- HubPages»
- Arts and Design
How to make a snowman craft from egg cartons
Winter crafts are great activities for kids when the weather is cold and they cannot go and play outside. Their mind may be set on making a snowman but if there is no snow or the snow is frozen too hard, what can you do? Make a snowman from egg carton!
What you need for this craft
Supplies:
- egg carton
- thick cardboard
- white and black acrylic paint (or other colours)
- white glue
- brown pipe cleaner
- googly eyes
- play dough
- a small piece of fabric
Tools:
- big scissors
- small pointed scissors
- paint brush
- glue gun

How to make the snowman
Separate the cells of the egg carton.
Cut the edge of each cell to form small "cups".

Put white glue on the edge of one cell.
Then, glue two cells together so that the edges match as closely as possible.

Then glue a third cell on the ball to form the snowman's face.

Draw a circle on thick cardboard and cut it out. The circle must be about 1/2 inch bigger than the egg carton cell on all sides.
Glue the fourth cell in the center of the cardboard circle.

Paint the body and the head in white and let dry. If necessary, add a second coat.
Paint the hat in a colour of your choice, e.g. black.

Make branches from pieces of pipe cleaner. Start by cutting the pipe cleaner in half. Then cut each half into two uneven pieces.
You will end up with four pieces of pipe cleaner, two long and two short.

Take a long piece and a short piece, and twist the short piece around the other, closer to one end of the long piece.
Do the same with the other two pieces of pipe cleaner.

Make a hole on each side of the body of the snowman. Put a dab of hot glue in the hole and
push a branch in the hole.
Do the same on the other side.

Glue the googly eyes with the glue gun. Glue a carrot made of clay or cardboard also with the glue gun.
To create the mouth of the snowman, use the back of a brush with a slender handle. Dip the tip of the handle into the paint and then paint dots where desired. Proceed in the same way to paint buttons on the front of snowman.
If desired, take a remnant of fabric and make a scarf to put around the neck of the snowman.

Comments
Know I would probably never make it but it looks like a fun idea with kids and easy. I may turn it into a hanging ornament, bet that would be really simple. ^
This is so cute. I remember making a Snoopy dog in school when I was in K. I don't have it any more, but my grandmother used to hang it on the Christmas tree every year. LOL
I don't have any kids right now, but I love the idea of using items around the house to make craft projects. This is adorable! I love snowmen.
Thanks for sharing this with us, and have a great weekend.
~ Kathryn
AWWW! This is so cute!!! This just inspired a craft idea that I'd just come up with, and I think it would be an AWESOME hub if you wanted to take my idea and use it. Okay, so what I'M thinking is a caterpillar. Made with paper mache and balloons. It's a caterpillar that's used as storage, so very strong paper mache. Then acrylic paint. Holes cut out in each segment; for storing undergarments, or class notes, or hair accessories, or jewelry, anything the structure can withstand without busting. Then it's used as a standing shelf, or a floating storage. Could even be floated beside the bed maybe? You'reeeee welcomeeee :D Heck, it could even be made strong enough to hold clothes with enough layers of paper mache. I once made a 2 ft paper mache fish that could have been used as a weapon, no joke!
Today is beautiful outside and there is an incredible wind blowing.I thought of you and I wondered if you could make mini kites the size of book that would be a hub that can fly high in the sky.I can pass the word on visit kidscrafts hub for a craft so cool and easy especially when it is breezy.Love your hubs and if I get time I think I am going to make snowmen in June.Have a great day.
I agree with DDE to recycle and find a new use is a great idea and so much fun.All these years I never thought of egg cartons as snowmen.Now I never will look at egg cartons the same way again.Voted up and cool.
I love this idea so neat and such easy to follow steps, voted up and useful.
Another great hub, kidscrafts. I didn't realize I was already following you so I look forward to more great kids craft ideas!
Hi kidscrafts,
This is an awesome craft activity for kids, it reminds me of the early years in primary school and how enjoyable Art and Craft subject was. The project procedure as outlined is fairly simple and every kid will enjoy this. Great article, voted up, useful and shared.
So cute! It is a great idea in recycling too.
Voted up and useful. :-)
Another gem for me to save for when the grandkids come to stay.
Have a wonderful day and I look forward to many more.
Eddy.
No snow, not even a snow flake. Although last January, temperature dropped to zero degrees in Benguet, one of our mountain provinces in the north. Good luck with the snowstorm - that's a too much snow for me.
Hello kidscrafts, The Philippines is a tropical country. It's just sun and rain. I hope you can visit here.
Here's another awesome craft for kids. you just gained another fan my friend. :)
Very creative and I really love this hub. Thanks for writing and show about step by step in making the snowman from egg cartoon. I'll show this hub to my students. VOTED UP and take care!
Prasetio
Very inventive. This is a real fun activity for kids. I think I will try and fill the insides with some chocolate treats. Voted up.
Oh, this is super cute!! Thank you for sharing... going to give this a try with my little one.
This perfect for me. Snowman without the snow!
When Christmas comes around, it will be great to try these! Thanks for sharing this, Kidscrafts!!Sharing on!
What a cute craft and you did a great job with super instructions. Pinning.
This is really very creative and it looks very cute. Good job.
cute snowman you have created. Wonderful way for kids to learn to make snowman indoors. Voted up
Adorable. A great craft project for a Saturday afternoon with children. Thanks for the great instructions and visuals!
This snowman is super cute. I love the step by step photos - great job! This craft is very appropriate for me since we got our first snow of winter yesterday :) Thanks!!
An engaging hub filled with clear instructions & handy step-by-step photos! Your creation is very cute! Well-done!
Thanks for SHARING. Useful & Interesting. Voted up & shared
You can have the fun of decorating a snowman without even getting cold!
52