Frosty the Snowman

Make Your Own Frosty - An Easy Kid's Craft

Dec 8, 2007 Belinda Mooney

Use Styrofoam balls, some glitter and glue and you will have an indoor Frosty you can enjoy year round.

This super easy Frosty the Snowman craft is so much fun and so easy to do. It is the prefect craft for a group Christmas or winter party. Why not have a snowman party and make a whole family of snowmen and women?

So gather a group of friends, get out all those bits and pieces of ribbon, felt and jewels and get started making your very own Frosty the Snowman.

Make a Frosty the Snowman

What you need:

• Styrofoam balls - 2 for each snowman - a smaller one foe the head and a larger one for the body
• tacky craft clue
• white glitter (optional)
• toothpicks
• ribbon, felt or fabric scraps
• buttons, scrapbook brads, jewels and mini eyes
• anything you want to use to decorate your snowman with

What you do:

1. You can build your snowman from the Styrofoam balls without adding glitter if you like. But if you would like a real, sparkly snowman you cover your Styrofoam balls with glitter. You can do this several ways:

• roll the Styrofoam in the glue (pour a small amount on a paper plate) - sprinkle with with glitter - set to dry on wax paper
• paint the Styrofoam ball with glue using a sponge brush then sprinkle the glitter on the Styrofoam ball
• roll or paint one half of the Styrofoam ball with glue - dip in a bowl full of glitter - shake of the excess. Let dry then do the other half. NOTE: Work over a bowl with your glitter so you can reuse the glitter.

Allow your Styrofoam balls to dry. This may take several hours so you may want to do this part the day before.

2. Insert a toothpick halfway into the head ball. Now place the head onto the larger Styrofoam ball that is your body. Now you are ready to begin decorating your snowman.

3. Make the face first. Glue on wiggly eyes or use buttons or scrapbooking brads for eyes. You can make a carrot nose by breaking a toothpick in half and dipping it in orange paint. Or color it orange with a marker. Draw a mouth or glue on a yarn mouth.

4. Add a hat or clothes. Use your imagination on this part. Felt or fabric strips make great scarves. A felt circle with sequins makes a great lady's hat. A black plastic cap type lid glued onto a small felt circle is nice for a top hat. Add brads or buttons down the snowman's front.

5. Add twig arms and felt mittens on the end if you like.

6. To get your snowman to sit straight up without wobbling you can carefully slice a very thin layer off the bottom. (ADULTS SHOULD DO THAT PART). You can also push up a small lid, a 2 litre soda lid works great, into the bottom.

There are even more snow fun here at Kids Crafts. Check out the snow candle, make a different kind of snowman or make a winter wonderland painting. And what would winter be without penguins? Enjoy a P is for Penguins coloring page.

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