Winter ideas for toddlers

Winter Activities for Toddlers & Preschoolers – Happiest Baby

Winter can be a particularly challenging time for keeping little kids entertained. Cabin fever is real, and it can be brutal. But with a few supplies that you probably already have around your house, you can turn a boring, cold winter day into a fun adventure filled with activities that activate your child’s imagination. Check out these 30 winter activities for toddlers that you can try right now.

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Kids LOVE to make messes, and parents…well, parents aren't quite as rapturous about cleaning them up. That’s exactly what makes this project so much fun. Kids will have a blast making a sticky mess without destroying the house.

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Why not sprinkle in some science to your day? Check out this snowball launcher activity that easily turns into a game for the whole family.

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Kiddos keep their fingers busy working with some homemade dough resembling freshly fallen snow. Bonus: This snow dough is “taste safe,” which means kids won’t get sick if their curiosity prompts them to take a nibble.

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This snow painting project is perfect for young toddlers. Plus, it makes for pretty, wintry décor!

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Go outside and grab some pinecones, and then mix in a few ingredients from the kitchen to make this sensory box that emulates snow and will give your kids some tactile delight.

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If you face the challenge of having your kids whip through activities at breakneck speed, then this will definitely help slow their roll. Freeze your paint into a popsicle and have your kids create works of art as the paint begins to melt.

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This sneaky STEM project invites kids to drop snowballs into jars and then watch them explode with color. Talk about a bright idea!

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This is perfect for little kids who can’t keep their hands off the real tree. Create your own felt version of a Christmas tree and let your kids go to town decorating (and redecorating) their own.

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Sensory projects are so much fun but they tend to get pretty darn messy. Try this cleaner twist and watch your child have a great time without worrying about picking up later.

If you have an old cardboard box and some imagination, you’re halfway there! With this winter activity, kids get to try death-defying ski jumps without ever getting hurt.

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Who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned blanket fort? Try dressing yours up with twinkly lights, pillows, cozy books. ..it's the perfect nook for reading, playing, or even sipping hot cocoa!

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Kids can decorate these larger-than-life “cookies” to their hearts’ content! If you don’t have a roll of craft paper, try cutting up brown paper grocery bags or using the white side of old wrapping paper.

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This winter activity for toddlers is perfect for busy bodies who love to have something to do. Fill one tub or bowl with ice and another with colored water. Then, let your kiddo go to town moving the ice to the water to see what happens.

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Grab the recycling bin and get busy painting some cans to create the equipment you’ll need to play this DIY game. Toddlers will especially love tossing bean bags at the stacked cans.

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If your kids have ever pretended that the floor is lava, this winter activity is the game for them. Create a few icebergs out of paper or fabric and turn your floor into an Arctic ice field that your kids must hop around to navigate.

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You’ll want to help your toddler with this one. With just a few materials, you can work together to create sparkling icicles that you can save as ornaments, decorate a window to catch some sun-rays, or even turn into a mobile to hang in your child’s room.

Image and activity via Little Bins for Little Hands

If you’ve ever spent a winter in New England, you may have heard of this one. Using snow and some maple syrup, your kids can make their own delicious candy that will double as a magical memory when they grow up.

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This winter activity looks like too much fun! If you are one of those people who saves bubble wrap to reuse, then you’ll have plenty of pop for this project.

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It’s amazing what you can fit into a bottle with this discovery activity that is perfect for little kids. Combine some small objects with glitter in a clear plastic bottle, and you’ve got some sparkly on-the-go entertainment.

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Grab some food coloring and suit up with this winter activity that will get the whole family outside and playing in the snow.

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Want to have…a blast? This winter activity blends science with pure delight.

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This winter activity for toddlers can be as simple or complicated as you want it to be, which is perfect for little kids. Grab a cookie sheet, a marble, and some snow, and make your own marble run.

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Make some DIY salt crystals that you can decorate your windows with. You can create colorful, sparkling snowflakes that will last the rest of winter.

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Sometimes little kid art makes the perfect gift. Sit down with your toddler and make a bunch of fun tissue paper art projects and then give them to friends and family.

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This is the perfect activity for the little Elsa in your life. With the magic of science, your toddler can freeze bubbles and then watch in wonder at the colorful pile.

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Not only is this an art project that kids will love but it’s also a puppet show! Your chicks will have fun creating a hatching penguin but why stop there? Create hatching birds, lizards, dragons, aliens, anything your child can dream up.

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Yup. You can make hot chocolate slime! Kids will love getting their hands lost in this gooey messy fun.

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This set of DIY playdough comes in mint, hot chocolate, and pine. It might be hard for the grownups to not play with it, to be honest.

