This adorable snowman felt board is a great way to engage your child’s creative imagination by switching out the hat, scarf, and nose!
Why we love this project
Who doesn’t love cute snowman crafts? Kids love them and they are popular long after Christmas is over. A snowman felt board is a great way to engage little ones and it encourages imagination, similar to our Four Seasons Felt Board, both of which are a hit with the kids!
Simply change the hats, noses, and scarves and the snowman is different. Here are just a few of the different ways to dress up the snowman on this felt board we are about to make.
What you’ll need to make a Snowman Felt Board
You can find the full printable instructions at the end of this post.
- 8×10 cardboard (the back of a writing pad works great)
- Felt: light blue, white, green, and various other colors
- Black and pink Sharpies
- White craft glue
Making the Snowman Felt Board
- Cover the cardboard with white craft glue and spread it into an even layer using your finger.
- Cover a little more than half of the cardboard with light blue felt for the sky. Cover the bottom section with white felt, overlapping the blue by about ½”. Do not glue down the overlap.
- Cut out two sections of triangle trees from green felt. The green triangles can be inserted into the white felt “pocket” that overlaps the blue felt, this way the trees can be moved and your snowman can be repositioned. Cut out clouds from white felt.
- Cut out a snowman shape from white felt, cut another, and glue them together. This will make your snowman a bit sturdier.
- Cut noses from orange felt, stick arms from brown felt, and accessories from various other colors. You can make a top hat, stocking cap, ear muffs, scarves, mittens (not shown), a bow tie and buttons.
- Draw facial features on with black and pink Sharpies (hint: place a hat and scarf in place before drawing to be sure you have enough room).
- Kids will be able to make various different snowmen by dressing them in different accessories!
More Snowman Crafts
Snowman crafts can be made out of just about anything! If it’s round, long, or even square, you can imagine it as a snowman. Let me show you what I mean. Below are some other snowman crafts made from different shapes.
Prefer something you can print off? Check out our Build A Snowman Printable!
Snowman Felt Board
Supplies
- 8×10 cardboard the back of a writing pad works great
- Felt in light blue, white, green, and various other colors
- Black and pink Sharpies
- White craft glue
Instructions
- Cover the cardboard with white craft glue and spread it into an even layer using your finger. Be sure that all of the cardboard is covered.
- Cover a little more than half of the cardboard with light blue felt for the sky. Cover the bottom section with white felt, overlapping the blue by about ½". Do not glue down the overlap.
- Cut out two sections of triangle trees from green felt. These can be inserted into the white felt “pocket” that overlaps the blue felt. This way the trees can be moved and your snowman can be repositioned. Cut out clouds from white felt.
- Cut out snowman shape from white felt, cut another and glue them together. This will make your snowman a bit sturdier.
- Cut noses from orange felt, stick arms from brown felt, and accessories from various other colors. You can make a top hat, stocking cap, ear muffs, scarves, mittens (not shown), a bow tie and buttons.
- Draw facial features on with black and pink Sharpies (hint: place a hat and scarf in place before drawing to be sure you have enough room).
- Kids will be able to make various different snowmen by dressing them in different accessories!
This post was originally published on this blog on Jan 24, 2013.
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Jane Winchcombe says
Hi love receiving your emails what a clever lady you are. Jane :) we will be having a lovely warm Christmas here in New Zealand :D
mary says
hi…great craft but one question….do you need to put Velcro or something on the back of the pieces to make them stick? please let me know.thanks.
Amanda Formaro says
Hi Mary. No, there’s no velcro. They don’t stick permanently, they are meant to be placed and them moved over and over. :)
Laura Conklin says
What a great felt board project. Having done many story time felt board projects in the past, this would be a great addition to story tellers as well as a take along toy for children! Thanks for this great idea!
floridemandarin says
Lovely! Such a great imagination! :D