily be done with a lot of kids.

Supplies:
Paper Plate
Colorful Paper
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.thechaosandtheclutter.com

Painted Paper Plate

Take the paper plate up a notch with this painted craft.

Supplies:
Paper Plates
Paint
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.notimeforflashcards.com

Paper Plate Snowman

Make your snow globe in the belly of a snowman!

Supplies:
Paper Plate
Glitter
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.firefliesandmudpies.com

Plastic Plate

In this twist, you use a plastic plate instead of paper.

Supplies:
Plastic Plates
Template
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.simpleeverydaymom.com

Puffy Paint

Let the puffy paint give your craft a 3D effect.

Supplies:
Template
Cardstock
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Photo Credit: www.thebestideasforkids.com

Snow Globe Cards

Snow globes make unique holiday cards.

Supplies:
Template
Photo
Visit the tutorial for a full list of supplies

Other fun crafts you may enjoy

You may enjoy some of these other easy crafts for kids!

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Easy Paper Penguin Craft That Kids Will Love To Make

Kate — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:00:31 +0000

An easy penguin craft that uses a kid-friendly quilling technique to create a 3D effect. Kids will love creating such a fun construction paper craft.

Penguin Craft

We love an easy craft that sneaks important skill-building. Create this simple penguin craft in your classroom or at your kitchen table.

Quilling is a fun paper craft technique. We wanted to create a method that was kid-friendly.

Kids wrap their construction paper strips around craft sticks before gluing them into place. This helps to give kids better control of each piece while building those important fine motor skills.

We’ve done this technique before with our paper turtles and quilled spiders.

Penguins are perfect for creating during your January lesson plans, or any other winter month. Or you can wait until World Penguin Day in April.

You can use these easy winter crafts in several ways.

Hang your paper penguins in your playroom or classroom.
Display several cute penguins on your classroom bulletin board.
Put them on the front of a winter card.
Decorate your front window.
Add them to your fridge.
Create them at your local library to go with some fun penguin books.
Create them during a winter-themed unit or winter animals unit

Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, we may receive an affiliate commission.

Why do we love crafting with construction paper?

Why do we love paper crafts? Because they secretly teach so many important skills for kids.

Fine motor skills
Cutting practice
Following instructions
Colors
Counting
and more!

If you’re looking for more ways to inspire your kids, check out our construction paper book!

No time to make this construction paper penguin? Pin it for later!

If you’re currently in planning mode, that’s ok! Pin this to your favorite Pinterest board. That way you’ll be able to grab instructions when you’re ready!

Tips for creating this animal craft:

These birds are very simple. But here are some tips to help you along the way.

If cutting out the eyes is too difficult for your little ones you can easily just draw them on with a black marker or using googly eyes.
To speed up this craft, try to pre-cut your paper strips.
Cutting the paper strips is great for building scissor skills. If you have time, let your child cut all the strips. It’s ok if they don’t all match perfectly.

Yield: 1

Quilled Paper Penguin

Get a beginners lesson on quilling while making this cute paper penguin craft!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Difficulty Medium

Materials

Paper- Sheet of Black and White. Scrap of orange.
White Glue

Tools

2 Craft Sticks
Pallet or Plate for Glue
Scissors
Pencil
Paper Cutter

Instructions

Cut the black paper into 1" strips. Cut the white paper in half.
Take one black strip and glue the ends together to create a circle. This will be the penguin's belly.
Squeeze the circle a bit to create more of an oval shape. Use one of the craft sticks to add glue to the body and place it on one-half of the paper.
On a scrap of orange, draw and cut out 2 ovals and one small triangle. This will create the feet and a little orange beak.
Glue the ovals along the bottom of the penguin tucking them in slightly.
For the arms, trim curved edges on a paper strip and pick how long you want them to be.
Add glue and tuck them under the body.
Now we start quilling! Using a clean craft stick, pinch the end of a black strip and fold it around the craft stick.
Roll the stick while pinching the paper tightly until the whole strip is on the stick.
Slide the paper off and even out the edges.
Dip one end into white glue.
Then place in the penguin's body.
Continue this process, strip after strip, while you fill in the shape.
If any of the spirals unfold too far you can place another one inside.
On the second half of the white paper, trace an oval for the belly and two small ovals for the eyes. Cut them out.
Using a small scrap of black paper, attach the eyes and the beak with glue.
Add them both to your penguin and you're done!

