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Snow Globe Craft with Handprints

July 28, 2022 by Elsie Larson Leave a Comment

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. We’re getting into Christmas crafting today with an easy snow globe craft that’s a handprint activity.

This craft is perfect for babies, toddlers and elementary school age levels. My children love snowmen and this project was very popular in our home.

Handprints are such a fun activity because kids are excited about how they’re custom (and made special) just from their hands. They also love decorating the snowmen and giving them their own personalities! I’ll share a few tips on making the handprinting process as easy as possible, too.

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paper craft with a painted handprint to look like a snowman.

When to Make a Snow Globe Craft:

This project is perfect to make when learning about winter and the different seasons. You can also tie it into the holidays or make it into a greeting card.

If you live in a climate that has snow, it’s a really fun craft on a snow day. Or, you can pretend to have a snow day. Hot chocolate would be an optional, but fun addition!

Snowman handprint paper craft.

Supplies Needed:

  • small paper plate to trace circle for snow globe (we’ll have a snowglobe template soon!)
  • teal (or blue) and brown cardstock or construction paper
  • white acrylic paint
  • one Q-tip
  • markers or paint pens (I used black, red, orange, green, brown and pink paint pens.
  • glue stick (to attach the two paper pieces).
paper plate, paint brush and handprint on teal construction paper.

Making a Strong Handprint Impression:

  1. Paint your child’s hand with a thick coat of white paint.
  2. Press the hand down. Apply gentle pressure to the base of the hand as well as each finger before pulling up.
  3. Always wash your child’s hands fully and immediately after getting paint on the skin.
Snowman hat and face being drawn with a paint pen onto a white handprint on teal construction paper.

How to Make Your Snowglobe:

  • After the hand print has fully dried, it’s time to illustrate the snowmen characters.
  • Feel free to copy my illustration ideas or add your own. I did a combination of top hats and cute earmuffs with one scarf for added detail.
  • After your illustrations are fully added, it’s time to add the final step— the snowflakes.
Snowman handprint craft.

Use a Q-tip to add snowflakes to the background of the snow globe. You can also do this step immediately after the handprint if you’d like to save a bit of dry time.

This project takes about 30 minutes to complete, plus dry time for the paint.

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snowglobe made with a painted handprint on teal construction paper.
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Snowglobe Craft with Handprints

This adorable keepsake snowglobe is the perfect handprint craft for children when learning about snow or the winter season.
Prep Time5 mins
Active Time20 mins
drying time20 mins
Total Time45 mins
Keyword: handprint crafts, paper crafts, snowglobe
Yield: 1 snowglobe

Equipment

  • 1 paintbrush
  • 1 pair of scissors

Materials

  • 1 piece construction paper or cardstock teal (or blue) and brown
  • acrylic paint white
  • 1 Q-tip
  • 1 small paper plate or template to trace for snow globe
  • 1 piece construction paper or cardstock
  • markers or paint pens in black, red, orange, green, brown and pink
  • 1 glue stick or school glue

Instructions

  • Paint your child's hand with a thick coat of white paint.
  • Press the hand down. Apply gentle pressure to the base of the hand as well as each finger before pulling up. Always wash your child's hands fully and immediately after getting paint on the skin.
  • After the hand print has fully dried, it's time to illustrate the snowmen characters. Feel free to copy my illustration ideas or add your own. I did a combination of top hats and cute earmuffs with one scarf for added detail.
  • After your illustrations are fully added, it's time to add the final step- the snowflakes. Use your q-tip and dip into white paint to make dots that look like snowflakes.
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