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Sometimes kids need to focus on something for a while to help ward off cabin fever. This hole punch snowflake project is perfect for kids with too much energy who need somewhere to direct their focus. Bonus? You can decorate your house with their creations when they’re done!

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Teach your kids about local birds by creating these fun cookie cutter bird feeders that you can hang outside your windows. Watch and learn as birds stop by to munch a winter treat.

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40 Winter Activities and Crafts for Toddlers for Snowy Day Fun

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If you’re looking for some winter activities and crafts for toddlers, then this is the spot! I’ve gathered some awesome & fun ideas for toddlers to do, all in a winter theme!

You may find yourself in a situation where it’s too cold to be playing outside for too long, it’s snowing, or utterly rainy and cold in the winter… having a snow day and you may be questioning…

How do I entertain my 2 year old in the winter?

How do I keep my toddler active in the winter?

What activities can I do with my toddler indoors?

Maybe your toddler has mostly been tagging along on activities with your older kids. And maybe you’re ready to start creating activities for your toddler to do on their own. (So ready, right!?)

Get inspired with some of these fun winter activities for toddlers to do. They all look so fun to do (and cute to make!) that I’m not sure which one to start with.

But I’m always excited about winter craft ideas. They’re so adorable, usually all white and fluffy.

Speaking of, I can’t wait to show you the adorable winter craft that my contributor Sarah of How Wee Learn is sharing with you tomorrow!

How do I entertain my 2 year old in the winter, indoors?

I’ve pulled together a large list of perfect options for 2 and 3 year olds to stay entertained and busy through the winter season. Especially when your stuck indoors due to snow!

Get ready for some adorable winter crafts for toddlers, with some winter sensory and learning ideas, too.

Work on fine motor skills and have a happy time doing it!

Plus, some just plain fun winter activities for toddlers to enjoy!

40 Winter Activities for Toddlers!

Click here for activities perfect for your toddler, anytime!

Winter Crafts & Art Projects for Toddlers

Of course, I’m starting with the adorable cuteness of winter crafts, as well as some amazing art projects that toddlers will love creating!

Try some of these when its cold outside.

From paint to fingerprints, your going to love these little keepsake ideas from your sweet toddler!

By the way, some of these links are affiliate links to products I recommend to do these winter activities with your toddler.

Winter Crafts & Art Projects for Toddlers

Olaf Magic Paint Recipe

A Little Pinch of Perfect

Handprint Mitten Ornaments

Busy Bugs

Bubble Wrap Snowman

Crafts On Sea

Icy Salt Paint for Toddlers

Hands On As We Grow

Marshmallow Snowman Stamping

Kindergarten Kel

Tape Resist Snowflake Painting

Little Bins for Little Hands

Indoor Snow Painting

Busy Toddler

Snowman Snow Painting

Growing a Jeweled Rose

Snowflake Puzzles

Teach Preschool

Abstract Snowman Art

Still Playing School

No Mess Paper Plate Snowflakes

Messy Little Monster

Puffy Snowmen

Simple Fun for Kids

Cottonball Snowmen

Preschool Powol Packets

Salty Snowman

Best Toys 4 Toddlers

Tin Can Snowman Windchime

Hands On As We Grow

Winter Sensory Activities for Toddlers

Sensory activities are a favorite of mine for toddlers. It’s really hard to go wrong with anything sensory.

Sensory activities are left for open-ended play and to explore! What a fun way for toddlers to learn about the things winter brings!

Of course, be careful of small objects if you have a toddler that mouths everything still.

Sensory Winter Activities for Toddlers

Snowflake Slime

Little Bins for Little Hands

Snowman Sensory Bag

Mama Papa Bubba

Wintery Sparkle Cloud Dough

Hands On As We Grow

Winter Star Sensory Ice

Toddler Approved

Winter Sensory Tub

No Time for Flash Cards

Snowy Sensory Window Activity

No Time for Flash Cards

Sensory Snow - Safe to Taste!

The Train Driver's Wife

Build a Snowman

The Train Driver's Wife

2-Ingredient DIY Sensory Snowballs

Paging Fun Mums

Sensory Snow Paint

Mom Endeavors

Sledding Sensory Bin

How Wee Learn

Snowy White Play Dough

The Imagination Tree

Five Senses Snowman

The Imagination Tree

Sparkly Winter Sensory Bin

Hands On As We Grow

No Mess Winter Sensory Bag

A Little Pinch of Perfect

Winter Learning Activities for Toddlers

These winter activities that are focused more on academic learning for toddlers. From letter formation to the five senses and shapes.

