Winter Craft Ideas For Toddlers

Winter break is upon us and it is time to spend some quality time together with our little ones. A great way to do that is to do crafts with them! It gets them off the screens and away from the televisions and gets them working with their hands. Plus, winter crafts are always fun! Who doesn't like a paper plate snowman or some fun snowflakes to hang around the house? Here is a roundup of our favorite winter craft ideas for little hands.

11 Coffee Filter Snowman

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This craft is a fun and easy one! You only need a few small items around the house! All your little one has to do to create their snowman, is glue the paper filter to a color paper of their choosing, and let it dry. Once it is dry, they can decorate it and color in their eyes, add their carrot nose, and whatever else they feel like adding!

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10 Polar Bear Craft For Toddlers

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What an adorable little polar bear that you can hang up when your little ones are done creating it. It is created using pompoms! After gathering your materials, your little one can take the pompom and create their very own polar bear - it may be wise to draw an outline of the bear's head so they have a guide to follow!

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9 Easy Icicle Winter Craft

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Create magical looking "icicles" with just some pony beads and pipe cleaners! These come out looking so adorable, and you can even hang them up, too, for everyone to see! The beautiful blues in this craft create a lovely winter wonderland!

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8 Popsicle Stick Hot Chocolate Mug

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Who doesn't love a nice hot cup of hot cocoa? Now your little ones can make their very own that they can display about the house with the help of some popsicle sticks, paint, and cotton balls! Plus, they can paint the mug whatever color that they want to!

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7 Hatching Penguin Puppet

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Aren't penguins just some of the most adorable birds ever? The way they waddle and walk, it's just too cute! You can make this sweet hatching penguin puppet at home with your wee ones and they can have fun putting on a puppet show for you! You can make it with stuff you have just hanging around the house!

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6 Winter Toilet Paper Roll Windsock

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This craft is super easy and fun with items that you have just lying around the house! Toilet paper rolls? No problem! Some stray crepe paper? Definitely! After the kiddos are done putting it together and decorating it, you can definitely hang this beautiful "windsock" in the house.

Find Tutorial to make your own at Easy Peasy and Fun

5 Beaded Snowflake Ornament

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Snowflakes abound! During the wintertime, snowflakes are everywhere! Here are some that you can keep inside your house and bonus, they will never melt! With some pipe cleaners and pony beads, your children can create lovely winter art to hang up!

Find Tutorial to make your own at Stay at Home Educator

4 Winter Handprint Tree

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During the wintertime, we see the trees, barren of all of their leaves. But that's okay because it allows us to see the beauty of winter all around us! Your child can recreate a winter tree with some paint and their handprint! Add some white paint "snow" in and you have one adorable craft keepsake there!

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3 Sparkly Snowflakes

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Another great snowflake craft! This one features popsicle sticks and sequins! Imagine how pretty they will look hung up and shining and glistening when it hits the light just right! These can even be used as ornaments for next year's Christmas tree!

Find Tutorial to make your own at Toddler Approved

2 DIY Soda Bottle Snowflakes

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This is such a fun idea! You don't even need a big soda bottle to do it, either! You could do a mix of little and big ones! That way your little ones can create a blizzard of fun when they paint!

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