The winter months can be hard for keeping kids entertained so over the years I’ve shared loads of free winter printables for kids to help you out.
In this post you’ll find a large collection of printable winter crafts and free winter templates with cut and paste crafts, playdoh mats and scavenger hunts and more all designed to help you have a great winter with your kids.
All of these free printable winter crafts for kids are designed to be low prep, fun and easy to use, perfect for making at home on a snowy day or for fun preschool or classroom activities.
What You'll Find on This Page
Free Winter Printables for Kids
I don’t think I’m the first parent to have ever struggled to find things to do during the winter with my kids. As much as I like to try and get out no matter what the weather is I’m also well aware that we don’t spend all day at the beach during the winter like we can do in the summer!
I really like doing seasonal crafts and celebrating each time of the year and hopefully with these hands-on and fun winter printables you’ll find something your kids will enjoy too, you’ll find resources here for kids of all ages.
Of course, you can print as many copies as you like of each of these winter activities so they’re perfect if you’d like to use them in a preschool, classroom or library too.
Winter Templates for Kids
This popular PDF has two pages with both a large snowflake design and three smaller snowflakes.
It’s great for coloring or you can use it as an outline for making mosaics, cutting practice or painting with pom poms or paintbrushes.
Our snowman template is perfect for winter crafts and activities and is one that we’ve used a lot, my favourite being with our snowman resist art tutorial.
You can also use it to design our own snowman by adding the snowman’s eyes, nose, scarf and some stick arms.
This simple design is perfect for snowy days.
Try out some of our simple winter craft ideas using this template, how about adding aluminium foil to it for a silvery effect?
This simple outline of a mug of cocoa has two different designs for you to choose from.
You could design a winter theme for your mug or why not add cotton balls to create some fun marshmallows.
Igloos are perfect for a winter theme and with two different designs you can choose the picture that’s right for your art project.
This cute penguin is perfect for using as a coloring sheet or you can try out some of our easy craft ideas. A great option if you’re learning about Antarctica.
Arctic animal crafts are often really popular during winter and this walrus template would make a great addition to any topic.
Another great addition to arctic animal topics, this moose template is available in both landscape and portrait designs.
I love this cute polar bear design and I think this would be a brilliant option for trying out some pom pom painting – perfect for practicing fine motor skills.
Perfect for fans of the Winter Olympics too, this template contains eight different designs.
Free Winter Printables
Playdough is a material that lots of us have at home already, especially if you have a kid in preschool or kindergarten.
These playdough mats are a great activity to give you another way to use those pots of play dough in your cupboard.
Grab your markers, scissors and glue and make a cute paper penguin craft with their own winter hat and scarf.
This freebie is perfect for the winter season but you could also save it and use it for Earth Day or environment topics as well.
This printable PDF has 11 pages for you to download with five different snowman bodies plus hats, scarves and loads of accessories to choose from.
This is a more basic, one page version or our build a snowman printable for people who want everything on one sheet of paper, making it perfect for using in classrooms as well as at home.
You’ll find a scarf, hat, arms, buttons and a choice of nose for your snowman from a carrot, satsuma or lump of coal.
Grab this printable and get outdoors as you hunt for each of the items then color them in as you find them.
This free printable winter themed game is so much fun to play together as you have fun finding your opponents snowflake.
Create our popular cut and paste paper snow globe craft with this free printable featuring a cute snowman.
This cute printable winter craft for kids is really easy to adapt and instead of using our snowman you could draw a picture in the snow globe instead or even add a photo of your child.
Make a snowy winter scene using our free printable activity that includes children playing in the snow, a cosy cabin and winter trees.
Color in our snowman design using the color by number key, you’ll also find a color by sum printable if you’d like to try some math to color your design.
A cut and paste craft where you can decorate a bare tree for the season and add some animals to the scene as well.
Make a cute pair of mittens and add your choice of decorations to it, you can even tie your mittens together using string or ribbon.
Hunt for snowmen, penguins, snowflakes and more and count how many of each thing you can find.
Grab your favorite colors and make a cute bobble hat with this free download that includes an extra page of decorations for you to design your own hat.
This printable is the perfect winter craft to make alongside our winter mittens.
Two different designs with words for older and younger kids to try and unscramble.
This printable activity also has a choice of black and white or color designs so you can choose what printer ink you want to use and if you’d like to extend the activity by coloring it in.
Arctic Animals Cut and Paste Craft
Color, cut and paste to make this snowy scene featuring our adorable arctic animals including an arctic fox, polar bear and an igloo.
Cut and Pate Hot Chocolate Craft
Create a mug of hot cocoa with a candy cane stirrer, marshmallows and a choice of decorations for the mug.
Add snowflakes, hearts and stars to our wreath template as well as a choice of a bear, penguin or snowman to finish it.
FAQs
Can I use these winter printables in my classroom?
Yes, you can print as many copies as you like and we have lots of teachers and preschool staff as well as homeschooling parents that use them.
Are these winter printable activities free to download?
Yes, all of the printables featured on this page are free to download for personal use or for use in classrooms, libraries and youth groups. Please note that they can’t be sold, uploaded to other websites, or used as part of any paid product or service.
Do I need any special materials for these printable winter crafts?
Most of these printables are designed to be used with basic craft supplies that you probably already have or can purchase easily and cheaply such as markers, glue, scissors, plain or colored paper.
What should I do if I have trouble downloading the PDFs?
Send me an email or leave a message in the comments and I’ll get back to you asap to help.
I love your site! Your craft and coloring ideas are perfect for my great grandsons! Thank you so much for everything!
Thank you 🙂
AMAZING educational materials that can scaffold for various age groups@@ GREAT JOB!!
Thank you!