{craft for kids: no-melt snowman in-a-jar}
 Happy New Year to you!  It’s Michelle from Chalkboardblue, and I’m excited to share with you a Craft for Kids that can be made to enjoy the month of January.  In fact, why not have a Snowman Building Party In Doors? It’s much warmer inside and the best part is, these Snowmen won’t melt!  Invite a couple friends over and let the fun begin. To have an organized Snowman Build that will run smoothly, have all of your Snowman essentials ready to go in a Kit for each of the Party participants…a Snowman in-a-jar Snowman Kit! Don’t have time to host a party?  These kits can be made ahead of time and stored so when an inside day comes with nothing to do, here’s a craft ready to go!!
Snowman Kits ready for each party participant!
Here are the supplies you will need to fill your Snowman jars…
For Each kit… ( I purchased all of my craft supply items at Michaels)
1. Â Orange paint.
2. Use glue or modpodge to cover the styrofoam balls and then glitter with White glitter. let dry.
3. The Brads I used for the snowman kits, purchased at Michaels.
4. Break of a small portion of the dowel, roughly 1/2 in. long and paint orange.
To Fill your Snowman Kits…
1. Optional, You can make the faces ahead of time. Â This helped our Snowman build to move along faster.
2. Fill the Mason jars with everything they will need to make a Snowman! Styrofoam balls glittered, Face, Scarf, twigs for arms, Brads for the belly, a 2.5 in dowel to attach the head and body together.
3. Place lid on top of Mason jar, take a Cupcake wrapper and place over the top of lid. Place band over the top of wrapper.
4. Â Print off a Cute tag that reads Snowman Kit and tie to top of jar.
To Build a Snowman…
Once all of your party participants have arrived and chosen their Snowman Kit…
1. Â Empty contents of the Snowman Kit.
2. Assemble head to body of Snowman with the longer dowel. Â Can also glue for stronger hold.
3. Flip the Mason lid and band upside down and Glue Snowman to underside of Lid.  I removed the Cupcake liner  to take a picture, but the cupcake liner can be kept in between the lid and the band for accent.
4. finish up belly buttons and glue scarf. Â More accents such as hats, ear muffs can be placed on the snowmen too. Â We liked ours without.
Snowman Build complete! Â These little guys are so fun to have out around the house! Â We added some fake snow at the base of our Snowmen for accent.
Now your party participants have a party favor to take home that they constructed themselves!
Enjoy!
I know the season is past, but if you would like to see one of my Favorite Signs that I built for Christmas, you can see that here
Thanks for reading. Â Best Wishes for a Wonderful 2014!