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Even if you don’t have any snow, you can still build a snowman on your fridge with a fun, interactive winter activity for kids.
I love winter! And building snowmen.
But there’s not always snow on the ground. So I brought our snowman fun inside!
I came up with a way to build a snowman on the fridge! And you can do this, too.
It’s so super easy.
I made ours an interactive snowman.
I cut out the following pieces from craft foam sheets (affiliate link):
- 2 large black circles (eyes)
- 3 medium black circles (buttons)
- 5 small black circles (mouth)
- 1 orange triangle (nose)
If you don’t have the craft foam sheets, construction or scrapbook paper would work for this too! That’s what I saw done at “Crafting” my Talents.
My foam is self-adhesive. Potentially, I could have just stuck them onto the fridge like that and would have been even easier.
Instead, I cut out a little circle in the middle of the sticky paper and stuck on a craft magnet (affiliate link) – thanks Craftprojectideas.com for them!
It would be even easier with self-adhesive craft magnets (affiliate link).
A snowman needs a scarf too, right?
To make a scarf for our snowman, I used wrapping paper.
You could use leftover wrapping paper, the scraps work well, or just two long 3-inch wide strips cut from a fresh roll.
Cut the wrapping paper in long strips to form the scarf. I taped the scarf in place.
If you have long strips of felt fabric, you could also use that.
Or, to add more interactive fun, make a few different scarves with wrapping paper or fabric. Attach magnets to the backs and let the kids swap them out as wanted.
Ta-da, you’ve made a snowman on your fridge!
Build the Snowman on Your Fridge Again and Again
Now let the kids have fun making silly faces with the pieces!
Challenge your children to make happy, sad, and mad faces. Or let them change the face around based on their own mood.
It’s a great way to practice recognizing emotions and self-awareness!
Counting pieces adds a little learning to the activity!
Henry counted the number of mouthpieces and buttons on the snowman!
You could also invite your kids to see who can make the snowman with the least amount of pieces. Or the snowman that uses the most pieces.
If you have extra colors of craft foam, you might make buttons in a few colors. This could lead to a pattern activity for more learning fun!
Bonus: It made me clean off my fridge! I think this will have to be done every year just for that sole reason!
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Carolyn says
February 24, 2013 at 4:58 amI love the fridge, I’m sure the kids do too!
Katie Sander says
June 17, 2012 at 10:05 pmIt might be even easier to get magnetic tape in a tape dispenser (3/4″ wide at Hobby Lobby for 10′). I used it on foam shapes I cut out for my grandaughter to use on a cookie sheet or pie tin like the “old” color form shapes. The foam sheets are so lightweight that you don’t need much tape.
Jamie says
June 18, 2012 at 10:27 amI’m gonna have to look into that tape – I never knew there was such a thing! I think that’d be super slick for a lot of activities!
Kids Creative Chaos says
January 24, 2012 at 1:58 pmI'm glad I hopped over, I didn't realize those were magnets! So awesome- best project ever!
Laura says
January 24, 2012 at 3:25 amJamie, I absolutely love this fridge! So simple but soo cute! Thanks for linking it up to my Winter Fun party. I've include in my latest Five Fun ideas post. http://www.cometogetherkids.com/2012/01/five-fun-ideas-with-snowman-theme.html
Gina @ MoneywiseMoms says
January 23, 2012 at 4:05 pmThis is adorable! It would be a great frugal gift to give a neighbor family as well :)
Brittney says
January 22, 2012 at 2:14 amThis is cute! I took the cheater's way out and bought magnetic fridge sets at Dollar Tree. They loved mixing up Santa's and the Snowman's pieces, and the reindeer turned into a dog!
OneMommy says
January 10, 2012 at 1:42 amSo cute!! Love that it's interactive!
Laura @Art For Little Hands says
January 8, 2012 at 5:49 pmThis is awesome! I love that you made magnets so your kids can play with him. My kids would think this is awesome. Now how to change my black fridge to white??
Brooke @ Let Kids Create says
January 8, 2012 at 5:05 amSo awesome. So clever. Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness.
amber says
January 8, 2012 at 2:20 amSo making one of these this week love it !
JDaniel4's Mom says
January 6, 2012 at 12:48 pmI really love this idea! What a great way to entertain your children in the kitchen.
Aleacia says
January 6, 2012 at 2:18 amCute idea! I wonder what a negative snowman would look like since we have a black fridge, lol
Melissa @ The Chocolate Muffin Tree says
January 4, 2012 at 11:45 pmReally cute! From the thumbnail I thought it was a paper bag puppet because of the rectangular shape. The fridge snowman is a great idea!
Barnlille says
January 4, 2012 at 11:32 pmThats really cute. Love the idea!
Marta mama Nikusia says
January 4, 2012 at 11:08 pm:))))
mermaid says
January 4, 2012 at 7:47 pmwow.. that`s great!
Going to do that tooooooo!!!
Patricia Colucci says
January 4, 2012 at 6:44 pmOMG that is so stinkin cute!!! Wish you had posted this earlier…and that my fridge wasn't black. LOL!!
Rebekah says
January 4, 2012 at 4:51 pmGreat idea! Now all the white fridge owners can be more cool than the stainless steel fridge owners.
Esther says
January 4, 2012 at 1:34 pmIngenious! love it!
Jen says
January 4, 2012 at 1:20 pmadorable!!!
The Mommies Made Me Do It says
January 4, 2012 at 1:11 pmHoly Frosty, Batman!! That's brilliant! Pinning!
maryanne @ mama smiles says
January 4, 2012 at 12:57 pmLOVE it!!!