Introduction:

Winter is a magical season that brings cold weather, cozy sweaters, and fun holiday celebrations. It’s the perfect time to get creative in the classroom and engage students in exciting winter crafts. Whether you’re a teacher, a parent, or a caregiver, these 20 classroom winter crafts are sure to spark creativity and spread the joy of the season.

1. Snowflake Stained Glass Window

Materials needed: Construction paper, tissue paper, scissors, glue
Description: Create beautiful snowflake-shaped stained glass windows by cutting out snowflake patterns from construction paper and filling them with colorful tissue paper.

2. Puffy Paint Snowmen

Materials needed: Shaving cream, glue, white paint, construction paper
Description: Mix shaving cream, glue, and white paint to create a puffy paint mixture. Let the students create their own snowmen by using the puffy paint on construction paper.

3. Winter Wonderland Collage

Materials needed: Various craft materials like cotton balls, glitter, sequins, construction paper, glue
Description: Encourage students to create their own winter wonderland by using various craft materials to make a collage. They can make snow-covered trees, sparkly snowflakes, and more.

4. Ice Skating Penguins

Materials needed: Toilet paper rolls, black and white construction paper, googly eyes, glue
Description: Cut out penguins from black construction paper and create ice skating scenes by attaching them to toilet paper rolls. Add googly eyes to give the penguins a fun touch.

5. Scented Salt Dough Ornaments

Materials needed: Flour, salt, water, cookie cutters, spices or essential oils
Description: Mix flour, salt, water, and spices or essential oils to create scented salt dough. Let the students shape the dough into various winter-themed ornaments, then bake and decorate them.

6. Polar Bear Pom Pom Craft

Materials needed: Pom poms, googly eyes, construction paper, glue
Description: Show students how to make adorable polar bears out of pom poms, construction paper, and googly eyes. They can get creative and add scarves or hats to their polar bears.

7. Mitten Handprint Art

Materials needed: Construction paper, paint, markers
Description: Trace the students’ hands on construction paper to create a pair of mittens. Let them decorate the mittens with paint or markers, adding unique designs and patterns.

8. Snowy Owl Paper Plate Craft

Materials needed: Paper plates, construction paper, paint, scissors, glue
Description: Help students create cute snowy owl crafts by painting paper plates white and attaching construction paper wings, eyes, and other details.

9. Melting Snowman Slime

Materials needed: Glue, liquid starch, white paint, googly eyes, buttons
Description: Create a snowman-themed slime by mixing glue, liquid starch, white paint, and adding googly eyes and buttons to resemble a melting snowman.

10. Paper Snowflake Garland

Materials needed: Paper, scissors, string
Description: Teach students how to cut out intricate paper snowflakes and string them together to create a beautiful snowflake garland.

11. Winter Animal Sock Puppets

Materials needed: Socks, felt, googly eyes, fabric glue
Description: Let students create their own winter animal sock puppets by attaching felt ears, eyes, and noses to colorful socks. They can make polar bears, penguins, or any other winter animals they like.

12. Melted Crayon Winter Art

Materials needed: Crayons, canvas or paper, hairdryer
Description: Show students how to create beautiful winter-themed art by melting crayons on canvas or paper using a hairdryer. They can experiment with different color combinations and techniques.

13. Yarn Wrapped Snowflakes

Materials needed: Yarn, cardboard, scissors, glue
Description: Have students wrap yarn around cardboard cutouts of snowflake shapes, creating intricate and colorful snowflakes that can be hung up as decorations.

14. Winter Tree Silhouette Art

Materials needed: Construction paper, scissors, paint or tissue paper
Description: Assist students in creating stunning winter tree silhouette art by cutting out tree shapes from construction paper and filling them in with paint or tissue paper.

15. Ice Painting

Materials needed: Ice cubes, liquid watercolors, paper, paintbrushes
Description: Introduce students to the concept of ice painting by letting them paint with ice cubes dipped in liquid watercolors. They can experiment with different colors and techniques.