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Melting Snowman Craft

by Angela Thayer 11 Comments

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!

melting snowman craft

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!

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Filed Under: Crafts, Kindergarten, Preschool, Winter Activities Tagged With: puffy paint, snowman, winter crafts

Comments

  1. Cathy says
    January 11, 2019 at 6:58 am

    Love these ideas

    Reply
  2. Leah Crouse says
    January 11, 2019 at 7:47 am

    About how many melted snowmen will one recipe of puffy paint make?😊

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      January 11, 2019 at 10:58 am

      One recipe is enough for three snowmen. Sorry I didn’t write that in the post!

      Reply
  3. Brittany Russell says
    December 3, 2019 at 9:30 am

    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?

    Reply
  4. Wanda says
    December 9, 2019 at 11:41 am

    Is this plain flour?

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      December 9, 2019 at 12:15 pm

      Yes it is. Sorry I should’ve clarified!

      Reply
  5. Noelle says
    November 18, 2020 at 10:56 pm

    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?

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      November 29, 2020 at 4:25 pm

      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.

      Reply
  6. Sherry Manley says
    December 17, 2020 at 9:24 am

    Love your melted snowmen. This is something my three year old ESS class would love to make. Thank you.

    Reply
  7. Ellie says
    December 20, 2020 at 8:14 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      January 8, 2021 at 2:57 pm

      Ooh I love the idea to add peppermint oil. Thanks for sharing! Glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply

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