Watercolor Snowflake Garland for Preschoolers

Last Updated on November 1, 2026 by Sheryl Cooper

Inside: Looking for a winter classroom decoration? This watercolor snowflake garland for preschoolers is fun to make and display!

When decorating our toddler and preschool classroom, I love to have as much of the children’s work displayed as possible. (You can see some of our decorations in this post.)

I hang art from the walls, from the ceiling, in the windows, and between the overhead lights.

Banners are an easy way to decorate, plus they are fun to make!

Some examples of banners we’ve done in the past:

So for our snow and ice theme, I decided a snowflake garland would be fun.

We’ve done watercolor snowflakes before, but never as a banner.

I’m glad we gave it a try because it was a hit!

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Watercolor Snowflake Garland

Our snow and ice theme is the first two weeks of January, after we return from winter break.

Usually by this time we have experienced cold winter weather with frost, and sometimes even snow and ice.

The mountains, however, are not far from us and some of the children take trips there to have fun in the snow.

We’ve done lots of snowflake activities such as:

We’ve even done tissue paper snowflakes many times, but I had never thought to turn them into a banner.

Supplies

About the Snowflakes

I love the color diffusing snowflakes listed above, but if you are on a budget and can make your own snowflakes, go for it. You can cut them from white coffee filters!

About the Laminator

I decided to laminate our snowflakes to make them more durable, but if you don’t have access to a laminator, you can skip that part. I like how the laminator pressed the snowflakes flat and made them more durable, but it can still work without them. The snowflakes might be a bit crinkled.

About the Paint Droppers

I love any opportunity to have paint droppers at the art table. While you can use paintbrushes, I have found that using droppers works well on diffusing (and tissue) paper.

Also, paint droppers are an excellent way to strengthen the thumb and finger. It takes more concentration to use a paint dropper compared to a paintbrush.

Preparation

Pour watercolors into containers and dilute with water to your liking.

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Set Up

Place trays at each spot at the art table.

Place snowflakes on each tray.

Add droppers to each container of paint and place in the center of the table so that the children can choose which color(s) they want to use.

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The Activity

Explain to your children that they will be dropping the watercolors on top of the snowflakes.

If this is their first time using droppers, show them how to dip them into the watercolors, squeeze, move it on top of the snowflake, and then squeeze to release the watercolors so that they land on the snowflake.

It might take them awhile to get the hang of it, but with practice they will get it!

I like using the droppers with the larger bulb for beginners, as it’s easier for them to squeeze and release.

Once they get the hang of using these droppers, we move to pipettes which use the thumb and pointer finger in a precision grip.

This is important for future writing, as well as self-help skills such as buttoning coats and tying shoes.

When the snowflake is covered with watercolor, drain excess watercolor (I pour it right back into the container in case someone else would like to use it) and place on a rack to dry.