Complete with earmuffs, this toilet paper tube snowman craft is so cute—a great idea for winter crafts with the kids.
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Toilet Paper Tube Snowman
When it is snowing, or it is cold and dreary outside, winter crafts like this recycled toilet paper tube snowman are the perfect way to spend an afternoon. Having fun with crafts like this one, making snowman sugar ornaments for Christmas, or making a pine cone bird feeder are great ways to boost your mood.
What You’ll Love about this Craft
- Easy – It’s an easy craft to make
- Hands-On Fun – Painting, drawing, and gluing are all incorporated into this winter snowman craft.
- Recycle Fun – It is a great way to recycle all of those toilet paper tubes you have in the bathroom.
Supplies You’ll Need
- toilet paper tube
- white paint
- sponge paintbrush
- black puffy paint
- optional: white puffy paint
- orange foam sheet
- buttons
- pipe cleaner
- medium-sized pom-poms
Equipment Needed
Glue
Wax paper – optional
How to Make a Toilet Paper Tube Snowman
Protect your surface from paint. I like to use wax paper because I can easily throw that away when finished, and the craft won’t stick to it.
Paint the paper tube white and let it dry
Using puffy paint, add eyes and a smile to the snowman
Optional: Add little white specks to the sides of the eyes. They should either both be on the left side of the eyes or the right side
Glue three buttons on the lower portion of the paper tube
Cut out a small orange carrot from the orange foam sheet and glue that on for the nose
Make earmuffs by cutting a three-inch piece of pipe cleaner and bending it into a curve
Glue pom-poms to each end of the pipe cleaner and let dry
Glue the ear muffs onto the paper tube snowman
FAQs
What other ideas for decorating my snowman from a toilet paper tube?
Make a felt scarf for your toilet paper tube snowman.
Make a hat by rolling up a small ankle sock and adding a pom-pom to the top.
Use fun googly eyes with eyelashes instead of puffy paint
Add stick arms to your snowmen
What is the Best Paint to Use for Painting a Toilet Paper Tube?
Acrylic Paint. It will go on thick and is washable, and is easy to clean off hard surfaces.
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Printable Instructions
Toilet Paper Tube Snowman Craft
Equipment
- sponge paint brush
- Pair of scissors
Materials
- 1 toilet paper tube
- white paints
- black puffy paint
- optional: white puffy paint
- 1 orange foam sheet
- 3 buttons
- 1 pipe cleaner
- 2 medium-sized pom-pom
Instructions
- Protect your surface from paint. I like to use wax paper because I can easily throw that away when finished, and the craft won't stick to it.
- Paint the paper tube white and let it dry
- Using puffy paint, add eyes and a smile to the snowman
- Optional: Add little white specks to the sides of the eyes. They should either both be on the left side of the eyes or the right side
- Glue three buttons on the lower portion of the paper tube
- Cut out a small orange carrot from the orange foam sheet and glue that on for the nose
- Make earmuffs by cutting a three-inch piece of pipe cleaner and bending it into a curve
- Glue pom-poms to each end of the pipe cleaner and let dry
- Glue the ear muffs onto the paper tube snowman
~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com
