Crafts~N~Things for Children: Framed Cottonball Snowman Craft for Kids

My son has this cute Cottonball Snowman Craft hanging in his bedroom. We love using the Melissa & Doug Picture Frame Padfor hanging up the kids little masterpieces as decor for our home! There are several different frame designs - I chose the one that has a hint of blue in it because I thought it would go well with the cold, winter theme.

Cottonball Snowman Craft for Kids, Winter Art Project

Supplies Needed: Melissa & Doug Picture Frame Pad
Cottonballs
Glue {in a bottle, not a glue stick}
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Child-safe scissors
Construction paper or craft foam in colors of choice + orange for the carrot nose
Googly Eyes
Optional: buttons, sequins, beads, or anything else you can use as decoration

How to make the cottonball snowman craft:

Draw 3 circles or trace 3 circular items around the house: biggest circle on the bottom & smallest on top {great for kids learning how to sequence biggest to smallest}
Place glue inside the top circle.
Tear the cottonballs into smaller pieces and then either place them on the glue like that or have them work their fine motor skills by rolling them into tinier cottonballs {snowballs!} and then place them on.
Repeat steps 2-3 with the middle circle & then again with the bottom circle.
Glue on eyes, carrot nose, mouth, and buttons.
Draw stick arms in brown.
Draw & cut a hat, scarf, and mittens in the colors of choice. You may also decorate them however - my son drew stripes on his scarf. I think glitter would be neat too! Notes: I drew the mittens for my preschool-aged son and broke down the hat & scarf into simple shapes for him. I had him draw a square for the hat with a skinny rectangle underneath it that was wider than the hat. For the scarf, I had him draw 1 long, skinny rectangle as well as one small one.
Glue those pieces in place
Optional: Write Frosty, Brr... It's Cold Outside, Snow Adorable, or another fun saying on it.
Display in your home somewhere. Ours is hung up with a thumb tack.

You can purchase the Melissa & Doug Picture Frame Padat the below places. It's worth the price.... my son can go through 10-15 sheets in a day & still want to do more drawings!!!