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How to Make a Snowman With Cotton Balls & Construction Paper for Preschoolers

Children greet the arrival of cold and snow with great excitement. With a few basic craft supplies and some cotton balls, children can create a snowman picture they can use to decorate their home or classroom. Adults may need to cut out most of the parts for preschoolers, but they will enjoy assembling the snowman and using the glue to hold him together.

Things You'll Need

  • Blue construction paper
  • White crayon or chalk
  • Cotton balls
  • Glue
  • Black construction paper
  • Orange construction paper
  • Brown construction paper
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place a sheet of blue construction paper with the short side closest to you and draw three circles with chalk or white crayon on the paper. Make a large circle on the bottom of the page, a medium circle in the middle, and a small circle on top to create the outline of a snowman.

    • 2
      Children will enjoy gluing cotton balls on paper to create a snowman.

      Provide the child with cotton balls and white glue on a paper plate. The child can dip the cotton balls into the glue and then fill in the circles to create a three-dimensional puffy snowman. According to the BabyCenter website, this method is much neater than letting a child squeeze glue directly onto the paper. Encourage the child to fill in all the space in the circles for the best results.

    • 3

      Give children construction paper shapes to finish the snowman. Pre-cut an orange triangle for a nose, five large black circles for the eyes and buttons, five small black circles for the mouth, a black top hat, and brown rectangles for arms. Children can dip them in the glue and place on the snowman, or use a cotton swab to apply a small amount of glue to the pieces. BabyCenter suggests using popsicle sticks as an alternative to the brown construction-paper arms.

    • 4
      Children can draw white snowflakes with chalk.

      Let the snowman dry. Afterwards, children can add snowflakes to the background using white chalk or crayon. Foam snowflake stickers or those drawn with glitter glue will also complement the snowman.

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