As long as its fun like these, toddlers will love it!

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Fun Winter Themed Activities for Toddlers

And we can’t forget to just have some good ol’ fun this winter! Toddlers will love playing with these snowballs and snowmen and other fun wintery things to do!

Fun Winter Theme Activities for Toddlers

Get all your winter activity supplies quickly and easily!

Winter Craft & Activity Resources Buying Guide

Epsom Salt for Magic Olaf Paint

Painters Tape for Snowflake Painting

School Glue for Snowman Snow Painting

Liquid Starch for Snowflake Slime

Contact Paper for Snowy Sensory Window

Secret Ingredient for Taste-Safe Snow

Contact Paper to Build a Snowman

Squirt Bottles for Colored Snow

Droppers to Color the Snow Indoors

How about that for some fun winter activities for toddlers? We also have a week of winter fun to get you going on the right track. You can download that here.

Do you feel like you can entertain your 2 year old for the winter now?

Oh, well if you’re not… there’s always these winter activities and crafts to check out too:

30 snowflake crafts for kids
24 snowman crafts for kids
28 more winter crafts for kids
32 snow themed activities for kids

Just to get you on the right track, you know…

Make this winter one to remember! Which fun winter activities will you try first?

About Jamie Reimer

Jamie learned to be a hands on mom by creating activities, crafts and art projects for her three boys to do. Jamie needed the creative outlet that activities provided to get through the early years of parenting with a smile! Follow Jamie on Pinterest and Instagram!

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Ideas for children's photo shoots in winter outdoors

Ideas for a children's photo shoot on the street in winter can be very diverse. You can take pictures of babies on any day, regardless of the weather:

on a clear, sunny day - the photos will be bright and saturated
in bad weather - the main accents can be made on the composition of the frame
in the snow - it is worth trying to convey the special magic of the moment
in thaw and slush - you can add bright colors with the help of various accessories (scarves, boots)

Depending on whether there are clouds in the sky, or whether the day is sunny, the illumination can be completely different. To get the best pictures of children, you need to adjust the equipment in accordance with the weather conditions.

To photograph a baby in cloudy weather, it is better to fully open the aperture. This will allow you to use a little sharpness and build a quality perspective.

With diffused light, portraits are especially good, so pay attention to your child, and capture nature another time. On a cloudy day, you can practice shooting in monochrome. Forgo color in favor of black and white photos and this might be your best winter idea.

In clear weather, you can safely go to the forest and take pictures of a young model against the backdrop of beautiful natural landscapes. Winter sunny days offer very different conditions for shooting - now the problem is significant contrast. You can solve it with the right exposure, setting the exact balance between deep shadows and sparkling snow.

To shoot a baby against a very light background, you can use the Beach / Snow scene program, which is present in modern digital cameras. However, if you have the appropriate experience and knowledge, it is better not to rely on automation, and set the mode manually.

Just great children's pictures are obtained at sunset or dawn on a clear day. If it turns out to be quite dark, you can use the flash, and if it is not enough, additional lighting.

In winter, daylight hours are very short, so you may have to photograph your child at dusk. To get good shots, choose a lighted place - fortunately, at night in the cities there are enough various artistic illuminations. Great photos can be taken against the backdrop of festive fireworks. It is only important not to forget about caution and not to let the baby get too close to them.

Secrets of the best shots

For children's winter photography, it is very important to use a variety of light filters:

to neutralize the blue color that prevails in snowy areas, you can use Skylight
to brighten dull colors and at the same time soften the intensity of reflected light, choose a polarizing filter
standard color filters will allow you to create amazing effects when shooting the most ordinary scenes with your child in the lead role

In the yard

A good photo session in winter can be held right in the yard. Choose a time when it is especially crowded and go for a walk. Let your child play with other children, do whatever he wants - this way you can get interesting photos.

In winter, there is a lot of fun on the street, and no matter what the kids are up to, it can all be photographed. Building an impenetrable fortress, playing snowball fights, and going downhill are great ideas for street photography.

Outdoors

Winter is generous with beautiful landscapes, which means that in order to take some unique pictures, it makes sense to go to nature. Find a suitable place in a forest or a clearing - take a picture of a child, for example, against the backdrop of a snow-covered Christmas tree.

If there was a recent snowfall, you can shake a small tree or branch - a snow stream will fall, which will look spectacular in the photo.

Snowman

You can arrange a children's street photo shoot with a snowman, which is a symbol of winter fun. The beauty of this topic lies in the fact that you can shoot absolutely everything: from the moment you leave the house to the very end result of your creativity, including the stages of painstaking work.

