Bubble Snowman Craft: An Easy Winter Craft for Kids
After our bubbling cauldron and bubble turkey, the kids kept asking what we could bubble next. So here it is, a bubble snowman craft for winter! This one might be the easiest of the three, because the snowmen come straight from the bubbles. No template, no cutting, no glue.
You mix a little dish soap into white paint, stamp with a toilet paper roll, and every circle comes with a real soap bubble on top. Two circles make a snowman, and once the paint dries the kids get to give each one a hat, a scarf, and a carrot nose. It takes about ten minutes to set up and it is perfect for a snowy afternoon inside.
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What You’ll Need
- Blue construction paper or cardstock for the background
- White Crayola washable paint
- Dawn dish soap
- A paper plate for the paint
- An empty toilet paper roll
- Crayola washable markers in black, orange, red, and brown for the hand drawn details
- Q-tips for the snowflakes
- A toothpick or craft stick for stirring
How to Make a Bubble Snowman Craft
- Mix the paint. Squeeze a puddle of white paint onto a paper plate, add a small squirt of dish soap, and stir it together.
- Dip the roll. Press one end of the toilet paper roll into the paint and give it a little twist so the whole rim is coated.
- Stamp the body. Press the roll onto the blue paper and lift it straight up, slowly. You should get a white ring with a soap bubble sitting on top!
- Stamp the head. Dip again and stamp a second circle right next to the first so the two rings touch. That is one snowman.
- Fill the page. Keep stamping pairs of circles all over the paper. Let the kids pop the bubbles (the best part), then let everything dry flat.
- Dress your snowmen. Once the paint is dry, hand draw the details with markers: black top hats, orange carrot noses, red scarves, brown stick arms, and little dots for the eyes, smiles, and buttons.
- Make it snow. Dip a Q-tip in the leftover white paint and dot snowflakes all around your snowmen.
Why We Love This Craft
It is part art project and part science experiment, and our kids could not get enough of watching each bubble appear. There is no prep and no tracing, so even toddlers can do the stamping on their own. Older kids love the decorating, and every snowman ends up with its own little personality. The finished page makes a sweet winter decoration for the fridge or a homemade card for grandparents.
Tips for the Best Bubble Snowmen
- If the bubbles stop forming, stir the paint again or add another drop of dish soap.
- Lift the roll slowly and straight up. Pulling it away fast pops the bubble before you see it.
- Wait until the paint is completely dry before drawing with markers, or the marker tips will pick up paint.
- Washable paint and dish soap clean up easily, but we still cover the table first.
- No blue paper? Black or dark purple makes a pretty night sky for your snowmen too.
We hope your kids love this one as much as ours did! If you want more bubbly fun, try our bubbling cauldron craft and our bubble turkey craft. And if you have little ones who love snow, our 2 ingredient homemade snow is a great one to pair with it.
What would your kids add to their snowmen? Tell us in the comments!
