Here is a glimpse at our winter party! First off, we live in Florida, so the idea of snowmen and snow is always loads of fun. To our Northern neighbors that are frequently bombarded with snow, it may not have the same magical quality, but snowmen crafts are always cute!!
The first activity of our winter party was this awesome, free snowman glyph.
The kids liked this activity – it was fun to see how each snowman was different!
Next, we made Star Wars snowflakes…
This was awesome! I am not even a Star Wars fan, but thoroughly enjoyed trying to cut out these intricate patterns. You can download the entire collection or simply print the ones you want.
Let me warn you – some of these are rather challenging. Kids scissors are nearly impossible. Craft scissors are better, but what you really need is scissors that are small, sharp and able to do details or an Exacto knife. The better ones we have pictured were done with a small, sharp set of scissors (Leia was done with regular scissors – impossible to get the details). Unless there is a trick I am unaware of – normally, to cut insides, you just fold the paper and cut the hole or shape out of the middle. But you cut out a circle and then fold it again and again until it is way too thick to fold again to try to cut insides. Despite all of this, it was loads of fun and the snowflakes turned out pretty good (in my opinion). I just want you to have realistic expectations.
Our last activity was making marshmallow snowmen.
We gave them a choice between using mini marshmallows to make a snowman on paper or using large marshmallows on skewers. They chose the skewers. We used colored gel frosting and mini M & M s to decorate – yummy fun!
Your snowflakes are awesome! I cannot believe the creativity – amazing!
What fun!! Love the unique snowflakes
Looks like alot of fun! Those snowflakes are super cool, I want to make some and decorate the house!
Lots of cute ideas! The snowman marshmellows are so cute and unique.
Very cute. I’d be glad to send you some of our Vermont snow!
Maybe I should do this. I miss the snow from back home so much!
It’s so funny! I live in Montana and we get so much snow and I hate it and dream of what it would be like to have a winter without it
I say we switch one winter!… actually, Montana is one of our first stops at Drive Me Crazy Family Adventure. Well, sort of. We are going to start heading that way in April so we can spend the summer at Glacier National Park. Very excited!
Marshmallow snowmen! What a super cute idea!! Sounds like it was alot of fun!
How fun! It makes me miss “winter”… slightly! LOL We don’t have winter here in AZ!
WOW – I will definitely be making Star Wars snowflakes next year!!
Lots of fun! Those Star Wars snowflakes are neat, I have at least one kid who’d love them!
That is really neat! I live in Ohio, and snow is something I never look forward to, but I could do some snowflake crafts! lol
My oldest would have skipped it all in order to make his marshmallow snowflake!! He is a marshmallow lover. And those snowflakes are awesome!! My favorite is the storm troopers.
Those Star Wars snowflakes are awesome! My kids would love to do those!
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Looks like tons of fun! Love the star wars flakes – might have to try a few! Thanks!
I love the Star Wars snow flakes!
Looks like y’all had a good time. The snowflakes turned out so pretty, my youngest loves to cut them out as well
Loving the star wars that is so awsome i think i will try those with my kids this upcoming christmas
Those snowflakes are amazing! My star wars obsessed son would love them.
The Star Wars snowflakes are amazing – I can’t believe someone took the time to think them up and then share them for free – totally awesome!
Im not a starwars fan but i must say the snowflakes came out amazing
Those are so cute! I can’t wait until my nieces get bigger so we can do these crafts!