Create a whole company of snowmen. For more fun, put one of them on the sled, and give the other a stick and make skates. Put on hats and warm scarves, and your child's smile and rosy cheeks will add even more bright colors.

Festive photoset

An excellent topic for a photo shoot in winter will be festive festivities, which are held on Christmas, New Year's, and also on Maslenitsa days. Buffoons and other fairy-tale characters roam these days in abundance in parks and various open areas. Have a photo session next to them, let there be a beautiful Christmas tree in the frame.

A child can dance in the company of Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden, recite a poem, receive a gift.

On Maslenitsa, the main theme of street photography can be taking pictures with pancakes. Burning an effigy of Maslenitsa will cause a lot of positive emotions in children, which will make your pictures bright and lively.

Children and animals

A very popular topic for winter photography is children and animals. Our smaller brothers are sometimes very photogenic and seem very spontaneous in the frame. Together with a cat, a child can watch frisky birds. Let the big dog play with the child in the snow - the photos will turn out interesting.

Another idea for baby photos is taking pictures with birds. Pour grains into the feeder, and nimble titmouse will flock to your photo shoot from everywhere. Bullfinches and waxwings often sit in flocks on trees and bushes, treat them too - with their presence they will add color to the photographs.

Interesting stories can be beaten while riding horses. A baby can be put on a pony, an older child on a big horse. Photo shoots in nature look very impressive, where a child sits in a decorated sleigh pulled by three horses.

Among the snow-covered alleys

If the photo session takes place outdoors in winter, you can go to the park. Snow-covered tree branches, motionless powdered fountains, even ordinary benches surrounded by snowdrifts will be a great backdrop for your shots.

Dress your baby in a bright jacket, warm mittens and a scarf. A child can take a sled along frost-covered alleys, feed birds or make a snowman. The main thing is not to freeze and get a charge of positive emotions from photographing.

Skates and skis

A street photo session in winter can be held at the skating rink. You can shoot children during the day with natural light, and in the evening, when most of the sites are illuminated with bright, multi-colored lights.

No less interesting can be photos taken during a ski trip. It's great if there is a ski resort near you, if not, go to the nearest forest or park. Do not forget the special equipment and, of course, a good mood.

How to photograph children correctly?

When choosing a time to shoot, make sure that:

it was enough to complete the photo session before dark, otherwise take additional light sources with you
the baby was full and was in a good mood
the child was not sick and was ready to be outside for the right amount of time

In order for the photos to turn out to be diverse, do not force the baby to sit still or stand in one position for a long time. Let him feel free and choose how to move: you can run, have fun, make faces. Your task is to catch the most successful angle and capture the moment.

Professionals recommend photographing a baby at about eye level or even lower. This is necessary so that the pictures show not only a hat and a hood from a jacket, but also a cheerful face. Squat down and get into a vantage point.

Change the shooting point as often as possible. Let your album contain both general and medium shots. Special attention can be paid to macro photography - take a picture of a snowflake that landed on your baby's nose or a beautiful bump that he found in the snow.

Pay special attention to children's eyes. To get a clear view image, ask the child to look into the lens.

To shoot a moving baby, do not rely on automation - focus the camera manually. After that, outline the place where you want to capture your child. Ask the child to run and press the button on the camera when the child is at the desired point.

If you are not very good at setting up photographic equipment, but you really want to take a picture of a baby in motion, you can use tracking autofocus. For Nikon cameras, it is designated Continuous-servo AF, for Canon - Servo AF. When using it, it is enough to press the shutter button halfway, and the camera will keep the young model in focus: when the child approaches you or moves away. Tracking autofocus will allow you to photograph the baby, for example, on a swing.

For best results, choose a scene to shoot based on the age of the child. You should not put him on skis, if he is still very small, let him pose while sitting on a sled. And, of course, pay attention to the child's passions and hobbies - if he likes it, let him play hockey or ride downhill.

Cold weather precautions

Winter in the process of photography makes its own adjustments and they must be taken into account, because otherwise, it is possible:

the quality of frames shot in the cold will be noticeably reduced
on liquid crystal displays, color reproduction will be distorted, contrast and brightness will be lost
optical stabilizer won't work

