DIY snowman on the refrigerator

Materials for work

A snowman can be presented at a creative exhibition in a kindergarten, used as a New Year's tree decoration, or become a souvenir or gift to a loved one.

An original figurine of three balls can be used to decorate a greeting card, an interesting envelope with a congratulation note, or a sofa cushion.

To work you should prepare:

• Cardboard and colored paper.
• Felt and filler (batting, polyester).
• Needles, threads.
• Scissors, glue.
• Acrylic paints, cotton wool, clear varnish.
• Styrofoam.
• Plasticine.
• Salty dough.
• Old newspapers, paste for creating papier-mâché crafts.
• Yarn (you can use leftover old threads to make pompoms).
• Cotton pads that are great for creating appliqués.
• Cereals, rhinestones, beads and other small details, which are also used in creative activities for appliqués.
• Templates for paper figures, pictures of a snowman in various variations.
• Metal wire (ordinary copper or chenille wire).
• Accessories for attaching Christmas tree decorations.

This list is far from complete; it can be supplemented depending on the chosen work technique.

Assembling a simple snowman from cotton pads

Prepare the following materials:

• cotton pads;
• felt;
• colored cardboard;
• cotton wool;
• PVA glue;
• white threads;
• a simple pencil;
• ruler;
• scissors;
• a sheet of white paper;
• buttons and beads;
• tree branch.

Step by step instructions:

1. We make a frame for the applique from a sheet of gray cardboard. Stepping back 2 cm from the edge of the sheet, draw a frame. We draw roundings in two opposite corners. Cut it out. We got an interesting, unusual frame, which we glued onto a sheet of blue cardboard.
2. On the back of the cardboard we make fastenings for fixation. We mark the points by measuring equal distances: measure 5 cm from the top and sides of the cardboard. From a piece of paper we measure strips measuring 4 by 20 cm, cut it in half. From the resulting strips we form tubes with a 3 cm overlap over each other and glue them together so that the glue does not get into the middle of the cylinder. We glue the resulting cylinders to the cardboard at the previously designated points. This is how we made loops for the thread.
3. Pull a thick thread through the loops and tie in a knot.
4. We make blanks for the applique from cotton pads. We trim the edge of one disk in a semicircle. We make the second disk with a slightly smaller diameter and also trim the edge - this will be the snowman’s head.

Cotton pads can be glued to each other rather than trimmed.

1. From two disks we cut out two circles with a diameter of 3 cm. These will be the hands of the snowman.
2. From the resulting blanks we form a snowman and glue it to the base. First we glue the whole cotton pad, then the one with the cut edge, then the disc with the cut edge of a smaller diameter, and then the hands.
3. Cut out a bucket from black cardboard and glue it onto the snowman’s head.

Winter applique from cereals

Cereals (rice, barley, millet) are an excellent material for creative activities with a child.

In the process of work, both parents and children will receive a lot of pleasant impressions and memories. Fine motor skills of fingers and plot thinking, logic and memory develop perfectly.

To work, you should prepare cereals, glue, a base (cardboard or plastic), paints, brushes, a sketch of a snowman and the chosen plot. Instructions on how to make an original craft for an exhibition in kindergarten:

1. Make a preliminary pencil sketch on the prepared base.
2. Apply a thin layer of glue to the base.
3. Place the grains according to the picture.
4. After drying, add color to the drawing using acrylic paints.

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Cover the finished craft with a layer of acrylic varnish. If desired, you can design a beautiful frame and loop for attaching the applique to the wall.

Snowman made using papier-mâché technique

Papier-mâché is a fascinating technology for creating three-dimensional figures from paper and glue. As a base, you will need three plastic balls of different diameters (ping pong balls, tennis balls, plastic toys from a children's set).

The paste is prepared according to the recommended scheme (water, flour, starch, brought to a boil).

