Snowman Portraits Winter Snowman Craft for Kids

These snowman portraits are perfect for celebrating the winter season with a fun snowman craft! Once dry, the paint remains puffy and soft to the touch. This project is simple and easy to make! Preschool and kindergarten students can make this snowman craft with very little grown-up help. You probably already have all the supplies needed to make these adorable snowman portraits in your home or classroom. Your students will have so much fun making these unique pieces of snowman art!

Gather Your Materials

To make snowman portraits of your own, you will need:

• Shaving Cream
• School Glue
• Paper Bowls
• Craft Sticks or Spoons
• Thick Cardstock Paper in Blue, Black, and Orange

Make the Puffy Paint

Combine 1 part shaving cream and 1 part glue into a small paper bowl.

Students can use a craft stick to stir the glue mixture. Once the mixture is thoroughly combined, it is time to paint the portraits!

Optional – Add a dash of glitter or a bit of glitter glue to the puffy paint mixture for snow that sparkles. Beautiful!

Paint the Portraits

To create the snowman portraits, students can spoon the glue mixture onto the cardstock paper.

Tip – Invite students to use the opposite end of the spoon to create dots of “snow” on the paper!

While the paint is still wet, add the construction paper details (hat, buttons, eyes, and nose).

Allow the paint to dry completely. Note that this puffy paint can take a few days to dry.

Once dry, the paint will be puffy and textured to look just like real snow!

Display the Snowman Craft in Your Classroom

Proudly display your unique snowman portrait masterpieces on bulletin boards around your classroom!

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