In order for this not to happen and for each child's photo to be successful, it is necessary to remember the basic rules of a children's photo shoot in the winter on the street. When photographing in the winter you need:

avoid condensation (even simply turning on a foggy camera can lead to breakage, and if you take it out into the cold, not only the lens, but also moving parts can be damaged)
do not allow drops of water from snow and icicles to get on the camera - when planning to photograph a baby outside the home, be sure to take a dry, lint-free cloth with you to care for equipment (wet wipes intended for hands will not work)
take additional accumulators or batteries with you - at negative temperatures, much more energy is consumed and, if you do not stock up on additional sources, then the photo session in winter will end much faster than you planned
before taking pictures, remove mittens or gloves, otherwise you can knock down the settings or drop expensive equipment in the snow (you can use special gloves with half-cut fingers)
finish shooting children on time - this should be done when the first signs of freezing of the camera are detected, which include sluggish autofocus, muffled shutter sound, increased display response

For high-quality children's pictures in the cold season, choose a camera with an optical viewfinder, take a protective bag for the camera with you. To extend the life of the batteries in the cold, keep them warm - for example, keep them in your jacket pocket.

Returning home after walking with the baby, do not rush to get the camera out of the case. Leave it for a few hours away from heating devices, let it gradually warm up to room temperature.

Follow these simple tips, and any ideas for a children's photo shoot on the street in the winter will be fully implemented.

Volumetric crafts winter. DIY winter crafts: the best ideas and photos

The first association that comes to mind at the mention of winter is, of course, the New Year. Our fantasy always draws snowy streets, cheeks red in the cold, huge snowdrifts and long winter evenings. Since it gets dark early, children spend a lot of time at home. Most of them take scissors, paper and start creating. Parents help develop skills and show new ways.

A creative streak awakens at the sight of a New Year's beauty - a Christmas tree, which must be dressed in the most beautiful outfits. At this moment, fantasy begins to work with a vengeance for both parents and children. New Year is a real field for making garlands, toys, snowflakes and other Christmas decorations. In this way, you achieve two goals - develop the imagination and please the eyes of guests and family.

Joint creativity is the key to a happy family

It's no secret that crafts on the theme "Winter-Winter" have a positive effect on warm family relationships between parents and children. Preparing Christmas gifts is an interesting, exciting activity. Sometimes it becomes a tradition and is repeated year after year. Even the simplest winter Christmas crafts are a difficult task for children, so the kids need your help.

Thus, a fun activity brings families together at the same table. Getting involved in making crafts brings kids joy and the desire to make the best snowman, Christmas tree or snowflake to get praise from a parent. Try to choose children's crafts "Winter" that your child will be able to do. It is important that the child is able to fully develop the potential. Your trust will definitely be justified.

Do-it-yourself paper snowflakes

It is hard to imagine crafts "Winter" without traditional snowflakes, the complexity of which is very diverse. The simplest are paper round options made from napkins.

You can cut from a folded sheet with simple lines, or you can use beautiful patterns and zigzags. Today, you can come up with various paper crafts "Winter".

If your child is getting bored of carving such models due to age, offer to make a three-dimensional figurine. For this:

take a square piece of paper;
fold corners through center;
make deep cuts in order on one side and the other, not reaching the edge a couple of centimeters;
cut the bottom in a straight line;
expand the resulting snowflake;
turn the corners one at a time towards the center and fix with glue;
do the same for other corners and glue.

Simple actions result in a stunning three-dimensional snowflake. Several winter beauties can be hung from the ceiling or decorate a picture hanging on the wall.

Beaded snowflakes

Girls will be delighted with the idea of creating sophisticated and shiny beads. The central part is made of small elements, and the rays are made of a scattering of beads. You can choose the color solution yourself. If you want to achieve a la naturel, then give preference to white, blue and silver shades. For fantasy, use all the colors of the rainbow. As a basis, a wire or thread is suitable. It is more convenient to use a thin wire, crafts "Winter" from it will hold tighter, and it is easier to hang them on a Christmas tree.

Instructions for making a shiny snowflake:

string 5 beads and form a ring - this is the central part;
put on 5 beads of which form loops;
keep making rays until the snowflake has the desired volume.

At the end, tie a beautiful thread or a piece of "rain" to hang the product on the Christmas tree. Craft "Winter" with your own hands can be done quickly enough. She will take center stage on the forest beauty and will be the pride of the whole family.

Snowflakes from the grocery department

The best visionaries are mothers of small children. They are ready to adapt the most incredible things to create a masterpiece. Some of them even got to pasta! Such products are ideal for "long-term storage" crafts, they do not deteriorate or change shape.

Get creative with the available pasta. Bows, views, nets, shells - all this can be combined into one ensemble and create amazing snowflakes, garlands and toys. To give crafts originality, paint them in interesting colors or cover them with white.

