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Melting Snowman Craft

by Angela Thayer 19 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

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  1. Rosie says

    January 5, 2022 at 1:51 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says

      January 5, 2022 at 8:12 pm

      I love it!

      Reply
  2. Cindi B LaCroix says

    January 4, 2022 at 6:38 am

    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.

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    • Angela Thayer says

      January 5, 2022 at 12:03 pm

      Thank you so much for letting me know!! Great idea to use that book!

      Reply
  3. Susan says

    December 16, 2021 at 7:11 pm

    Can this recipe be done without the flour?

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says

      December 19, 2021 at 8:50 am

      No, the flour is essential. It is what makes the paint look puffy.

      Reply
  4. Colleen Ryan says

    December 4, 2021 at 9:50 pm

    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?

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says

      December 5, 2021 at 6:36 pm

      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.

      Reply
  5. 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.

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    • 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
  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. 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
  8. Wanda says

    December 9, 2019 at 11:41 am

    Is this plain flour?

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    • Angela Thayer says

      December 9, 2019 at 12:15 pm

      Yes it is. Sorry I should’ve clarified!

      Reply
  9. 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
  10. Leah Crouse says

    January 11, 2019 at 7:47 am

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

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    • 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
  11. Cathy says

    January 11, 2019 at 6:58 am

    Love these ideas

    Reply
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