More preschool crafts you will love!

If you loved this cute polar bear craft, you’ll love these other ideas.

Pig – A friendly 3D paper pig craft
Turkey – Quill a cute turkey using this kid-friendly technique.
Basic Shape Crafts – use more shapes to create fun classroom crafts.

If you loved this easy classroom craft, share it by pinning or sharing on Facebook.

This site wouldn’t be here without shares from people like you, and we are so thankful that you took the time to visit Twitchetts.

Know a friend who is looking for a polar bear craft? Please share this tutorial on Facebook or save it to your favorite board on Pinterest.

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Easy Paper Polar Bear Craft That Kids Can Make

Kate — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:00:40 +0000

This easy polar bear craft is great for younger kids. It uses basic supplies and simple shapes. It’s a wonderful winter animal craft for the preschool classroom or the kitchen table.

Polar Bear Craft

This polar bear craft is so easy you can have the whole class working on them at once. Glue together circle shapes to create a simple animal that kids will love to make.

Finding crafts to get you through those long winter months can be a challenge. This easy craft is a great way for kids of all ages to create during the winter season.

Sometimes the most basic craft is all you have time for. This simple animal craft is perfect for little crafters.

Grab some construction paper and scissors to make the basic pieces. Then glue them together. Finish it off with some paint snow dots and you have an adorable winter polar bear.

You’ll be amazed by how easy this craft is. Plus it sneaks in some important skill-building. Like fine motor skills and cutting practice.

You can use this easy winter craft in several ways.

Hang them in your playroom or classroom.
Display several cute polar bears on your classroom bulletin board.
Put them on the front of a winter card.
Decorate your front window.
Add them to your fridge.
Create them at your local library to go with a fun winter-themed book.
Create them during a winter-themed unit or arctic animals unit
Make them on International Polar Bear Day (February 27th)

Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, we may receive an affiliate commission.

Why do we love crafting with construction paper?

Why do we love paper crafts? Because they secretly teach so many important skills for kids.

Fine motor skills
Cutting practice
Following instructions
Colors
Counting
and more!

If you’re looking for more ways to inspire your kids, check out our construction paper book!

No time to make this polar bear art project? Pin it for later!

If you’re currently in planning mode, that’s ok! Pin this to your favorite Pinterest board. That way you’ll be able to grab instructions when you’re ready!

Tips for creating this animal craft:

These bears are very simple. But here are some tips to help you along the way.

If cutting out the eyes is too difficult for your little ones you can easily just draw them on with a black marker.
If you are trying to create this craft quickly, pre-cut your circles.
Let kids play with the different sizes of circles. They can make a giant polar bear or a bunch of tiny polar bear cubs!
Make different kinds of bears. Swap out the white paper and make a black or brown bear.
Young children may need help creating the rectangle used to make this a 3D papercraft. You may need to assist them.
We used construction paper, but you can use white printer paper if that’s what you have.
Use a piece of painter’s tape to secure the paint palette to the table. This will help keep the white paint in one place.
Play around with different ways to create this fun polar bear craft.
- Maybe make the ears out of cotton balls
- Use puffy paint to draw the mouth.
- Use googly eyes instead of paper.

Yield: 1 Polar Bear

Circle Polar Bear Craft

Grab some white and black construction paper and get ready to create this adorable polar bear paper craft.

