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Big Cardboard Preschool Snowman Art

January 13, 2014 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: This preschool snowman art activity is a great way to use up that cardboard you saved from holiday packages. Add a variety of white loose parts and puffy paint for a fun winter craft!
 
Celebrate winter with some snowmen – made from big pieces of cardboard!
Toddlers and preschoolers will love the big motions as they roll the puffy glue onto the cardboard, then adding a variety of white loose parts.
 
They make a fun display in the classroom, too!
 
preschool snowman art
 
We love using recycled products for art activities.
Since our snowman theme is after the holidays, I had plenty of cardboard leftover from gift packaging.
I was inspired by previous cardboard activities we’ve done:
 
  • Christmas Trees
  • Valentine Hearts
All I needed to do was cut out the desired shape and add materials!
 
preschool snowman art
 

Big Cardboard Preschool Snowman Art

What we used:

  • Big snowman shape, cut from cardboard
  • Xacto Knife
  • Puffy glue (see recipe below)
  • Rollers
  • Big googly eyes
  • Assorted white loose parts

Puffy glue:

Squirt shaving cream and white glue onto a tray. I use about equal parts of both (it doesn’t need to be exact). Mix well.

Preparing This Activity

Cut simple snowman shapes from cardboard. I made one for each of my students. I find using an Xacto knife works better than scissors, especially if cardboard is a bit thick.

Gather white loose parts and place them in trays.

I looked for a variety of textures, such as Duplo bricks, feathers, cotton pads, crinkled paper, buttons, paper and forks (for arms and hands).

Place the snowmen and loose parts at a table along with trays of puffy paint and rollers.

You are ready to go!

preschool snowman art

The Invitation to Create a Snowman

Have your children roll the puffy glue onto their cardboard snowmen.

I love using rollers because they encourage big movements, working the entire arm and shoulder.

Some previous roller activities we’ve enjoyed:

  • Leaf Painting In A Bag
  • Easy Apple Art
  • Colorful Collages

We also use them on the easel for a vertical fine motor experience!

preschool snowman art

Rolling the Puffy Glue

Step one is to roll the puffy glue onto the cardboard.

Some might not cover the entire piece of cardboard, and that’s okay.

Just encourage covering as much as possible.

preschool snowman art

Add the Eyes

Just stick them right into the puffy glue!

preschool snowman art

Add the Loose Parts

It’s time to add the pieces that are in the tray.

Some of our children used the crinkled paper as hair.

Others put it right on the body.

There is no right or wrong!

preschool snowman art

Using different textures adds more sense of touch to the activity.

Again, this is something to consider when choosing your loose parts.

preschool snowman art

If your children are like ours, this will be a busy art table!

When Finished

As each of your children finish adding the pieces to their snowmen, allow to thoroughly dry. The puffy glue will still be a little tacky, but the pieces should stick. If, however, anything becomes loose and/or falls off, you can use white glue to reattach them.

preschool snowman art
preschool snowman art

We then displayed them around our classroom!

preschool snowman art

Add these ideas to your week, too!

Circle Time: 5 Little Snowmen Circle Time Props

Math: Icicle Count and Clip

Process Art: Winter Collage

Colors: Snowman In The Cold Color Matching Activity

Table Activity: Snowman Button Counting

Playdough: Build a Snowman

Sensory: Pom Pom Snowman Sensory Bin

Books to read with this activity:


preschool snowman art
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TPT Winter Learning Pack
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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Jamie White

    January 13, 2014 at 9:03 pm

    What a great process art project! I’m adding it to our “To-Do” list!

    Jamie
    Play to Learn Preschool

    • Sheryl Cooper

      January 15, 2014 at 2:20 am

      Thank you, Jamie! Yes, they definitely put their own touches on it. 🙂

  2. Stephanie Schuler

    January 14, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    Awesome! Hands-on and cheap! What’s not to love! Although I could see some of my preschoolers getting totally distracted by popping the bubbles!

    • Sheryl Cooper

      January 15, 2014 at 2:21 am

      I was surprised mine did not, as they love to pop bubbles when we put packing wrap on the floor in the gym. I think they were too interested in how the paint felt being applied on the bubbles.

  3. Eva Lewis (The Multitasking Mummy)

    January 16, 2014 at 3:34 am

    Gosh you can do so many different things with bubble wrap can’t you? I love the different looks of the snowmen. Thanks for linking up to Mummy Mondays.

    • Sheryl Cooper

      January 17, 2014 at 5:58 am

      Thank you for hosting it, Eva!

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