Smudged Snowman

This smudged snowman craft is great for lots of different ages – I hope you try it out too!

Here is what you’ll need:

1. Oil pastels
2. 2 sheets of white paper ( I used cardstock paper)
3. 1 sheet of colored paper (optional – for the background)
4. Q-tips
5. Glue
6. Tape
7. Sharpie
8. Orange marker

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Directions:

1. Create your own snow man cut out using 1 sheet of your white paper. If drawing isn’t your thing you could always trace something off of google images. Secure it down to your other sheet of white paper. I used small piece of tape on the back.

2. Use your oil pastels to draw your blue patterns around the snowman cut out. I alternated between light blue and dark blue but any colors would look beautiful!

3. Now the fun part! Take your q-tip and smudge the oil pastel in an outward motion. I alternated q-tips between the two colors. Using just 1 works great too.

4. Carefully remove your snow man cut out. If your tape it too strong and starts to rip the paper – apply a little heat with a blow dryer – it will peel right up!

5. Use your black sharpie & orange marker to give your snow man eyes, buttons, a mouth, and nose!

6. Glue your design onto a slightly larger sheet of blue paper. This step is optional, I just think it makes it pop.

7. You’re finished! These would make a perfect card for the holidays.

Here’s a short video of us creating our own smudged snowman:

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