Crafts for the little ones

The little ones want to create too. There are ideal options for them - creating applications according to a template or simply cutting out interesting pictures. Take multi-colored felt or paper and draw the details of the future figure on them, let the child cut them out. Then collect the blanks in one composition and try to decorate by gluing beads, stripes and buttons. Crafts "Winter" should hang in the most visible place so that the baby can show off.

New Year souvenir slippers with Santa Claus

Winter crafts for school should be original and memorable. So, if your child comes to class with New Year's-style slippers, he will definitely get an A. Of course, you can create real shoes in order to walk around the house, but this option is not suitable for children, but creating a souvenir is just right. For manufacturing, any dense fabric or cardboard is suitable.

Instructions for making:

ask the child to trace his foot on paper;
shape the sole and ask him to cut this part according to the template on the material chosen in advance;
draw the top of the sneaker;
cut it out of the material;
using paper, cardboard, fabric, buttons, sintepon, make the face of Santa Claus on the top or depict it in full;
connect the upper and lower parts;
If the seam is very visible, decorate it with braid.

After the slipper is ready, you can further decorate it, for example, sprinkle it with frost or snow motifs. You can use this gift option as a pocket for combs or a phone.

Eggshell crafts

As we have already understood, winter crafts can be made from anything. There are craftsmen who are able to create jewelry from the shell of a chicken egg. In order to prepare the testicle for decoration, you need to get rid of the contents. Make small holes and blow out the egg white and yolk. Next, the most interesting - decoration. A method that even children can handle is to glue the eggs with colorful pieces of paper. From the prepared blocks, you can glue a figure of a snowman, Santa Claus, a dog or a gnome. Glue a cap, hair, eyes, mouth and nose to them.

Decoration options:

fine rain;
sequins;
paper;
painting with acrylic paint;
gluing felt and fabric parts;
tailoring of clothing items.

With the help of this technique, a New Year's talisman will appear in your collection, which will bring good luck. However, you need to be careful, as the shell is very thin and can easily break.

Making a New Year's house

Another winter craft for school - a New Year's house. Doing it is quite difficult, so you will definitely need the help of parents. A juice pack or other box, cardboard, any paper glue and decor are suitable as a frame.

Instructions for making crafts "Winter":

A can of spray paint and stencils are suitable as decor. You can cut patterns out of napkins with a winter motif and glue them in some places. As a roof covering, you can use cone petals, which are glued in a checkerboard pattern. Hang curtains on the windows, and attach a small bead-handle to the door. That's all - do-it-yourself winter craft is ready!

Winter in our region lasts a long time. What can you do with your child on long winter evenings? Why not do winter crafts with him?! In this article you will find a large number of a wide variety of winter children's crafts.

Crafts on a winter theme vary in difficulty. There are very simple do-it-yourself winter crafts that even preschoolers can handle. There are more complex winter crafts designed for school-age children and adults. Many make winter crafts for a competition in a kindergarten or school. But even if you do not have the task of winning the winter-themed craft contest, we still recommend that you make at least one of some winter crafts for children from our wonderful selection.

Let's start with simpler winter crafts for kids. With a preschool child, you can mold a penguin from plasticine, and to make it more interesting to play with the resulting toy, make ice floes for the penguins from pieces of foam. In the process of such games, you can tell a lot of interesting things to the baby about the animals living at the North and South Poles of our planet.

With older children, make a penguin out of plastic bottles. For this do-it-yourself winter craft, you will need two two-liter plastic bottles, a stationery knife, a glue gun and acrylic paints. How to make a penguin from plastic bottles is shown in detail in the photo below.

Be sure to make a snowman out of socks with your child. ▼ This is a very simple do-it-yourself children's winter craft, meanwhile, such a snowman looks very beautiful, almost like a purchased toy. Such a snowman can be placed under the Christmas tree along with Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden. Do not be ashamed to give it for the New Year as a gift.

To make your own winter snowman craft you will need:

Two socks (one of them is white)
- rice (round)
- buttons
- beautiful rope
- orange paper or orange pencil

The charming doll in the photo below is made from an ordinary mitten. Her head is a foam ball, the filler for this children's winter craft is fig.

It is appropriate to make a cute bright hat for such a doll. ▼

It will also be interesting to make a toy sled for a mitten girl or any other small toy. This DIY winter craft is made from wooden ice cream sticks or medical spatulas. It is most convenient to fasten the parts of the sled together with a glue gun.

Do you like children's stories? We are sure yes. And winter (New Year's) children's fairy tales? Without a doubt! Agree, after all, it's nice, having covered yourself with a warm blanket and slowly drinking hot chocolate or linden tea with honey, to read some fascinating winter story with your child. Do you want the fairy tale to become a little closer, or rather, even to settle in your home? Then make the next winter craft with your baby. Print and cut out mink mouse . Let the child color it with colored pencils. Now glue the mouse to the wall at the level of the baseboard in some secluded corner of your house.

