Melting Snowman Craft
If you’re looking for the cutest winter craft for preschoolers, you must try this Melting Snowman Craft! It’s easy to make and students love it!
![melting snowman craft](https://teachingmama.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/melting-snowman-craft-1.jpg)
We use our homemade puffy paint recipe, which dries puffy and makes this craft unique!
Materials for the Melting Snowman Craft
- 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 All-Purpose flour
- bowl
- spatula
- plastic baggie or squeeze bottle
- scissors
- colored paper
- googly eyes
- tiny black pom poms
- snow sequins (optional)
This recipe makes enough for 3 snowmen crafts. I recommend making the craft on blue cardstock paper to create a nice contrast between the paper and the melted snowman.
How to Make the Melting Snowman Craft
Begin by pouring the shaving cream and glue into a bowl.
![ingredients for melting snowman craft](https://teachingmama.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ingredients-snowman.png)
Add in the flour and stir well. Use a spoon to scoop 1/3rd of the mixture into a plastic baggie. Seal the bag, then snip one of the bottom corners.
![squeezing puffy paint onto paper](https://teachingmama.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/squeezing.jpg)
Squeeze some of it onto the paper. It doesn’t have to look pretty. Then use a paintbrush to spread the mixture around to look like a melting snowman.
![snowman craft - painting](https://teachingmama.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/paintbrush-for-snowman-craft.jpg)
Add items to the puffy paint to make it look like a melting snowman. Some ideas include a black paper hat, googly eyes, orange paper nose, paper twig arms, and whatever else you’d like!
![melted snowman craft](https://teachingmama.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/snowman-craft-finished.jpg)
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can you make this mixture ahead of time? Yes, you can make it up to two hours in advance.
- What if my students don’t like the smell of shaving cream? Add in a couple of drops of peppermint essential oil!
- How many melted snowmen will one recipe of puffy paint make? It makes about 3 snowmen.
- Do I have to use a plastic baggie? No, you can just use a paintbrush to spread the mixture around. It’s just easier with the bag.
- Is flour necessary for the recipe? Not necessarily. You can omit the flour, the white part will just be puffier. The flour gives the mixture a little more weight. If you have students with Celiac disease in your classroom, you should do the recipe without flour.
![melting snowman craft for preschoolers](https://teachingmama.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/finished-melted-snowman-craft.jpg)
Watch How to Make It
Check out this video to see how to make it!
Print the Recipe
Hope you’ll try it out! Feel free to print this recipe below!
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Melting Snowman Craft
Equipment
- 1 bowl
- 1 spatula
- 1 plastic bag
- 1 paintbrush
- 1 scissors
- 1-2 pieces of colored paper
- 2 googly eyes
- 6 tiny black pom poms
- 1 jar of glitter (optional)
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups shaving cream Barbasol is the best brand for this!
- 1/2 cup Elmer's white glue
- 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
Instructions
- Pour the shaving cream and glue into a bowl.
- Add in the flour and stir well.
- Use a spoon to scoop 1/3rd of the mixture into a plastic baggie. Seal the bag, then snip one of the bottom corners.
- Squeeze some of it onto a piece of paper. It doesn’t have to look pretty. Then use a paintbrush to spread the mixture around to look like a melting snowman.
- Add items to it to make it look like a melting snowman. Some ideas include a black paper hat, googly eyes, orange paper nose, paper twig arms, and whatever else you’d like!
- Let it dry for several hours. It will still be puffy, but you can touch it without anything moving out of place.
Notes
- Can you make this mixture ahead of time? Yes, you can make it up to two hours in advance.
- What if my students don’t like the smell of shaving cream? Add in a couple of drops of peppermint essential oil!
- How many melted snowmen will one recipe of puffy paint make? It makes about 3 snowmen.
- Do I have to use a plastic baggie? No, you can just use a paintbrush to spread the mixture around. It’s just easier with the bag.
- Is flour necessary for the recipe? Not necessarily. You can omit the flour, the white part will just be puffier. The flour gives the mixture a little more weight. If you have students with Celiac disease in your classroom, you should do the recipe without flour.
Should I add the details like the hat and eyes before or after it dries or will it sink in if I do it before it dries?
I would add the details before it dries. It should stay in place and not sink.
Such a cute idea. I’ll need to multiply the recipe to make enough for my pre-k class. About how many cups of shaving cream would you say are in 1 can of Barbasol?
I would say about 8-10 cups per can.
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!