Active Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

Paper - White, Black, & Background Color (ours is blue)
White Paint

Tools

Pencil
Glue Stick
Scissors
Black Marker
Cotton Swab

Instructions

Start by drawing circles onto the white paper. You need one large circle just a touch smaller than half the sheet. One medium circle. Two small circles.
On your black paper (you can use scraps for this) Draw two small circles and one oval for the polar bear's nose.
Have the kiddos cut out all of their circles. Then glue the large one down on your background first. You will only need a half sheet of paper for each background.
Next, add on your small white circles as ears. Glue these on and tuck them under the edge of the head a bit.
Glue your black oval onto your medium white circle. Use your black marker to finish his mouth.
Glue on your two little circles for the eyes.
Now to make the snout 3D. Take a scrap from your white paper and trim it to a rectangle. Fold in the edges to create a rectangle shape.
Glue one side of your rectangle to the back of the snout.
Then add on your head. Make sure to press the glue tabs down.
Last, come back with a bit of white paint and a cotton swab to add snow!

Notes

If cutting out the eyes is too difficult for your little ones you can easily just draw these on with black marker.

More preschool crafts you will love!

If you loved this cute polar bear craft, you’ll love these other ideas.

Pig – A friendly 3D paper pig craft
Turtle – Quill a cute turtle using this kid-friendly technique.
Basic Shape Crafts – use more shapes to create fun classroom crafts.

If you loved this easy classroom craft, share it by pinning or sharing on Facebook.

This site wouldn’t be here without shares from people like you, and we are so thankful that you took the time to visit Twitchetts.

Know a friend who is looking for a polar bear craft? Please share this tutorial on Facebook or save it to your favorite board on Pinterest.

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99 Easy January Crafts for Kids to Make

Kate — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:00:12 +0000

These January crafts for kids are the perfect addition to several preschool themes. Create them during your craft time, turn them into a winter station, use them as fun morning work, or create them at home.

January Crafts For Kids

January crafts usually highlight winter themes. The Christmas decorations are coming down and it’s too soon for all the heart crafts.

The winter months seem to last forever. Which makes them the perfect time for some indoor activities.

Pair them with your favorite January themes. Create fun winter stations. Or enjoy some relaxing coloring time while the snow falls outside.

Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, we may receive an affiliate commission.

January Preschool Themes

Winter is such an obvious theme for January. But there are several other fun themes you can explore in your classroom.

Winter
Snow
Snowmen
Snowflakes
Snow Globes
Ice
Icicles
Igloos
Winter Clothing (hats, mittens, sweaters)
Winter/Arctic Animals
- Penguins
- Polar Bears
- Owls
Pinecones
Hot Chocolate
Hibernation
Football
Calendars
Five Senses
Opposites
Day and Night
Holidays
- New Years Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Our Favorite Craft Supplies

When creating these cute winter crafts, you are probably going to want to stock up on some cotton balls and white paint.

Construction Paper – One of our favorite craft supplies. These crafts are a great way to use up that stash of black paper.
Cardboard – Perfect for using up all those boxes you get in the mail!
Craft Sticks or popsicle sticks – A classic staple, use them in your craft or to mix paint.
Kid-Friendly paint – Kids love to get messy! Check out our favorite tips for painting with young children.
Googly Eyes – You can literally add them to any project and it instantly becomes cuter.
Tissue Paper – We always have this on hand. Buy it new or use or save it from birthday parties and holidays.
Toilet Paper/Paper Towel Rolls – A great way to recycle your paper tubes is to use them in crafts!
Paper Plates – Grab this party supply to create fun crafts.
Contact Paper – We use this a lot to create suncatcher crafts
Pipe Cleaners – Their bendy and hold their shape, which makes for some fun creating!
Coffee Filters – This inexpensive item is fun to create with.
Pom Poms – Fluffy and always fun.
Egg Cartons – Recycle these into fantastic crafts!
Puffy Paint – Makes great snow!!

Pin this collection of January arts & crafts for kids

Are you still brainstorming your lesson plans? No worries, just pin this to your favorite craft board so you can easily find these fun winter crafts

List of January Crafts for Preschoolers

These January activities are perfect for the classroom or a snow day at home.

Yarn Snowmen

A fun craft for older kids.

