We’re having unseasonably warm temperatures this winter, which inspired me to create this melting snowman craft. I mean, if we did have any snow right now, this is what would a snowman would look like! This craft is so cute and easy to make!
We used our homemade puffy paint recipe, which dries puffy and makes this craft look unique!
Here’s what you need:
- 1.5 cups of shaving cream (The best kind is Barbasol – off brands make the puffy paint not work as well)
- 1/2 cup Elmer’s white glue
- 1/4 cup flour
- bowl
- spatula
- plastic baggie or squeeze bottle
- scissors
- paper
- googly eyes
- tiny black pom poms
- snow sequins (mine is from Target)
Begin by pouring the shaving cream, glue, and flour into a bowl and stir it all together. Scoop it into a plastic Ziplock baggie, seal it shut, and then snip one corner of it.
Squeeze some of it onto the paper. It doesn’t have to look pretty. Then you’ll use a paintbrush to spread the paint around to look like a melting snowman.
Then add other items to the snowman, such as a black paper hat, googly eyes, orange paper nose, paper twig arms, and whatever else you’d like! You can make it look mixed up like this one…
Or put together, like this one!
After you make this, let it dry for several hours. It will still be puffy, but you can touch it without anything moving out of place. Hope you’ll try it out!
I added this poem at the bottom:
I made a little snowman,
I made him just like that.
The sun came out and melted him,
An now my snowman’s flat.
I love it!
I have done puffy paint several times with just shaving cream and glue, no flour. It works great, dries nice and puffy. I use this with a book: Sneezy the Snowman. The children make a regular snowman and a melted snowman. They love it.
Thank you so much for letting me know!! Great idea to use that book!
Can this recipe be done without the flour?
No, the flour is essential. It is what makes the paint look puffy.
I can’t use shaving cream at my daycare with the kids due to a licensing regulation. Can you substitute it for anything to make this?
I’m sorry! I haven’t tried it with anything else, so I can’t say if it will. Maybe whipped cream? But I really don’t know.
We did this today & the kids were not impressed with the manly smell of shaving foam, so we added a couple of drops peppermint oil – a proper Christmassy full sensory experience! Thank u.
Ooh I love the idea to add peppermint oil. Thanks for sharing! Glad you enjoyed it!
Love your melted snowmen. This is something my three year old ESS class would love to make. Thank you.
I have the same question as someone above.
How far in advance can you mix up the puffy paint? Will it dry out even if it’s sealed up in the bag?
I just tested it out, so I apologize for the late reply. You can make it up to two hours ahead of time. After that, the shaving cream doesn’t hold up and the craft doesn’t turn out the same.
Is this plain flour?
Yes it is. Sorry I should’ve clarified!
How far in advance of craft time can you mix up the puffy paint? Will it dry out at all even if it’s sealed up in the bag?
About how many melted snowmen will one recipe of puffy paint make?😊
One recipe is enough for three snowmen. Sorry I didn’t write that in the post!
Love these ideas