Whether you have snow already or you are hoping some might be on it's way, these ice and snow activities are all really fun to do. The best thing is that you can stay out of the cold and do a lot of them within the warmth of your home!
Take a look at our Winter Book List to find some Winter books to read alongside these snow crafts and activities.
We have so many fun snow crafts and activities for your to browse through! Take a look at the snow activity ideas below and click on the pink titles to read the full details about each activity.
If these snow and snowman activities have left you feeling chilly why not make up a hot chocolate to warm up using one of these cosy hot chocolate recipes.
You might also like these lists of winter activities for kids:
Snow Crafts and Activities for Kids
Real Snow Activities for Kids
Snow Paint
You can also use real snow to make snow paint! How cool is that! Just mix a little colouring with now and you can paint until your heart's content!
Painting Snow
Another fun way of combining snow and paint is to paint on snow! This can be done outside or if you want to get back inside in the warm bring is a small container full to snow to paint on.
Rainbow Snow and Ice
Playing with rainbow coloured ice can be a lot of fun, combine it with snow and the kids will be thrilled!
Snow Volcano Experiment
Bring a little science into your snow play! Snow can easily be moulded which makes it perfect for making a volcano. Using colouring, vinegar and baking soda you can make an exploding volcano that will really wow the kids.
Spray Snow Paint
Kids big and small will love colouring the snow with this fun snow paint recipe. Using the bottles is great for kids that need to work on fine motor skills too!
Real Snow Sensory Bin
If you are lucky enough to have real snow but it is too cold outside for little children to be outside long, bring the snow inside. Add it to a sensory bin with a few small world toys.
Snow Sensory Play Activities for Kids
Frozen Oobleck Sensory Play
Create a snowy world for penguin toys to play in using Oobleck. This is a really messy activity, but soooo much fun!
Ice Play
Explore how things melt whilst playing with an icy small world. We added lots of penguins to our small world and had to work out how to free a whale trapped in ice. (If you enjoy this check out our Ice Skating Penguins too!)
Fake Snow Recipe
If you aren't lucky enough to have real snow, but you want to play in some why not mix up some fake snow using our easy fake snow recipe. Put it in the fridge before you play with it and it will be cold to the touch too!
Homemade Snow
If you don't have the ingredients needed to make our fake snow try this homemade snow recipe instead, it equally as fun!
Snowy Sensory Play
Using play soap and small world animals young children will love this snowy sensory play.
Winter Sensory Bin
If you want to keep this a little less messy use cotton balls to make a snow sensory bin and fill it with our winter sensory bin printables.
Snow Crafts for Kids
Puffy Paint Melted Snowman
Mix up some puffy paint and let your child get messy as they create their own melted snowman. Puffy paint is the best as it stays puffy once it has dried. We also now have a free printable melted snowman poem to go alongside this activity.
Melting Snowman Craft
Another less messy way to make a melting snowman is from felt. How cute are these little fellas!
Painting on Foil
Make wintery, icy patterns using a piece of foil as a canvas. This activity is great for young children working on fine motor skills.
Taste Safe Ice Painting
The youngest of children can experience the feeling of ice on their fingers using taste safe ice painting sticks. The watery patterns created using these paints can be really beautiful.
No Mess Paper Plate Snowflakes
Making paper snowflakes is one of those classic activities that everyone remembers from their childhood. This no mess version is perfect for really young children or children that don't like getting painty.
Paper Plate Snowflakes
Another way of making a paper plate snowflake is to trace and then paint a snowflake shape onto a paper plate.
Snowflake Art for Kids
Have you ever taken the time to look at individual snowflakes? This pointillism snowflake craft would be fun to make after taking a closer look at snowflakes.
Popsicle Stick Snowflake Craft
Craft sticks lend themselves so well to making snowflake shapes. Glue a few together, add sparkles and you have the perfect snowflake craft.
Painting with Corks
A simple activity that is perfect for toddlers. Make painty prints onto Winter themed shapes. Each piece of artwork will be unique.
