The Body
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1 - Choose one clay pot and one ball.
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2 -
Squeeze some hot glue onto the bottom of the clay
pot; make sure it doesn't go in the
hole.
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3 -
Place the wood ball on top of the hot glue and press
down.
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4 -
Set it aside and if you are making
more than one snowman you can glue all the
heads at the same time.
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5 -
Pour some white paint into a small container. We used
an old bowl because it's wide, so that more than
one person can use it at the same time; and the
bowl's rim can be used to help remove the excess paint
from the brush.
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6 -
Dip a big brush on the paint.
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7 -
Remove some of the excess paint.
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8 -
Start painting your snowman body.
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9 -
Make sure you paint everywhere including the
head.
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10 -
Try to cover as much surface as possible. Let it air dry
- it should only take a few
minutes.
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11 -
After the first coat is dry, apply a second
coat
to make sure the clay and wood colors are not
bleeding through.
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12 -
Do the same to
all the other pieces. Let them dry for a few minutes.
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13 -
When the paint is dry to the touch, pick up your
permanent markers and draw the face.
Use black for
the eyes and mouth, and orange for the
nose.
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14 - With the smaller brush, apply pink paint for some cute
rosy cheeks.
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15 - Set it aside and let it dry.
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16 -
Repeat this step for all the remaining pieces. Be
creative and give your snowmen different facial
expressions. (This could
be a good opportunity to talk with your students
about feelings and their correspondent facial
expressions.)
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The Scarf
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17 -
Cut strips of felt about 1/4" wide.
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18 -
Make them long enough to wrap around your snowman's
"neck".
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19 -
Hold each strip of felt in your hand and with the help
of scissors, make little fringes on the
ends.
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20 -
Use different
colors of felt so that you can mix and match
the scarves.
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21 -
Place a small dot of glue in the middle of the
scarf.
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22 -
Put the scarf on the snowman, making sure the dot
of glue is placed on the back of the piece, right where
the ball and the pot join.
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23 -
Put a smal dot of glue on the front of the snowman,
right under the "chin".
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24 -
Place one of the sides of the scarf on top of the
glue.
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25 -
Put a dot of glue on the piece of scarf you just glued
to the snowman.
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26 -
Bring the other side of the scarf around and place it on
the glue.
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27 - Be
creative and experiment with different lengths and/or
different ways of positioning the scarves.
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The Earmuffs
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28 -
Choose a pipe
cleaner and mold it over the snowman's head.
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29 -
Cut the pipe cleaner to the desired length and adjust it so that it
fits your snowman's head.
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30 -
Glue the pipe cleaner to the top of the
head.
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31 -
Put a small dot of glue on each end of the pipe
cleaner.
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32 -
Place a small pompom on the dot of glue and press to
secure it.
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33 -
Repeat for the other earmuff and you have given your snowman
a new set of earmuffs!
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The Hat
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34 -
Cut a rectangle of felt long enough to go around your
snowman's head. The width should be at least half the
length.
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35 -
Put some glue on one of the short edges of the
rectangle.
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36 -
Roll
it and join both ends, pressing on the glue to
secure it.
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37 -
Place
the hat on the snowman's head to make sure it's
the right width.
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38 -
Place glue on the inside edge of the felt
roll.
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39 -
Place the hat on the snowman's head and press to secure. Let the hat dry
completely.
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40 - Gather the felt and
wrap a pipe cleaner
and/or elastic band to tighten it. Invert the top of
the hat and pull it over the bottom of the
hat.
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41 -
Glue
the top layer of felt to the bottom one and press together
to secure.
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42 -
Place a small dot of glue in the middle of the
hat.
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43 -
Place a small pompom on the glue and press down to
secure.
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44 - Let the students use their
imagination to find many ways to modify this craft. They
can make the felt roll longer be able to fold the
bottom and make a hat rim. They can make it shorter
and instead of overlapping the felt, they can just leave it up and
make some tassels with the scissors.
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Placing The Buttons
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45 -
Place 2 or 3 tiny dots of glue along
the front of your snowman.
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46 -
Place one little button on each of the glue
dots.
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Writing The Names
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47 -
Use a permanent marker to write
the guest's name on the bottom rim of the snowman.
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48 -
A blue thicker marker makes it easier to read the
names.
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The
Finished Snowmen
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