Easy and Fun Winter Crafts for Toddlers

When it’s cold we tend to stay in a bit more as a family which means that I’ve always been on the lookout for things to keep my kids entertained. We love sharing easy crafts that you can do at home and I think the winter crafts for toddlers that I’m sharing today might be some of my favourites yet.

If you’re searching for easy winter crafts for toddlers, preschoolers, or young kids this collection brings together low-prep indoor activities perfect for chilly days at home or in the classroom.

Winter Crafts for Toddlers

With the temperatures dropping outdoors it’s the perfect time to look for some easy winter crafts that you can do with your toddler.

There’s so much that you can be inspired by at this time of year with snow, winter trees and icicles right outside your window and learning about arctic animals like polar bears and arctic foxes.

And of course as you’ll know well toddlers are very enthusiastic about things so they’re great fun for doing some craft projects and fun winter activities with.

These ideas are ideal for parents, carers and early years educators looking for quick, inexpensive winter craft ideas that help to build creativity and fine-motor skills.

In the round up below you’ll find loads of fantastic winter craft ideas for toddlers, as well as our favourite winter stories for toddlers perfect for a snuggle on the sofa while you keep warm inside!

Need more inspiration to keep you going during the colder months? You’ll find more themed crafts for toddlers at the end of this post.

Winter Books for Toddlers

What could be nicer than snuggling up with a book after having fun outdoors in the cold?

We love sharing themed books as I know my own children have always enjoyed sharing a story that’s linked to what we’ve been doing that day.

These winter books for toddlers all look fantastic and would be great to share together.

• • The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
  • Touch and Feel Winter by Scholastic
  • Mouse’s First Snow by Lauren Thompson
  • The Mitten by Jan Brett

About Crafting With Toddlers

As you’ll know, all toddlers develop at different rates so while these crafts are designed to be those that are suitable for toddlers you might find ideas that aren’t right for your child right now, you can always return to any ideas you love another year though!

Most of these fun winter crafts for preschoolers and toddlers would be perfect to try at home or in early years settings too.

As with all activities with toddlers you will of course need to supervise your toddler for the duration of the activity especially where there are small pieces such as googly eyes, pom poms or buttons involved.

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This is an old post that I’ve updated as I’ve added more crafts to it and it’s likely to expand further as I add more ideas during the season so do check back on it.

Snowman Crafts for Toddlers

Snowman crafts are absolutely classic winter activities for kids and with all the fun and none of the cold! Our easy ideas use basic craft supplies like paper plates, tissue paper and bubble wrap to help inspire creativity.

Tissue Paper Snowman

I love using tissue paper for crafts with kids in preschool and kindergarten because it’s such a sensory material and so much fun to tear and scrunch. With this easy craft you can create a simple scrunched paper snowman.

Paper Squares Melted Snowman

I love this melted snowman craft from Fun Learning for Kids as there’s no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to make it – perfect for toddlers to create!

Coffee Filter Snowman

Make this fun coffee filter snowman craft from Look We’re Learning.

Pom Pom Snowman

This easy pom pom painted snowman has been really popular since we shared it and I love how it doesn’t matter if a few bits of snow are adrift, making it perfect for toddlers and preschoolers to make.

Bubble Wrap Snowman

We always seem to have loads of bubble wrap lying around and this bubble wrap snowman craft is a great way to use it up.

Cupcake Liner Snowman

I love any crafts that can be made using materials that you already have at home so this snowman card made from cupcake liners is a great option for us.

Preschooler Snowman Craft

Another bubble wrap snowman but made in a different way (I love it when you can use a craft material more than one way!)

Paper Mosaic Snowman Craft

This easy mosaic snowman craft is easy to set up and it a great way to support fine motor skills too.

Q-Tip Painted Snowman

This snowman art is really low-prep, just grab our snowman template and run to the bathroom to grab some Q-Tips for this easy winter art activity.

3D Snowman

This snowman Christmas card has a snowman option meaning that you can make a cute 3D snowman with your child’s design for a face (although if they’d like to colour the Christmas card then go for it too!)

Puffy Paint Melted Snowman

This melted snowman craft from Messy Little Monster has a printable poem with it too.

Snowman Art

Support your toddler’s literacy with this snowman craft from Teaching 2 and Three Year olds.

Easy Snowman Art

A sweet open ended snowman craft from Fun With Mama.

Paper Plate Snowman

Paper plate crafts are always a good craft for toddlers (and nice and cheap too!) This paper plate snowman from the Simple Parent is really sweet and I love the way they’ve created the carrot nose.

Snowman Bowling

Crafts that you can play with afterwards are always a good thing and these toilet roll snowmen can be used to make a fun bowling game.

Snowflake Crafts for Toddlers

These easy snowflake crafts for toddlers and preschoolers are great for fine-motor practice, winter process art and simple indoor activities on cold or snowy days.

Decorate Paper Snowflakes

Grab our free snowflake template and try out these these easy snowflake crafts for kids – there’s four different ideas and they’re perfect for younger kids.

Coffee Filter Snowflakes

This coffee filter snowflake craft is gorgeous and would be good for fine motor skills as well.

