The holidays are just around the corner and the winter season upon us! It can be tough to find activities that are not specific to the Christmas holiday, so we put together a list of winter craft ideas that anyone can enjoy no matter what holiday they celebrate. These crafts include both DIY ideas and crafts to color that you can find at S&S. They can be used in classrooms, afterschool programs, and make great gifts for the season.

DIY IDEAS

Polar Bear Mask

This fuzzy polar bear mask is definitely our favorite winter craft! Use our animal masks or blank cardboard face masks to make your own winter characters. To make the polar bear, cut out circular ears from construction paper and glue them to the existing ears, just to make them a bit more round. Add pink construction paper. For the nose, glue a black pom pom onto a small craft cup and draw a smile, then glue the cup onto the center of the mask to give it a 3D look. To make it look fuzzy, pull apart pieces of cotton ball and glue them along the entire surface of the mask. Add a craft stick so kids can hold it up to their face!

Winter Hat Craft

This simple paper craft is great for young kids. Use a printable template like this one from Easy Peasy and Fun or create your own. Kid can use color pencils, markers or crayons to color and design their winter hats. Then, add some cotton balls for warmth.

Craft Stick Snowflakes

Make beautiful snowflakes using craft sticks! Paint them white, blue, gold, or any other seasonal color using acrylic paint. Then add craft trims like: glitter, buttons, gems, stickers, and more. We love the snowflakes made by Crafts by Courtney. You can also use glitter glue to decorate the snowflakes, like the one shown below.

Paint Stick Snowman & Reindeer Ruler

Kids can measure how much snow has fallen with a snowman or reindeer paint stick ruler! This is a fun hands-on craft activity that allows kids to learn and enjoy the outdoors! View the step by step instructions how to make them here.

Penguin Paper Craft 

How cute are these penguins? Our very own Crafty Kate came up with a fun way to use paper to create penguins with moveable heads! You can make a whole family, large and small. View our DIY Paper Penguin blog post including a video tutorial for step by step instructions on how to make them. It’s a great craft if you’re on a budget, since you only need construction paper, glue, and wiggly eyes!

Crafts to Color

Winter Pine Trees

Decorate your own wood pine tree for the winter season! Kids can create their own unique treee and then display them together to create a holiday forest. View the tutorial here.

Color-Me™ Snow Globe Ornaments

This pack of 48 snow globe ornaments is great for groups of kids! You will get 12 each of 4 different designs for the base of the snowglobe. Each ornament design has embossed details on the heavyweight chipboard that make it fun to decorate. Use markers, crayons, gems, and glitter. Then add a ribbon or rafia for hanging.

Color-Me Snow Globes

Our Color-Me Snow Globes are perfect for winter crafting. They can be decorated in so many fun ways. Draw your artwork on the paper insert, fill the globe with water, then place the paper into the center slot! Watch glitter and snow fall around your creation. For ideas and a tutorial, view our Snow Globe Craft Ideas for the Holiday blog.

Mitten Stringers

A perfect decoration for your classroom or afterschool program! These mittens can be colored with markers or paint, and you can add stickers, gems, and glitter to personalize them even more. Each string comes with 3 pairs of mittens, so you can make it a group activity! Have 3 students each decorate one pair of mittens that are strung together. Then you can have the entire class tie their mittens together for a fun collaborative winter craft project.

3D Ornaments

Color your own 3D ornaments! This pack of 30 comes with 6 different designs that can be decorated with markers or crayons, and you can add glitter, stickers, or gems.

Find even more winter craft ideas here!