So, on New Year's Eve, a little fairy-tale mouse settled in your house. "What a cute winter fairy tale craft," you will no doubt say.

The most favorite and popular winter sports for children are skiing and skating. The theme of winter sports is reflected in children's winter crafts. Interesting winter crafts for kindergarten can be made using magnets.

In the photo below, a paper clip has been attached to the paper girl on skates. A magnet was attached to the bottom of the tin box. It turned out a wonderful winter craft, or rather a fun toy. The child drives a magnet along the bottom of the box - the young figure skater repeats all the movements of his hand.

We would like to present you another DIY winter craft for kindergarten. "Ski Track". ▼

This winter-themed craft is also made using a magnet. We make a track for a skier from a piece of cardboard, place flags (we stick toothpicks with self-adhesive flags into plasticine), stretch the start and finish, plant Christmas trees along the edge (mosaic in plasticine). The skier is obtained from a Lego figure, to which we glue cardboard skis with paper clips at the bottom. We attach a magnet to a long ruler to control the descent of the skier. Ready! Learning to manage a skier, the child will perfectly develop fine motor skills of hands.

The skier can be made in another way. Draw it on thick paper, color it and cut it out with scissors. Skis will replace wooden ice cream sticks (or medical spatulas), excellent ski poles will come from toothpicks or bamboo skewers. Between themselves, the skis are fixed with a piece of plastic tube, to which they are glued on both sides. Thus, not only an original children's winter craft is obtained, but also an exciting fun toy.

If you want to make a simple, but at the same time original winter DIY craft for kindergarten with your child, then we advise you to pay attention to the photo below. In the photo you see a skating rink made of paper. Plain white paper of increased density was painted with blue watercolor paint, and sprinkled with salt on top until the paint dried. This made it possible to create the effect of an ice coating on paper, as on a real ice rink. The girl and Christmas trees are also made of paper. Snowdrifts around the skating rink are made of cotton wool.

Have you looked all over the Internet looking for DIY winter crafts for school? We have some interesting ideas for you. For example, you can make such a winter bouquet with your child. To do this, find beautiful tree branches during a walk in the forest or park. Bring them home. At home, chop up a piece of foam with your hands. Moisten the styrofoam with water beforehand, so it will not stick to your hands. Lubricate the branches with glue, then sprinkle them with foam. Winter bouquet is ready!

You can also make such a winter DIY craft for school - a pompom bird.

It is made in the same way as a regular round pom-pom made of yarn, the only difference is that not two cardboard rings are taken as the base, but the silhouette of a bird with a round hole inside. It will be interesting to decorate a bouquet of tree branches with such birds.

It will not be a shame to bring such a creation to the winter crafts competition in kindergarten.

This winter window is made of plain and corrugated paper. A kind of envelope is made from two sheets of thick colored paper, inside which a child's drawing is inserted. Curtains for the window are made of corrugated paper folded like an accordion. With the help of a hole punch, holes were made in them and put on a thin cord. Here's what happened as a result. By the way, drawings can be changed depending on the time of year or the mood of the child.

In our article devoted to winter crafts for children, we have not ignored children's plasticine crafts. See what a cute Christmas tree you can make from plasticine using ordinary nail scissors. We will not describe in detail here how to make this winter craft with our own hands, because everything is clear and without further ado.

So our article on winter-themed crafts for children has come to an end. In parting, I would like to tell readers about such winter children's crafts that give us warmth, a fairy tale and comfort on cold winter days and evenings. Of course, we will talk about homemade flashlights. Lanterns can be made from paper. The easiest way to do this is to use ready-made templates (

How to make a snowman, a Christmas tree, tits and bullfinches, mountain ash, penguins, Grandfather Frost with the Snow Maiden and other funny winter crafts, is described in detail in the publications of this section on MAAM. The number of art techniques and craft materials presented here is simply incalculable.

Flip through these pages at your leisure. We hope that they will become a source of inspiration for you and new ideas for creative activities with children. And step-by-step master classes and colleagues' stories about their findings are a useful tool in their work.

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Purpose : To develop in children an aesthetic perception of nature and to teach how to convey the image of a rowan branch through plasticineography. Teach children to pinch off small pieces of plasticine and roll small balls in a circular motion with their fingers. Strengthen the ability to flatten the balls ...

