Supplies:
- Old piece of wood
- Pencil
- White paint
- Black paint
- Orange paint
- Pink paint
- Scrap material (for example, ribbon, an old hat or old scarf)
- Paintbrushes (ideally, one small and one large)
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2 of 4
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Directions:
- Paint the piece of wood white with the larger paintbrush. You might need to paint more than one layer of paint. Let dry completely.
- Once paint is dry, add your scarf and/or hat to determine the right spacing.
- With the pencil, mark where you will paint the eyes, carrot nose, mouth, blush on checks and buttons.
- Remove the scarf and hat while you paint on the eyes, nose, mouth and buttons in black with the smaller paintbrush.
- Paint the blush spots on the checks.
- Paint on the carrot nose.
- Let dry completely.
- Replace the scarf and hat.
- Find a spot in your home or outside for your new snowman friend!
- Optional: Add handprints and the year to the back of the snowman.
Janelle Cumro-Sultzer lives in Overland Park with her husband, son and two dogs. Janelle is a former health care executive director and is a mediator in Kansas, helping families in conflict. Janelle loves to focus on learning through play and getting messy with crafts.