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by Rachel Paxton

This week my boys got to make two different cute snowman crafts. One is made with marshmallows, and one is made with cotton balls. These crafts are great for preschool-aged children.

For the first craft, you will need:

• Construction paper
• Large marshmallows
• Small marshmallows
• Scissors
• Marker

Let your child help cut the marshmallows in half. You will need three large marshmallow halves to make the snowman, and 10 or so small marsmallow halves for snowflakes.

The fun part about this activity is that the marshmallows actually stick to the page! After the marshmallows are cut in half, use the large marshmallow halves to create the snowman on a piece of construction paper. Just place the cut side down on the page and press down. Next have your child place the small marshmallow halves randomly all over the page for snowflakes. Have your child use the marker to draw a face, buttons, and arms on the snowman. This activity is really fun, and fast too, if you need a quick project.

For the next project you will need:

• Paper plate
• Cotton balls
• Orange, black, blue construction paper
• Scissors
• Elmer’s glue

You will be using the paper plate to make the face of a snowman. Pour some Elmer’s glue on another paper plate. Let your child dip cotton balls in the glue and place the cotton balls all over the paper plate.

Use the construction paper to make eyes, a carrot nose, and a hat for the snowman. Glue them in place. This is also a fun, easy project. Just takes a little while for the glue to dry.

Books to read about snowmen: The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, The Biggest Snowman Ever by Steven Kroll, and Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner.

by Rachel Paxton

These snowflake tree ornaments are easy and fun for preschoolers to make. They are made with craft (popsicle) sticks that you can buy at any craft store. My boys’ favorite part was painting them. Give them some paint and a paintbrush, and they’re happy!

For this project you will need:

• Craft or popsicle sticks
• Elmer’s glue or glue gun
• Craft paint
• Glitter
• Paint brush
• Ribbon

I had my boys do this project on a paper plate. You will need four craft sticks for each snowflake. We used Elmer’s glue to glue them together. If you are in a hurry you might want to use a glue gun. The Elmer’s glue works well but takes a couple of hours to dry.

Glue two sticks together in the shape of an “x”. Glue other two sticks in the spaces between the first two sticks to make the shape of a snowflake or star.

After the glue has dried, the ornaments are ready to paint. I wanted to make pretty white snowflakes, but of course my boys had their own ideas. I at least talked them into making them red and green. You can then add glitter or use paint that has glitter already added.

After the paint is dry, glue a piece of ribbon to the back of the snowflake so you can hang it on the tree.