Instructions on how to make a three-dimensional snowman with your own hands:

1. Tear old newspapers or paper into many small pieces.
2. Coat the plastic balls with vegetable oil (this procedure makes it easier to separate the paper layer from the base in the future).
3. Dip the paper blanks into the paste solution for a few seconds and then glue them onto the ball.
4. To make a durable snowman, you need to make 6-8 layers of paper and adhesive.

After drying (2-4 days), use a sharp knife to cut the craft along a straight line. Remove the plastic base from the paper figure and glue the halves together. The balls are attached to each other, forming a standard snowman figurine. The craft can be decorated at the discretion of the master.

How to make a paper snowman

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What do you need

• 2 sheets of white A4 paper;
• scissors;
• glue;
• threads;
• stapler;
• colored paper;
• pencil.

How to do

Cut one sheet of white paper crosswise into two pieces. Fold one of them in half vertically. Then fold the paper in half twice more in the same direction. You will get a narrow strip.

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Unfold the paper. Fold the sheet on one short side so that the edge touches the first fold.

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Turn the paper over and fold up the narrow strip obtained in the previous step. If you are at a loss, watch the video instructions below. Continue folding the paper in the same way, turning the sheet over each time. You will get an accordion.

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Make the same one from the second piece of paper. Lubricate one side of the accordion with glue and glue the second accordion to it. Tie a knot in the middle.

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Glue the sides of the workpiece together to form a circle.

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Cut the second sheet of white paper in half. Fold each part like an accordion and glue it together like the previous part. Trim the folded accordion by about 1 cm.

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Tie with threads in the center and glue into a circle.

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Place the folded edge of the small circle over the large one and secure with a stapler.

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Cut out a hat from black paper. Glue a strip of pink or other colored paper over the margins. Apply glue to almost the entire back of the hat and “put” it on the snowman’s head.

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Cut out two circles from black paper, and two smaller circles from white paper. Glue the white parts onto the black ones and attach the eyes under the hat. Cut out a carrot from orange paper and make a snowman's nose out of it.

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Cut two strips from the same paper as the strip on the hat. Cut a triangle on the edge of one so that the edge resembles a flag. Glue this strip to the other one vertically at a slight angle. “Put” the resulting scarf on the snowman’s neck.

What other options are there?

A slightly different paper accordion snowman:

Springy snowman made from strips of paper:

This video shows how to make a three-dimensional figure from paper circles:

Print the template and make Olaf, the cheerful character from the cartoon “Frozen”:

Here is a figure made using the origami technique:

And you can put New Year's gifts in this cool papier-mâché snowman:

Snowman made from plastic bottles

Using ordinary plastic bottles (milk, sparkling water, mineral water), you can make an original children's snowman. To work you will need the following set of materials:

• Bottle.
• White paint.
• Glue.
• Textiles for scarves and hats.
• The yarn is red.

Instructions on how to make an interesting snowman craft with your own hands:

1. A transparent plastic bottle should be coated with a layer of white paint. Milk bottles do not need painting.
2. Cut out a blank for a hat and scarf from textiles. Hem the edges of the future scarf using lowercase stitches. Assemble the hat from a fabric cone.
3. Glue several pom-poms made from yarn onto the front surface of the bottle. They need to be placed in one vertical row.

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Cut off the neck of the bottle and turn over the base of the future snowman. Attach a hat to the “head” and tie a scarf. The final touch is drawing a funny face with felt-tip pens.

How to make a snowman from a sock

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What do you need

• White sock;
• scissors;
• white threads;
• dry rice;
• strip of bright fabric;
• glue;
• 2–3 bright buttons;
• 2 black stationery pins;
• 1 orange stationery pin.

How to do

Cut the sock in half along the foot near the heel.

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Set the toe part aside for now. Turn the top half of the sock inside out. Tie the fabric in a strong knot above the heel.

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Turn the sock back inside out.

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Fill the sock with rice up to the elastic band.

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Give the shape a snowman shape by slightly squeezing the toe just above the middle.