NOD "How steppe animals prepare for winter" with appliqué elements in the middle group GCD "How steppe animals prepare for winter" (with appliqué elements in the middle group) Purpose : to introduce children to the preparation of steppe animals for winter. Tasks : Educational - to expand knowledge about the behavior of steppe animals in the fall (accumulation of fat deposits, storage of feed, ...

Winter crafts - Synopsis of the OOD in the senior and preparatory groups for the broken application "Bullfinch"

Publication "Synopsis of OOD in the senior and preparatory groups on the break..." Synopsis of the OOD in the senior and preparatory groups for the interrupted application "Bullfinch" Types of activity: gaming, communicative, perception of fiction, artistically productive. Objectives: to teach children how to create a tear-off appliqué from colored paper with their own hands....

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Summaries of modeling lessons "Rowan berries for birds" in the first junior group Abstract of the modeling lesson "Rowan berries for birds" in the first junior group. Objectives: to consolidate the ability to pinch off small pieces of plasticine from a whole piece, roll them between the palms in a circular motion and stick to a flat base; improve the ability to understand ...

Summary of the integrated GCD on the application "Bullfinch" Author: Chaptykova Irina Vasilievna Subject: "Bullfinch" Purpose: creating a social situation of development in the process of practicing the application "Bullfinch" Tasks: to create conditions for the formation of an idea of the appearance of the bullfinch; development...

Master class "Winter in the forest" Master class for parents in the 2nd junior group "Klyukovka" according to non-traditional drawing methods "Winter in the forest" (educator: Nemyskaya A. V) Purpose: Forming the ability of parents to organize joint creative activities with children of primary preschool age without ...

Winter crafts - Crafts from plasticine for entertainment "Seeing off winter"

Crafts from plasticine for entertainment "Seeing off winter" Plasticine is a material that everyone can work with, regardless of age. Plasticine sun. Perhaps the most popular and simple craft on the eve of seeing off winter is the sun. Depending on the capabilities and experience, you can ...

Abstract of the lesson of the art studio on the technique of plasticineography "Bullfinch on a rowan branch" Moscow 2019 Purpose: acquaintance with plasticine technique as a type of visual activity. Development of creative abilities of pupils. Tasks: - Consolidation of knowledge about wintering birds, -...

Merry winter has come
With skates and sledges,
Powdered ski track, No.
With a magical old fairy tale.
On a decorated Christmas tree
Flashlights swing.
Let the winter be cheerful
Longer does not end!

Winter crafts

Winter has come! Snow, frost, sleds, skates - WHERE? Our Latvian weather again unpredictably canceled winter. Well, let's do the winter ourselves, with our own hands. And create a festive pre-Christmas atmosphere! And to help you, I offer a small selection of ideas.

There was already a big postcard thread, so I won't delve too deeply into this topic, I'll just post some new ideas. Yarn, buttons, threads, ribbons, paper, pencil shavings and some magic!

Last year there were Christmas trees made of stripes, this year we will make the Christmas trees a little more voluminous - we will twist the tubes from colored paper.

Unusual candlesticks are obtained by simply cutting out a black and white picture of a city or a castle and wrapping it around a jar. You can make a whole fabulous city. And the fabulous atmosphere will be supported by lanterns and candlesticks made of tin cans, on which an openwork pattern is pierced.

A cone is a tree in itself. And a lot of cones - this is a big tree.

Since we are talking about Christmas trees, here is an option. Elegant and original. And by the size and number of Christmas trees, you can understand how big a wine lover you are.

And finally, I propose to remember our smaller brothers and make such unusual feeders. Gelatin dissolves in water, then the food is poured, laid out in molds and cooled in the refrigerator.

I hope that some of the ideas will be useful to you and your winter evenings will be filled with creativity!

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As many as 20 winter craft ideas with our own hands for the kindergarten, we have collected in this collection so that you are inspired to work together with your child.

With the approach of New Year's matinees, crafts in the kindergarten on the theme of winter and the New Year are again in demand and relevant. However, if you don’t have a tradition of making crafts in kindergarten for the New Year, you can do needlework at home. This is a great opportunity to keep your child entertained in bad weather.

For some of the winter crafts in the garden in the photo in this collection, it makes sense to use templates prepared in advance.

DIY winter crafts for the garden: funny snowmen

Snowmen - constant characters of winter holidays and heroes of children's New Year crafts with their own hands. They can be made from anything: cut out of paper, rolled from cotton wool, glued from cotton pads.

In our opinion, snowmen made from cotton pads are the cutest and most comfortable. But if you want to cut them out of paper and stick them on a postcard, download the template from the link above.

Crafts in the garden on the theme of winter and New Year: Christmas trees and snow-covered trees

Christmas trees, of course, are green and elegant.