Snowman Ornament

Materials: (per snowman)

·  7 ½ x 9 cm piece of cardboard or manila tag (for backing)

·  Nine popsicle sticks

·  Two googly eyes

·  15-20 cm ribbon (for hat)

·  Small piece orange foam or felt (for nose)

·  5-10 raisins or currants (for mouth and some for a healthy snack)

·  Small snip (about 4-5 cm) tinsel garland (for hat decoration)

·  ~ 30 cm Christmas yarn (for hanger)

·  White paint

·  Black paint

·  Paintbrush

·  Glue

·  Hot glue (for gluing on hanger)

Directions: (you may want to paint the popsicle sticks at a separate time to ensure that they are dry before you put the project together)

  1. With 8 popsicle sticks make a pencil make about 4-5 cm from one end. Paint the longer end of each popsicle stick white (including edges, no need to paint the back of the stick).
  2. While you are waiting for the white portion to dry, paint the other popsicle stick black (including edges, but not back).
  3. Once the white is dry, paint to shorter end of the white popsicle sticks black.
  4. Once the paint is dry, use white glue to glue the white/black popsicle sticks to the cardboard backing so that none of the backing shows.
  5. Glue the black popsicle stick across the area of the other sticks where the black and white meet. The black stick forms the brim of the hat.
  6. Place the ribbon just above the hat brim and fold extra to the back. Glue the ribbon on the back
  7. Glue googly eyes below the hat brim, as shown..
  8. Cut a triangular nose out of orange felt/foam. Glue pointing down to one side or the other, as shown.
  9. Glue raisins/currants to form a smiling mouth, as shown.
  10. Glue the small piece of tinsel garland to form a hat decoration (off to either side or in the middle).
  11. Make a hanger by folding the yarn in half and tying a knot. Glue to back with hot glue so that it doesn’t come off.
  12. Hang and enjoy J!