Theme:
Snowmen

Main Supplies Used:
Yarn
Washers

Skills:
Fine Motor Skills

Pour Painted Snowflakes

This winter art project is great for kids of all ages.

Theme:
Snowflakes

Main Supplies Used:
Paint
Wooden Snowflakes

Skills:
Process Art

Press Painting Snowflakes

This easy snowflake craft has a different result every time.

Theme:
Snowflakes

Main Supplies Used:
Paint
Wooden Snowflakes

Skills:
Process Art

Resist Snowflake

A simple winter craft idea that has plenty of wow factor!

Theme:
Snowflakes

Main Supplies Used:
Paint
Crayons

Skills:
Process Art

Twig Snowflake

A great craft for little hands to assemble.

Theme:
Snowflakes

Main Supplies Used:
Paint
Twigs

Skills:
Process Art

Paper Snowflake

This classic winter craft is perfected for kids.

Theme:
Snowflakes

Main Supplies Used:
Paper
Markers

Skills:
Cutting Practice

Snowflake Puzzles

The classic craft stick puzzle with a winter season twist.

Theme:
Snowflakes

Main Supplies Used:
Paper
Craft Sticks

Skills:
Cutting Practice
Puzzles

Snowflake Coloring Page

Coloring pages are the perfect winter activity for a snow day.

Theme:
Snowflakes

Main Supplies Used:
Printable

Skills:
Coloring

19 Snow Globe crafts

Create a winter wonderland inside a container with these snow globe crafts.

Snow Art

Painting with snow is so much fun!

Theme:
Snow

Main Supplies Used:
Snow
Chalk
Salt

Skills:
Process Art
Snow Science

Colored Frozen Bubble

Sometimes the simple ideas are the best ones!

Theme:
Snow/Ice

Main Supplies Used:
Paint
Snow

Skills:
Process Art
Snow Science

Air Dry Clay Icicles

These clay icicles are so much fun to create.

Theme:
Icicles

Main Supplies Used:
Air Dry Clay
Paint
Glitter

Skills:
Fine Motor Skills

Paper Penguin Craft

Penguins are fun to make during the winter months.

Main Supplies Used:
Construction Paper or any crafting paper
Craft Sticks

Additional Skills:
Cutting Practice
Fine Motor Skills

32 More Penguin Crafts

Find more penguin cuteness with this collection of crafts for kids.

Paper Polar Bear

Polar bears are great to create during January. Add some snow for added fun!

Main Supplies Used:
Construction Paper
Paint

Additional Skills:
Basic Shapes
Cutting Practice
Fine Motor Skills

28 More Polar Bear Crafts

Choose your favorite polar bear from this collection of cue crafts.

Winter Tree

This easy winter craft is perfect for kids to make.

Theme:
Winter

Main Supplies Used:
Construction Paper

Skills:
Fine Motor
Cutting Practice

Winter Color by Number

Combine numbers with coloring in this fun activity.

Theme:
Winter

Main Supplies Used:
Printable

Skills:
Coloring
Numbers

Winter Alphabet Coloring Pages

Decorate your classroom with these alphabet coloring pages.

Theme:
Winter

Main Supplies Used:
Printable

Skills:
Coloring
Alphabet

Forts

Forts are the perfect way to build in the colder months.

Theme:
Hibernation

Main Supplies Used:
Blankets
Furniture

Skills:
Gross Motor
Building

Football Goalposts

What better way to enjoy football season than with this fun craftivity.

Theme:
Football

Main Supplies Used:
Craft Sticks
Paint

Football Placemats

These placemats are covered in fun activities.

Theme:
Football

Main Supplies Used:
Printables

Skills:
Coloring

Football Coloring Pages

Printable winter fun.

Theme:
Football

Main Supplies Used:
Printables

Skills:
Coloring

More monthly preschool crafts

Enjoy more fun holidays and monthly theme ideas.

December Crafts – Holidays, Winter, and more!
February Crafts – Friendship, Hearts, Presidents, and more!

Please share this collection of January art for kids

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