Winter Crafts for Preschoolers

10/27/2022

Winter Crafts for Preschoolers

Are you looking for some fun crafts for your preschool students this winter? The temperatures are dropping, which means winter is on its way. Depending on where you live, you might spend a bit more time inside, which means it's the perfect opportunity to explore fun arts and crafts projects!

The colder months offer great themes like Decking the Halls for the holiday season, Arctic Animals, Gingerbread and Sweet Treats, and even our favorite hibernating friends, The Woodland Animals! Below you can find an extensive list of some favorite crafts during the winter season. Winter offers a chance to explore different textures like snow and ice. It’s always a great way to help preschoolers learn about winter's fun aspects.

Christmas Crafts

Christmas and holiday crafting is so much for little learners. Whether it's making Santa crafts or creating the perfect gift for friends and family. Winter isn't complete without a few Christmas crafts, below are a few of our favorites. A Deck the Halls theme is filled with fun ideas for the holiday season.

Pine Cone Christmas Tree Tutorial

While it would be so fun to decorate a giant Christmas tree in the classroom, that's not always an option. But this pinecone decorating activity is a close second. It is fun for preschoolers and an excellent opportunity to build fine motor skills through twisting and twirling ribbons!

Paint with Wind-Straw Painting

The wind tends to be a bit windier during winter, causing the snow to blow all over the place. This is a great opportunity to teach your preschoolers about wind's effects and give them a chance to make wind themselves. Straw painting is a fun way to make a unique picture while learning about the movement of the wind.

Burlap Christmas Trees

Burlap Christmas Trees are a great way to repurpose materials into something unique. Most of our crafts are filled with red, green, and bright trees during the winter, but this craft gives a fun spin that allows preschoolers to craft a tree unlike anyone else's.

DIY Christmas Lacing Cards

Lacing cards are a great way to help preschoolers strengthen their muscles needed for lacing, tying, and zipping. And, they are always a hit with preschoolers. Here is a chance to make your own lacing cards from ribbon and holiday cards.

Gingerbread Crafts

"You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man" tends to be a phrase that we all have stuck in our heads throughout the winter season. There are so many opportunities to extend on a gingerbread theme from making cookies to building houses. There are also a ton of great books out there that your preschoolers will love.

Easy Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

Baking with preschoolers helps build language skills, emphasizes the importance of following directions, and introduces basic math concepts. This gingerbread recipe is simple and easy and preschoolers will love the decorating aspect.

Easy Preschool Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

Puffy Paint Recipe

Painting is fun...but have you painted with puffy paint? It's great sensory exploration tied in with an art project that can be done over and over again!

Arctic Animal Crafts

This fun set of crafts is a great way to introduce your preschoolers to all of the different animals that live in the Arctic. While young children probably know all about these animals, they are more than likely unfamiliar with the Arctic and its freezing temperatures.

Polar Bear Snack Tutorial

A yummy and delicious snack to make and eat while learning all about polar bears. The ingredients are simple and it's a great opportunity to have preschoolers make their own snack. Check out the tutorial including the recipe here.

Paper Plate Polar Bear Tutorial

Paper plate crafts are a hit no matter what time of the year it is. A polar bear craft is the perfect companion to any polar bear book or just a way to learn about a new animal. Polar Bears are one of the most fascinating Arctic animals, and this craft is super simple.

Snowy Crystal Process Art Tutorial

Add an extra element to coloring with a science experiment. This activity is especially great at introducing the aspects of making observations. It's a fun way to add an extra step to a regular coloring activity, and it turns out so pretty! Check out the full tutorial for snowy crystal process art here.

Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year

Believe it or not, winter runs until March for many places, which makes it a pretty long winter! But, planning indoor activities and crafts makes it engaging for our littlest learners. Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year are fun holidays to celebrate during the colder months.

Heart Sun catcher

Sun catchers are a fun craft that make for a great display and you can change them up to any holiday or theme. This heart sun catcher is perfect for Valentine's Day! It requires little prep and it's always a hit with the little ones.

Rattle Drum Craft

Teach your preschoolers all about Chinese New Year with a craft that includes music and painting. G rab the directions on making your own rattle drum and pair with one of your favorite Chinese New Year Books.

Snow and Ice Crafts

Whether it snows or not where you live, exploring, learning, and doing activities that include ice and snow is fun. The best part is there is so much to do! Exploring an ice and snow theme is also a great way to focus on the winter season and the fun things to do!

Melted Snowman Craft

Whip up a batch of puffy paint and invite your preschoolers to make a melted snowman. Preschoolers are experts at building a snowman now it's time to make a melted snowman.

Paint on Frozen Paper

Painting on frozen paper is an activity that can be done anytime of the year but it's especially fun when preschoolers are learning about the winter season. This activity includes sensory exploration, art, and science all roped into one great process art activity.

Snow Play Dough

Make snowmen, snowballs, and more with a simple snow dough recipe. It's easy to do and your preschoolers can aid in the process. Use our Snow Dough Recipe to make your own!

Community Helpers

February is the perfect time to celebrate the Postal Service and Dental Health, as it is National Thank a Mail Carrier Day and Dental Health Month. We've included a few ideas you can do with your preschoolers.

DIY Mailbag Craft

Preschoolers tend to ask a lot of questions about the mail service. Where it comes from? Who carries it? Is their bag heavy? Give preschoolers a hands-on experience by creating their own mailbag.

Toothbrush Painting

Providing preschoolers with new materials to explore painting is a great way to foster creative thinking, exploration, and build confidence. Your students will love this toothbrush process art activity. Give your preschooler a toothbrush and a few different colors of paint, watch them as they navigate with a new utensil to create something unique.

Woodland Forest Animals

Winter means one thing for some of our favorite forest friends, hibernation! Teaching hibernation to preschoolers is so fun, their curiosity and interest in how animals eat, sleep, and survive during the winter is fascinating. We are highlighting just a few of our favorite activities but check out the entire unit here.

Sleeping Bear Craft

One thing that bears love to do during the winter is sleep! So why not make a simple and easy craft of a giant sleeping bear? A simple and easy bear craft that preschoolers will love to do as a companion to their lesson on hibernation.

Pine cone Process Art

Art doesn't have to be complex. Grab a few pine cones, paint, and a tray lined with paper. Let preschoolers explore how rolling pine cones can create a pretty neat picture. Visit our Pine Cone Process Art post for directions on how to complete this activity.

We hope you enjoyed this list of fun crafts that you can include in your classrooms during the winter months. Share your favorite winter craft with us!