Winter Craft Ideas

1. Popcorn Boxes

Sure, popcorn in a bowl is perfectly fine. But popcorn in these snowman popcorn boxes will be better than fine. It will be utterly delicious.

You can make them right at home—the popcorn and the boxes. It’s all about decorating them the right way with googly eyes, a little carrot nose, and some scraps of felt to wrap at the base into a scarf.

You can buy your run-of-the-mill popcorn boxes here and then decorate them. If you’re hosting a sleepover for your kids, then these boxes will be a definite hit!

2. Snowy Fingerprint Trees

When all else fails, you can always turn to painting. No brushes? No problem—you’ve got ten of them at hand: fingers!

Grab a few bottles of paint and some cardstock paper. You’re going to be making pretty fingerprint trees with your kids.

Help your kids cut the cardstock into trees if they’re younger. It’s an important motor skill to have. Then comes the fun part, or rather the messy part, so don’t forget to lay down some newspapers when you start painting!

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3. Winter Hat from Scratch

This winter craft project is perhaps exactly what you need to add a little wackiness to your wardrobe. Your kids can show off these quirky hats to their friends; they’ll love them.

Since you’re making it from scratch, you can decorate them however you like. You can just have a plain black beanie with colorful pompoms, or you can go crazy and paint it with neon paint.

You can embellish the hat with glitter pompoms like these, too.

4. Paint with Snow

With some cardstock, a few brushes, food dye, and a ton of snow, you can have yourself a fun-filled afternoon craft session that you and the kids won’t forget. Maybe it can lead to a snowball fight followed by some hot cocoa to warm up.

So check out how you can paint with snow. In a few mixing bowls, add a few drops of different colored food dye to your snow and mix it.

Then, dip your brushes in, and you can paint just like you usually do, but with snow!

5. Penguin Painted Rocks

Rock painting is a time-old tradition. You haven’t truly had a childhood unless you’ve managed to paint a rock or two dozen growing up.

It’s always my go-to craft project when there’s an empty afternoon that needs filling. So, grab your flat pebbles and get ready to paint some wintery penguins from the artics.

If you make enough, you’ll have an entire family of penguins. You can lay them out on your kids’ bedside tables when they’re dry!

Check out more penguin crafts here.

6. Popsicle Stick Snowman

This popsicle snowman won’t take you more than 5-10 minutes to complete. You can make a dozen or so in an hour and prop them up around your home as decorative pieces.

This project is perfect for even the youngest of kids. Start by painting these popsicle sticks white—acrylic paint with a matte finish works best.

Then, for the head, you can cut out some white foam sheets into a circle. Don’t forget a little orange triangle for the nose, the black hat, and googly eyes, too.

Check out more popsicle stick crafts here.

7. Snowman Paper Plate

I hope you saved some paper plates from your last project because you’ll need a few to make this paper plate snowman.

You’ll also need some colored cardstock, a glue stick, and a pair of scissors. Oh, and don’t forget to grab a few markers!

If you like, you can download the printable template provided. This will help your kids with this project. Alternatively, just draw the outline yourself if you’ve got a good hand with sketching!

8. Cardboard Tube Penguins- can also be used as a Tzedakah Box!

Just a heads up, these cardboard tubes can just as easily be switched out with empty toilet paper rolls. They’re essentially the same, so just grab a couple of them, as well as some construction paper.

You’ll probably want to pick up some googly eyes from here, craft glue, and finally, a pair of scissors—these are all just your typical craft essentials.

When you’re done rolling up the paper with your cylinder, go ahead and stick on the different components to finish off your penguin.

If you have any construction paper left, then check out these construction paper crafts, as well as how to make this unicorn toilet roll craft!

9. DIY Snow Globes

You’ll be surprised to find just how easy it is to make DIY snow globes. They’re super inexpensive, too.

You can pick up most of what you need at a nearby dollar store. But you can find the plastic orb containers right here. Also, you can use glass if you want something fancier to put up on your mantel.

You can put mini snowmen inside the globe if you like! Don’t forget, you can also add sparkle to really kick things up a notch!

10. Mason Jar Snowmen

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a gazillion times(excuse the hyperbole): mason jars are the absolute best. I genuinely believe that you can do just about anything with these mason jars.

This mason jar snowman is a lovely decorative addition to your winter-themed home decor. It’s also something that I bet your kids will enjoy making, so feel free to involve them, too!

Don’t forget to pick up some paint while you’re shopping: black, orange, and white for this project.

11. Cotton Ball Paper Plate Penguin

Aren’t you glad you have just one more penguin craft project to try out? This is quite simply the most adorable one yet. Look at all the fluff from the cotton!

There’s also a couple of red pompoms at the ears. You can bend a bit of pipe cleaner from here and make a cute pair of earmuffs for your penguins, too.

Check out these pipe cleaner craft ideas, too!

Thank you CraftsyHacks.com for these amazing ideas!