40+ Easy Winter Crafts for Kids and Adults - One Little Project (2024)

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Get inspired with our list of over 40 winter crafts! Whether you’re looking for snowflakes, snowmen, penguins, or DIY body care, we’ve got you covered with a ton of fun and easy winter craft ideas for all ages.

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Stay indoors, away from the icy winter weather, and keep entertained with our wonderful winter crafts! These quick and easy winter craft ideas are a great way to get creative and keep busy this season.

40+ Easy Winter Crafts

Have hours of fun with one of these awesome winter crafts. They’re super cute and SO EASY to make! In fact, the hardest part will be choosing what awesome DIY project you want to make next!

Make these seasonal crafts with simple, budget friendly supplies. Dig into your craft cupboard or visit the dollar store to get supplies for an awesome winter craft!

From paper crafts, art projects with paint, yarn crafts, or simple pipe cleaner crafts, we have tons of family friendly craft ideas for you to check out. There’s winter crafts for all ages and skill levels listed below, from toddlers and preschoolers, older kids, tweens, teens, adults, and seniors.

Click on a link or image below to find the complete step by step tutorial and make these lovely winter crafts for yourself!

Kids Winter Hat Art Project

Crochet Hat

DIY Wood Coasters

Northern Lights Chalk Art

How to Make Wax Melts

Pom Pom Penguins

Mason Jar Candles

Popsicle Stick Arctic Wolves

Egg Carton Penguins

Loom Knitting Hat

How to Make Clementine Candles

Winter Crafts: Snowflakes

Snowflakes are the epitome of winter! We have a ton of fun snowflake crafts for you to try out, whether you want to work with pipe cleaners, Perler beads, or paper.

Coffee Filter Snowflakes

Glittery Snowflake Window Clings

How to Make Paper Snowflakes

“Stained Glass” Snowflake Suncatcher

Pasta Snowflakes

Salt and Watercolor Snowflake Art

Perler Bead Snowflake

DIY Popsicle Stick Snowflakes

Snowflake Salt Painting

Beaded Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes

Snowflake Template

Pipe Cleaner Snowflake Ornament

Winter Crafts: Ice and Snow

Play with ice and snow from a safe, warm space indoors! These snow themed crafts are really fun for kids. Make your own pretend snow for sensory play, or make glittery puffy paint. There’s so many great options!

DIY Snow Paint

DIY Snow Globe

How to Make Fake Snow

Easy Winter Painting

Snowstorm in a Jar

Frosted Pinecones

Snowy Mason Jars

Ice Luminaries

Winter Crafts: Bird Feeders

Keep your feathered friends happy and fed this winter with these super easy DIY bird feeders! Use our simple tutorials to make a bird feeder on a pinecone or in a fun shape.

Birdseed Ornaments

Ice Cube Bird Feeders

Pinecone Bird Feeders

Ice Cream Cone Bird Feeder

Winter Crafts: Snowmen

These friendly snowman crafts are so much fun to make! Create a snowman ornament for Christmas and then keep it out all winter long. These kids crafts are really cute and easy to make.

Sock Snowman

Pinecone Snowman Ornaments

Melting Snowman Craft

Tealight Snowman Ornaments

Melted Snowman Ornaments

Winter Crafts: DIY Body Care

Winter weather wreaks havoc on your skin, so this season is the perfect time to indulge in a little TLC. Use natural ingredients to make these DIY body care products, and add a little homemade luxury into your daily routine.

DIY Cuticle Cream

How to Make Bath Bombs

How to Make Lotion

DIY Shower Steamers

DIY Lip Scrub

Here’s even more fun craft ideas:

DIY Christmas Ornaments

Easy Christmas Crafts

Christmas Crafts for Kids

Our bookLow-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!

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Where to buy:

You can purchase Low-Mess Crafts for Kids from Amazon, or wherever books are sold:

Amazon |Barnes and Noble | Books-A-Million | Indiebound | Amazon Canada

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How do you make winter craft? ›

Popsicle Stick Snowflakes

Bring the outside in by painting a stack of popsicle sticks and arranging them to look just like falling snowflakes. Once glued and completely dry, weave colored embroidery thread around the popsicle sticks to create an" X" pattern.

What is a good craft to learn? ›

From knitting to origami; hopefully, these 10 creative crafts will leave you feeling inspired.
  • Crochet. We've previously written about the benefits of knitting and created an introductory guide to help you get started. ...
  • Tie-Dye. ...
  • Origami. ...
  • Take on a miniature project. ...
  • Finger knitting. ...
  • Jewellery making. ...
  • Pottery. ...
  • Calligraphy.
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How do you make puffy snow for crafts? ›

To create this homemade "snow" paint, mix one part shaving cream with one part glue. The mixture ends up thick and goopy--and dries up puffy, like snow!

What craft is trending right now? ›

Macrame. Macrame has been a beloved woven art for centuries, but its popularity is spiking once again thanks to social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. "This ancient art form has returned in full force," says Chui. "Knots on 3-ply cotton twine have never looked so good."

What is the easiest craft in the world? ›

Paper flowers

Tons of free online paper flower tutorials and templates make it easy to get started. Better yet, paper flowers are among the easiest crafts to make and require very little upfront cost to get started.

What decorations can I put up in January? ›

Winter-thriving greens like firs (which is the Christmas tree type!) make a home feel cozy and seasonal long into winter. If you want, you can even replace the festive ornaments with neutral, evergreen ornaments, such as non-holiday snowflakes, hanging stars and acorns.

What do you use to make fake snow for crafts? ›

Baking soda and water. Pour 1 cup of baking soda into a bowl, and add water one tablespoon at a time. Use a fork or a whisk to stir the two ingredients together, adding more water as you go. When it's light and powdery, it's ready to play with!

What do you use for snow craft? ›

Baking soda and shaving cream.

Mix together 1 cup of baking soda, and slowly add the shaving cream until you reach the perfect snowy consistency. You can always add more of each item to get the consistency you want, and the kids will have fun mixing and kneading the ingredients together.

How do you make winter snowflakes? ›

Instructions:
  1. Fold the paper diagonally.
  2. Cut off the excess paper at the bottom.
  3. Fold the paper in half.
  4. Cut three diagonal lines along the non-folded edge of the paper.
  5. Unfold the paper after trimming.
  6. Tape center flaps together.
  7. Flip and tape all of the flaps to the middle of your snowflake.
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