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Tie a knot at the top under the elastic.

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Tie the figure where the neck of the future snowman should be.

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Tie a scarf from a strip of fabric around your neck. Fold the bottom of the second half of the sock several times. Place the resulting hat on the snowman's head.

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Glue a few buttons onto your belly. In place of the eyes, insert pins with a black ball.

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Make a nose by sticking an orange pin under the eyes.

What other options are there?

Snowmen made from terry socks look very cool. In this video, the technique is slightly different from the previous one, but this does not depend on the type of material:

Warm the snowman with a blouse and a hat made from colored socks and make eyes from buttons:

You can also make a figure from not two, but from three “snow” balls:

Craft from a sock

An excellent solution for creative work with children is to create a funny snowman from a sock with your own hands. To work, you will also need filler (batting or polyester), buttons, threads, needles, and several fabric scraps. Step-by-step guide for the master:

1. Fill a sock (white) with filler.
2. Using a strong thread, tie the sock in two places, first forming the composite balls of the figure.
3. You can give the proper shape using hand stitches along the contour of each ball.
4. Hem the buttons in one vertical row.

Separately, using templates or drawings of a snowman, prepare a hat, scarf, and draw a face on the canvas.

How to make a snowman from cotton wool

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What do you need

• Cotton wool;
• water;
• soap;
• PVA glue;
• brush;
• toothpick;
• orange felt-tip pen;
• red fabric;
• red yarn;
• scissors;
• glue gun;
• black beads;
• 2 branches.

How to do

Form a ball of cotton wool, pressing it lightly on each side. Lather your hands thoroughly and roll the workpiece in them until it compacts. If necessary, add cotton to make the ball even.

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Make another smaller ball. When they are dry, cover them with glue mixed with a little water. Dry again.

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Roll some cotton wool around a toothpick, forming a cone. Lubricate with adhesive solution, dry and color with an orange felt-tip pen.

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Cut a rectangle or trapezoid from red fabric. Coat the bottom with hot glue and bend it up a little. On the other side, coat the side with glue and glue the other edge of the fabric to it.

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Turn the piece inside out and tie a knot around the top to make a hat. Make a few cuts at the tip to make it look fluffier.

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Glue two cotton balls together to form a snowman. Attach the cap and nose.

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Make eyes and buttons from beads. Add a red fabric scarf and branch handles on the sides.

Metal wire craft

Original hanging toys will become a real decoration for the New Year's beauty. For additional decoration, you can use chenille wire, which has a stylish design and bright design.

Instructions on how to make snowmen with your own hands for the New Year:

1. An inflatable ball can be used as a basis for making balloons.
2. Inflate three balloons (to small sizes), tie.
3. Carefully lay the coils of wire on top of the rubber base.
4. After finishing weaving, pierce the balls with a needle and remove the remaining balls.

To attach toys to the Christmas tree, use loops made of paper clips or strong threads.

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Snowman for greeting card

As a gift to a loved one, you can present a homemade postcard with an original design. It is better to make the snowman figurine on the title page with your own hands from paper.

How to make a paper snowman with your own hands:

1. Prepare three templates in the form of balls of different diameters.
2. Cut out three pieces from paper.
3. Glue the balls onto the card, forming a standard snowman figure.
4. Apply a small amount of glue to the paper balls.
5. Glue cotton wool and pieces of tinsel.

Complete the snowman's face. The hat and scarf can be made of textiles and also glued to the title page of the gift.

How to make a snowman from cups

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What do you need

• Large plastic cups (for example, 450-500 ml);
• stapler;
• small plastic cups (for example, 150-200 ml);
• battery-powered lighting device - optional;
• glue gun;
• black foamiran or cardboard;
• pen;
• scissors;
• orange cardboard;
• scarf;
• hat.

How to do

Place two large cups next to each other and connect them in the middle with a stapler.

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Attach a few more cups. They will begin to form an arc.