Paper Plate Snowflake Twirler

This snowflake paper plate twirler is good fun to play with too as you make it spin around!

Twig Snowflake

This snowflake craft from Buggy and Buddy made with twigs and tissue paper is so pretty and collecting the materials would be a great excuse for a walk outside.

Paper Plate Snowflakes

My kids loved decorating these paper plate snowflakes, they made them when they were toddlers and continue to make them now!

Snowflake Collage Art

Decorate a snowflake – this looks great for fine motor skills too.

Winter Resist Art

Grab some painters tape and try out this resist art idea from Mommy’s Bundle to make a winter painting.

Snowflake Wreath

Younger toddlers might need help with the cutting for this snowflake wreath craft but you could easily adapt it so they could decorate the wreath with snowflake stickers instead.

Winter Tree And Nature Crafts

Create gorgeous winter art with your child inspired by nature with winter trees and pinecones.

Paint Winter Trees

Use our free tree template to try out some easy winter tree art for kids.

Winter Tree Suncatchers

These winter tree suncatchers are a fun alternative to contact paper suncatcher crafts and make a nice alternative to normal paint too.

Frosty Pinecone Craft

My son made a pinecone craft similar to this one from Kids Craft Room when he was a toddler and we still have it up now five years later – always the sign of a good craft!

Paper Plate Winter Tree

Grab the paints and make this paper plate winter tree craft.

Winter Lantern Craft

We love this simple winter lantern craft for kids.

Winter Scene Craft

This winter scene craft from Red Ted Art is really sweet and I always love seeing toddlers at work making the craft!

Pinecone Tree

This pine cone tree craft from Crystal and Comp would be great for fine motor skills, you could use different colored pom poms to make it as a Christmas tree craft or use white pom poms to represent snow for a winter theme.

Arctic Animals and Winter Creatures

Arctic animals are always a popular winter topic for toddlers and preschoolers with animals such as polar bears, arctic foxes and snowy owls.

Pom Pom Painted Polar Bear

I love this cute polar bear craft for toddlers as not only is it really cute and easy to make but using the pom poms to paint it means that it’s a good activity to support fine motor skills too.

Paper Plate Polar Bear

This polar bear craft is perfect for little hands with its cotton balls and this is a craft that my kids really enjoyed making.

Tissue Paper Snowy Owl

This easy snowy owl craft is perfect for toddlers to make with lots of white tissue paper to scrunch and glue.

Handprint Arctic Fox Craft

This handprint arctic fox craft from Our Kid Things is super cute and would make a great keepsake. You could swap out the paper handprint for using paint too if you’d prefer.

Coffee Filter Moose

For a change from snow and snowflakes why not make this coffee filter moose craft!

Paper Bag Polar Bear Craft

Not only is our paper bag polar bear really easy to make but kids can play with it afterwards.

Paper Plate Narwhal

Inspired by one of my kids favorite books, this paper plate narwhal craft is easy to make and super cute too.

Printed Penguins

Raid the vegetable rack and make this fun potato print penguin craft from Artsy Craftsy Mom.

Handprint Robin

This handprint robin craft from The Gingerbread House would look lovely on Christmas cards too.

Igloo Craft (I is for Igloo)

This I is for Igloo winter craft would be great if you are doing letter of the week.

Winter Crafts Using Recycled or Everyday Materials

Raid your recycling bin for supplies to make these easy winter crafts for kids.

Cardboard Roll Snowy Owls

These cute snowy owls made with toilet paper rolls were made by myself and my kids and would be great for making alongside reading the book Owl Babies.

Polar Bear Collage

Use our free polar bear template and scrap craft materials such as cotton balls and foil to make this polar bear collage craft.

Winter Decorations and Keepsakes

Help your toddler to create some gorgeous winter crafts that you’ll want to keep forever.

Handprint Mitten

Handprint crafts make lovely keepsakes too and this mitten themed one is super cute and has a free printable too.

Popsicle Stick Snowflakes

This popsicle stick snowflake would make a great ornament too.

Painting and Process Art Winter Crafts

Toddler and preschooler friendly art ideas inspired by nature and easy to make at home or in preschools.

Resist Art Snowman

Our resist art snowman is great for toddlers and preschoolers as the process art technique means that it’s super simple for them to make something that looks fantastic.

Parents and teachers will love that it uses a free template to make it and you can check out how to make it in this video too.

Paint Winter Mittens

Have fun with these winter mitten painting ideas for kids which use our free mittens template – perfect for some easy to set up winter crafts.

Northern Lights Art Project

Toddlers can help make this northern lights art – this idea is great for winter art projects especially as scribbling with marker pens is part of the process!

Cork Painted Snowflakes

Messy Little Monster has a fun tutorial for decorating some snowflakes using corks that she made with her toddler.

Stained Glass Winter Window

I love this stained glass winter themed window from Red Ted Art.

Sticker Mitten Craft

This mitten craft from Fireflies and Mudpies is super cute and would be a really fun activity to try and would be good as a fine motor craft for kids too.

Mixed Media Hot Chocolate Craft

Make a hot chocolate craft together using a free template, paper, stickers and pom poms.

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