Get crafty this winter!
Even if you live in an area where snow is uncommon, a snowman craft is a fun way to kick off the winter festivities!
What you need
- natural wood clothespins
- yarn in various colors
- glue
- orange mini pom-poms
- white paint
- pain brush
- black marker
- scissors
Start by paining the clothespins with white paint. Depending on the wood and paint (and you taste) you might need to do more than one layers. Be careful as the paint can “glue” the clothespin, open it up a few times while it dries.
Once the paint dries completely, it’s time to make a scarf. Take a short piece of yarn and wrap it around the clothespin, making a knot. Add a drop of glue to secure it.
Now take a black marker and draw two black eyes, mouth and black buttons on the snowman body.
Add a drop of glue between the eyes and mouth and stick on an orange mini pom-pom. Wait for the glue to dry and your clothespin snowman craft is done.
Literacy Connection: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin celebrates a historical look at the first person to capture the unique beauty of individual snowflakes! Even as a young boy, Wilson Bentley was determined to reveal the science and wonder of snowflakes during a time when such a passion was very uncommon. Despite this, his detailed photographs of microscopic snowflakes from the late 1880’s are still popular and are even housed in the Smithsonian Institute’s Archives.
