Hang your wood slice snowman ornament on the Christmas tree, or leave off the twine and use it as a mantle decoration. These snowmen also make really fun homemade gifts!
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Where can I get wood slices?
If you know someone handy with a saw you can cut your own wood slices from large branches from the yard. The branch would need to be 3 inches to 5 inches in diameter and the slices should be about 3/8 inch thick.
What size wood slice should I use to make my melting snowman?
Our wood slices were 4 inches in diameter and 3/8 inch thick. Ours didn’t have any holes, but you can buy wood slices with pre-drilled holes to tie the ornament hanger through.
What size styrofoam ball do I need for the melted snowman head?
Our styrofoam ball was 1-1/2 inches in diameter, but you could use anything from 1 – 2 inches in size. We found ours at the dollar store.
What if I don’t have a wood slice?
If you don’t have wood slices, or don’t want to purchase them, you could also cut cardboard into a circle to use as the ornament base. You can even skip the base and just use the white card stock snow puddle as the base of your ornament.
What else can be used for the snowman’s arms?
If you can’t go for a nature walk to pick up some twigs, you can use a brown pipe cleaner for the snowman’s arms. Check out our Pinecone Turkey post for help with bending the pipe cleaner into the right shape.
What other supplies can I use for my melting snowman ornament?
If you don’t have button stickers, you can glue on real buttons – matching or not. Or instead of buttons, use pom poms or rhinestones to add some sparkle to the ornament. You can use googly eyes instead of drawing eyes with Sharpie, or you could also draw on a mouth. And if you don’t have cardstock, you can make the melted snow puddle out of white felt or a craft foam sheet.
This poor melted snowman has clearly seen some warmer weather, but he’s still hanging in there! It can be a bit finicky to work with the small felt pieces to make the hat, but overall this is such a fun winter themed craft. Choose your favourite colour for the snowman’s scarf. And don’t forget to write the year on the back of your wood slice snowman ornament!
Here’s even more snowman craft ideas:
Seashell Snowman Ornaments
No-Sew Sock Snowman
Tealight Snowman Ornaments
Pinecone Snowman Ornaments
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