Looking for snow crafts for preschool with a little something extra? Think smiling snowmen, colorful snowflakes and white prints on bright blue backgrounds.
These ideas include snowy crafts plus a few winter animal projects and sensory activities, so not every one is a snow craft.
You can keep things simple or try a project with more adult prep. Help with cutting and tricky folds.
Supervise small decorations closely, skip loose pieces for children who mouth objects and choose age-appropriate art supplies.
Snowy Crafts and Winter Ideas to Try
swirly white snowmen
We’re starting off strong with these super cute snowmen. I love the uneven white swirls around their black hats and orange noses. Each face looks a little different.
For your own version, offer precut hats, eyes and branch-shaped arms. Let the children choose where those big smiles go.
red scarf and blue snow
How cute is this red scarf? The snowman has a tall black hat and a dotted smile, with a patchy blue background all around him.
Keep the white shapes simple if you’re trying a similar picture. That bright scarf is the detail I’d keep.
hanging white snowflakes
Don’t want to go all out with color? No problem!
These white cutout snowflakes look so pretty hanging in vertical rows. I especially love how the holes and edges vary between them.
An adult can handle the smaller cuts and hang the finished strands out of children’s reach.
raised snowflake lines
This snowflake may just be one of my favorites here. The raised white outline has little branches at the ends and angular shapes around the center.
There’s a paint palette beside the tray, but the snowflake is still white in this picture. You could borrow the shape for a simpler drawn design with fewer branches.
blue snow globe scenes
I am obsessed with these little snow globe pictures. The bright blue circles, white snow dots and big red bows are so cute together.
Choose a tree, a house or a red truck for the middle of your own version. The tree with colorful round decorations is a lovely choice if you want a Christmas theme.
white snowflakes on teal
The white and teal pairing is so pretty in these hanging circles. Long white spokes meet in the middle, with smaller white-tipped pieces branching out near the ends.
For younger children, you could offer larger precut strips instead of the small pieces shown here. Keep that bright teal background.
mini marshmallow igloo
How sweet is this tiny igloo model? Rows of mini marshmallows surround an upside-down cup, leaving an arched opening at the front.
For a preschool adaptation, try larger building blocks that are appropriate for your group instead of copying the tiny pieces.
melting snowman smile
Looks like this snowman is having a very melty day, lol! The folded head sits on a white puddle shape, with drawn branch-shaped arms and black buttons spread below it.
I love those rosy cheeks. Have an adult prepare the folded head, then leave the face decorating to the children.
owl with hand-shaped wings
How cute are those hand-shaped wings? The white owl has big yellow-ringed eyes and little curved feather marks across its body.
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You could trace the children’s hands for your own wings. Draw the eyes instead of using loose eye pieces if that suits your group better.
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big snowy circle prints
If you’re looking for a snowy picture without lots of tiny details, this one is for you. Big uneven white circles cover the blue sheet, with smaller bubble patterns visible on the work surface.
Try a similar white-on-blue printing activity and let some marks overlap. They don’t need to form neat rows.
white mitten and animals
Don’t want another snowman? This white mitten offers a different winter theme.
It sits on a brown bag beside a sheet of colored animal pictures.
You could use the mitten and animal shapes for a winter storytelling activity. I’d keep the little drawn lines along the cuff.
mini snowy forest
I love this little snowy scene with its white and teal trees. Animal figures, snowflake shapes and scoops sit across the white base.
The photo doesn’t tell us what the base contains, so choose a verified age-appropriate sensory material for your own version rather than guessing at a mixture.
round white bear
How adorable is this bear face? The round white ears and big black nose look so sweet against the puffy white surface.
I’d keep the little white dots in the eyes and that simple curved smile.
tracing a snowflake
Here’s a snowflake idea shown while it’s still in progress. A child is squeezing white glue along a large printed outline, with a translucent sheet over the design.
For your own tracing activity, choose a bold snowflake with fewer branches if this pattern feels too detailed.
colorful sparkling snowflakes
Who says snowflakes have to be white? These crossed-stick shapes are covered in colorful shiny circles and little stars. I especially love the green one.
You could swap the tiny decorations for painted dots on an adult-prepared shape. That keeps the colorful look without all the loose pieces.
snow piled on branches
This snowy tree is such a pretty choice for a blue background. Big white dabs sit along the black branches, while smaller dots fill the sky.
Offer a prepared tree shape if you want the children to focus on adding snow. Don’t forget a snowy patch around the bottom.
handprint penguin group
I am obsessed with these little penguins. Each white finger shape has its own black outline, orange beak and tiny feet.
The crescent moon is a lovely extra detail.
An adult could help turn a white handprint into a similar group. Leave plenty of room around it for snowy dots.
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blue icy mountains
This is a different kind of winter art setup. A brush is adding blue to tall translucent forms, with one white bear figure and one tan bear figure nearby.
Treat this as inspiration for a supervised ice-painting activity rather than a recipe for the pictured shapes. A shallow tray can keep your own icy scene together.
sparkly blue snowflake swirl
If you love blue and sparkle, this picture has plenty of both. White snowflake decorations sit on a glossy blue swirl filled with shiny round pieces.
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This is sensory inspiration, not a recipe you can identify from a photo. For preschoolers, I’d borrow the colors for a painted snowflake picture rather than copy the loose decorations or guess at the mixture.
blue scarf and holly hat
Last but definitely not least, we have this smiling snowman with a bright blue scarf. I love the green holly shapes on his black hat and the big round red nose.
The white outline has visible lacing around the edges. For a simpler preschool version, you could skip the lacing and decorate a flat snowman shape instead.