Thrilled, I nabbed a whole bunch and set out to make some Melted Snowmen Ornaments with the boys for their preschool friends and teacher.
Melted snowman ornament tutorial:
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Supplies:
- Clear ornaments (glass or plastic) I love that we found the plastic ones because they are safe and super durable for preshoolers.
- Salt for snow (or clear glitter)
- Orange polymer clay for noses (or card stock or fun foam cut into triangles)
- Black polymer clay for eyes and mouths (or peppercorns or tiny pom poms)
- Brown polymer clay for arms (or sticks or pipe cleaners)
- Ribbon for scarves (or fabric)
- Extra ribbon or jute for hanging the ornaments
Directions:
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MELTING SNOWMAN ORNAMENT TUTORIAL
This melting snowman ornament tutorial is super easy to follow! These snowman ornaments make an awesome craft for the kids to do during the holidays.
Materials
- Clear ornaments (glass or plastic) I love that we found the plastic ones because they are safe and super durable for preshoolers.
- Salt for snow (or clear glitter)
- Orange polymer clay for noses (or card stock or fun foam cut into triangles)
- Black polymer clay for eyes and mouths (or peppercorns or tiny pom poms)
- Brown polymer clay for arms (or sticks or pipe cleaners)
- Ribbon for scarves (or fabric)
- Extra ribbon or jute for hanging the ornaments
Instructions
1. Use a pea sized piece of orange polymer clay to form each carrot nose.
2. Use a pea sized piece of brown polymer clay to form each arm.
3. Roll many, many, small black polymer clay circles for eyes and mouths.
4. Bake as directed on the package. Usually 30 minutes at 275°.
5. Fill the clear ornament with 2-3 Tbsp of regular table salt or epsom salt.
6. Finally, tie with jute or ribbon to hang on the Christmas tree.
I adore these- we just did an ornament exchange at work yesterday and someone made one!! So fun :)
So cute! Our PTA does a little giftshop for the kids over the holidays, this would be a craft! I’m adding this to the list. Thanks for sharing! <3
How do these handle being dropped or shaken? Wondering if the snow stays on the bottom with the nose, scarf, etc up on top.
Yes the plastic ones do – the snowman parts settle to the top if gently shaken.
If you don’t put too much ‘snow’ in them, you can shake them til the bits come back to the top
Yes! So fun :)