Let It Snowman, Let It Snowman, Let It Snowman!!!

I have a confession...and an obsession with one thing that deals with winter...Snowmen.  I love them. I have all kinds of snowman ornaments, snowman decorations, snowman pictures, etc.  I have recently seen several snowman crafts that you may enjoy creating.  I have not made these but they were too cute not to share.

Snowman Paint Stick

The 3rd graders at my school made these and they are adorable! The directions and picture are from http://www.familycorner.com/homegarden/crafts/angels_and_snowmen.shtml.

Paint stir stick

small craft or ice cream stick

white & black acrylic paint

orange toothpick

scrap material for scarf

black fine tip marker

green embroidery floss

gold cord

light pink acrylic paint



Paint the stir stick white. Paint the handle end of the stick black. Pain the ice cream stick black, let dry. Glue ice cream stick across from of paint stirrer, this will act as the hat brim. Tie fabric scrap around neck as the scarf.

Make a loop and glue gold cord to the back of the head. Draw on eyes, nose and mouth, as well as belly buttons. Add rosey cheeks with slight touches of pink paint. Glue toothpick in place for nose. Tie floss into a small bow and attach to the front of the hot with hot glue.


Melted Snowman Cookies

From http://www.crazydomestic.com/2010/12/melted-snowman-cookies.html


1 package Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix


10 large marshmallows

Betty Crocker Cookie Icing (white and orange)

Wilton Decorating Icing Tubes in Black, Red, Green, Blue and Pink




Mix cookie mix according to directions, or prepare your favorite cut out sugar cookie recipe, then just grab a golf ball sized chunk and squish it down until it's about 1/4-1/2 inch thick. Do not worry about the shape or how lumpy it is, the more misshapen the better! Bake according to recipe directions.

Once the cookies are cool, load them up with the cookie icing and spread it around with the back of a spoon, let some dribble over the edge for a "puddle" look.


Spray a microwave safe plate with cooking spray, and place marshmallows on the plate. Set the microwave for 30 seconds, but watch the marshmallows as they cook. Stop the microwave as soon as the marshmallows start to get puffy, do not let them double in size.

Spray your fingers with cooking spray or grease them up with shortening, and carefully pull the marshmallows off, by the base, and set them on top of the frosted cookies.


Then just decorate as you'd like with the Wilton frosting, or your own homemade frosting