Thursday, January 17, 2013

Five ways to make a snowman

My part of the world has been covered with almost 70 centimeters of snow, which hasn't happened in the last 150 years. Since there's nothing worse than a winter without snow, go out and enjoy it, make  children happy before the snow turns into slush! Hats, scarves and waterproof gloves are all you need!

Of course, if kids are sick you can't go out. However, snowmen can be made out of other materials, and not just the snow.



1. Snowmen made of plastic bottles


All you need are markers (preferably waterproof), some cute ribbons and white empty plastic bottles, 

Just look at them, aren't they stylish?




2. A snowman made of a glass jar


Paste cotton pads on a glass jar and add paper eyes, nose and mouth. In less than 20 minutes you'll have a nice holder for different school supplies. 





3. A cotton pads snowman

 

The same pads from the previous idea, can be pasted to the carton and become a beautiful, hand-made greeting card. We used crayons for drawing a hat, a broom and the snowman's face.



4. A snowman made of plastic cups

 

Arrange the cups in the desired shape, paste them together (we used a hot glue gun) and painted his hat and face with temperas.

  

5. A cherry on the top - a snowman made of real snow

 

Hopefully the kids got better by now, so go out and do the real one! 
 Be careful with its "styling."

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20 comments:

  1. Such cute ideas! I live up in Michigan and we are supposed to have lots of snow this time of year, but we've only had an inch or two all season. Sounds like you are getting all our snow!

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  2. Glad you like it!
    By now, we have 70 centimetres of snow, and it's still snowing! Record amount in the past 150 years. However, a weather forecast for the next week says it will suddenly get warmer, so all this can melt fast. Crazy weather! The climate is definetly changing....

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  3. Lovely ideas! The real snowman is so cool :)

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  4. yes, great ideas! we will try them for sure!

    i found you through a bloghop, came to check and would like to follow you!

    here is me: http://pipidinko.blogspot.com

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  5. Irena, those snowmen out of the plastic bottles are simply adorable. Such a cute idea. Thanks for coming over and strutting your stuff!

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    1. It is my pleasure as well, you're such an excellent host!

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  6. Hooray for ideas that I can enjoy with my grandson! We have snow here too, and temps as low as 0 degrees. With my fibro & arthritis, I can't be out in the weather without experiencing massive amounts of pain, so these projects will give me a way to share Winter with Anthony. Thanks :)

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  7. Yes, winter can be quite challenging when it comes to finding kids' fun ideas. I'm glad my post was helpful to you! Thanks for stopping by!

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  8. How cute! And creative, I love the cotton pads, what a great way to use regular household stuffs.

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    1. Glad you like it! It's the type of craft I like the most - made out of the stuff we already have, without the need of purchasing anything

      Thanks for stopping by.

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  9. We haven't had much snow so can't make a real snowman. I like your craft ideas on the other ones though. Thanks for sharing.

    Found you through SITS.

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  10. Popped in from SITS! I wish we had snow to make a snowmen-- it's 80 here!

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  11. What fun ideas for celebrating the snow with your kids. Thanks for sharing.

    Stopping by from SITS.

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  12. I love this idea! I wish my daughter were younger, I know she would have loved it too! The wings are really cute too!

    I found your Pinterst page from The Taylor House party. I just wanted to take a moment to invite you to link up your crafts to my new party - In and Out of the Kitchen. You can link up recipes too!

    Thanks so much Cynthia at http://FeedingBig.com
    http://www.feedingbig.com/2013/01/in-and-out-of-kitchen-link-up-party.html

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  13. @Susan Cook, @Blond Duck and @missrobin
    Thank you, SITS girls, all of you!

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  14. Thanks for linking this to my party! I just shared it on facebook and will be pinning it too! Thanks! See you next week!

    Cynthia at http://FeedingBig.com

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  15. They are amazing snowmen ideas. I'm going to pin you :)

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  16. Great snowmen ideas I'm going to pin

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    1. I absolutely love Pinterest and pinners are always welcome at my blog!

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