Paper Snowman Craft
Use our snowman template to make this fun mix and match snowman craft. There are so many fun options to try!
Picasso Snowman Craft
A fun alternative to making our paper snowman craft is making this fun picasso style snowman. How fun!
DIY Snow Globe
Making a snowglobe means you can have all the fun of snow after it has melted! Add little ornaments, fake snow and water and you will have your own little snow scene.
Snow Globe with Picture
Why not make your snow globe craft even more personal by using photographs of your family or friends?
Snow Globe Template
If you would prefer to make a paper snow globe than a real one then use our template to create your snow scene on paper. We even added little photographs of us in our winter coats.
Snow Globe Colouring Pages
We have a full set of snow globe colouring pages and activities if you fancy a relaxing afternoon indoors in the warm!
Cookie Cutter Painting
We couldn't not include a couple of mitten crafts! Not only are mitten crafts cute, but mittens are definitely needed in the snowy weather. First up we have this fun cookie cutter painting process art that is the perfect snow activity for toddlers or preschoolers.
Mitten Template
Keeping with the mitten theme how adorable are these paper mittens that are connected with a piece of yarn. Have fun decorating them in anyway you please.
Homemade Clay Mitten Ornament
If you like making things from clay you will love these clay mitten ornaments made from homemade clay. They are perfect to make for hanging on the Christmas tree or as a winter craft.
Snow Playdough Activities for Kids
Winter Playdough Activity
Print out our set of cute snowmen and add them to some white playdough. Add some pieces of nature and lots of glitter to create a perfect winter wonderland.
Printable Dress the Playdough Snowman
This is such fun! Print out the snowman accessories and use them to style your own playdough snowman.
Snow Learning Activities for Kids
Printable Fingerprint Snowman Counting
This fun printable is perfect for younger children working on counting and number recognition skills.
Learning to Count using Playdough
Another fun counting idea is to add the correct number of buttons to playdough snowmen.
Pom Pom Snowflakes
Using a felt snowflake, pom poms and tweezers young children can work on fine motor skills as they design their own snowflake.
Marshmallow Snowflake
Making a snowflake from marshmallows is such a fun snow themed STEM activity for kids. It's yummy too!
Arctic Animal Colouring Book
Download these cute penguins, seals and polar bears to colour in. Maybe make a snowy arctic scene for them to live in.
Snow Themed Keepsake Crafts for Kids
Salt Dough Penguin Footprint
This adorable penguin footprint is perfect for a snow theme. Made from salt dough it can be kept forever as a memory of how small your child's feet once were.
Salt Dough Penguin Handprint
Here is another version of a salt dough penguin keepsake, this time made from a babies handprint.
Salt Dough Snowman Ornaments
We also love these snowman ornaments made from salt dough that would look fantastic hung on the Christmas tree.
Handprint Snowman Bauble
Another fun Christmas tree ornament to make is a handprint Snowman Ornament. This doubles up as a cute keepsake too.
Clay Baby Handprint
Keep with the winter theme and make a handprint mitten craft, this is soooo cute when made with baby or toddler handprints.
DIY Snowman Mug
Older children or adults can get creative and make their own snowman mug. These make great gifts and can easily be personalised.
Air Dry Clay Fingerprint Snowman Ornament
Easy enough for toddlers and preschoolers to make these snowmen would look great hanging on a Christmas tree, be perfect gifts or be good to make to sell as a fundraiser at a school Christmas fair.
Wood Slice Fingerprint Snowman Ornament
These rustic ornaments look great and they are so quick and easy to make. We also have a Fingerprint Penguin version.
So there we have it! That's some of our favourite snow, snowflake and snowman themed activities to try this Winter. Which snow craft or activity do you think you will try first?
If these snow and snowman activities have left you feeling chilly why not make up a hot chocolate to warm up using one of these cosy hot chocolate recipes.
Have fun trying out these snow crafts for kids and snow activities for kids.
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