| There are so many wonderful possibilities out | | | | marshmallows together and also as arms. Mini |
| there for excellent winter art projects and | | | | marshmallows can make fun snowballs when |
| crafts. There are basic winter art projects | | | | attached to winter collages. |
| and crafts like cutting out snowflakes or | | | | |
| drawing Santa Claus, but there are also many | | | | Plaster of Paris |
| other fun and interesting ones, as well. You | | | | |
| can use your own ingenuity to get yourself | | | | Plaster of Paris can be used in so many fun |
| started. You can even pose the idea of | | | | ways, not just for winter crafts. One way |
| interesting winter art projects and crafts to | | | | that plaster of Paris can be used is to make |
| your students or children - you may be | | | | "footprints in the snow." You simply need to |
| surprised at what creative ideas a child can | | | | fill a box lid or some negligible item with |
| think of. | | | | plaster of Paris. Once it settles and dries |
| | | | a little bit, students can make all different |
| Here are some fun ideas for some great | | | | footprints in the "snow." They can use the |
| crafts, organized by the supplies that you | | | | side of a fist to make footprints that look |
| may want to use. | | | | like a baby's footprints, or they can draw in |
| | | | footprints of birds or other animals. |
| Cotton balls and gauze | | | | |
| | | | Pine Cones |
| Cotton is a very useful tool when it comes to | | | | |
| winter art projects. If cotton balls were | | | | Birds that stay in places all through the |
| just a bit colder, they would seem exactly | | | | winter need food. One winter craft that |
| like mini snowballs! A child can draw a | | | | students can do is to make a pine cone bird |
| wonderful winter scene and then take cotton | | | | feeder. Students simply need to cover a pine |
| balls and rip them and fluff them and glue | | | | cone in peanut butter and dip it in bird |
| them down in places where snow should be. | | | | seed. After tying a bit of string to one of |
| Or, maybe a child may want to draw two people | | | | these pine cones, it can be hung up on a tree |
| having a snowball fight - the cotton balls | | | | outside. These pine cone bird feeders do not |
| are already in great snowball shapes as is. | | | | just feed the birds, they act as beautiful |
| | | | ornaments for an outdoor tree. |
| Marshmallows | | | | |
| | | | Glitter |
| What is winter without marshmallows? | | | | |
| Marshmallows are added treats in hot | | | | Glitter can be added to make any basic winter |
| chocolate, but they are also great to use for | | | | art project even more fancy and beautiful. |
| winter crafts. A child can take three giant | | | | For instance, a child can cut a snowflake out |
| marshmallows and stack them on top of each | | | | of paper and then add silver glitter to make |
| other to make a mini and tasty snowman. | | | | it even better. |
| Toothpicks can be used to hold the | | | | |