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Continue adding plastic utensils and staple them together until you have a circle.

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Then start making another row on top, connecting the glasses to the bottom ones and to each other.

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Finish the second row. The figure should naturally taper towards the top.

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Add a third row in the same way.

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Make a fourth row and attach one cup in the middle. Depending on the volume of the glasses, you may end up with more or fewer rows, but the principle does not change.

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Turn the figure upside down. Add a few more rows of cups, narrowing the shape upward. You should now have a ball.

You can leave a small hole at the top. If you place the snowman with the hole facing down, it will be more stable. In addition, it will be easy to attach some kind of battery-powered lighting device inside.

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In the same way, make a ball from small cups. Secure them with a glue gun.

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Cut out five circles from black foamiran or cardboard. For convenience, circle the neck of a small glass. Glue three buttons on the bottom of the snowman and two eyes on the top.

Fold the orange cardboard so that it looks like a carrot. If necessary, use glue. Attach the nose under the eyes.

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Put a hat and scarf on the snowman. If necessary, secure these accessories with glue. Glue a curved strip of foamiran or cardboard in place of the mouth.

What other options are there?

You can make a cute winter character from one glass:

Souvenir craft made from salt dough

An interesting set of snowmen can be made at home using salt dough. The recipe for the working mass is quite easy to find on various web resources, where the proportions and possible options are indicated. Instructions on how to make an original souvenir for interior decor:

1. Roll out a layer of salted dough on a wooden board.
2. Using a sharp knife, cut out the shapes to the proper size.
3. Leave to dry in a room with good ventilation and sufficient temperature.

After drying, the product must be painted white, and the nose and scarf should be painted with red paints. You should also display a black bucket hat and buttons on the front of the body.

Thread craft

A thread snowman is also an excellent craft for independent creative work. In practice, ordinary yarn and leftover threads are used. Instructions for the master on the work being carried out:

1. Inflate three rubber balloons and tie tightly with thread.
2. Pour PVA glue into the prepared container.
3. Dip the threads in the glue solution and apply to the balls.
4. While working, you need to try to capture all the free areas of the surface of the ball so that the weaving turns out lush and with a peculiar relief pattern.
5. Leave the craft to dry.
6. After drying, pierce the balls with a needle, and then remove the remaining balls.

The resulting three-dimensional figures can be decorated in an original way at the discretion of the master.

Snowman made of threads

An openwork snowman made of yarn can become a cute home decoration in winter.

To make such a snowman you need:

• white threads for knitting;
• two balls;
• PVA glue;
• scissors;
• colored paper;
• twigs for hands
• some bright fabric.

How to make a snowman from threads:

1. For the head and torso, inflate balloons of different sizes and tie securely.
2. We wrap a thread soaked in PVA glue around the ball in different directions, leaving holes. This way the snowman will turn out to be openwork. You will need about 2-3 jars of glue. You can simplify the process by piercing a jar of glue with a needle and thread and pulling the yarn through it as you work.
3. Let the balls wrapped in thread dry for 8-10 hours.
4. When the glue dries, pierce the ball with a needle and remove the remaining rubber through the holes.
5. We connect two balls of thread between the owl with glue or white thread.
6. We make the hands from two identical branches, which just need to be inserted into the holes.
7. We make a carrot nose and mouth from orange colored paper and glue it on.
8. Eyes can be cut out of colored paper or bought ready-made in a store.
9. To dress the snowman, we sew two mittens from bright fabric.
10. We make a hat from a rectangle.
11. Cut a long scarf from fabric and make cuts at the ends to create a fringe.

If desired, you can make arms and legs out of threads for the snowman using balls, glue and threads.

Snowman costume for the holiday

No children's party is complete without a classic suit with elegant decor and stylish design. You can sew a bright and interesting snowman costume with your own hands.

To do this, it is enough to have a minimum of skills in working with handicraft kits and patterns. In the absence of templates, ready-made patterns can be found in the public domain.

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