Snowflake craft
Enjoy a fun snowflake craft to entertain kids on snowy days & spend quality family time while allowing kids to showcase artistic skills.
Yield: 1 snowflake
Equipment
- scissors
Materials
- 8 light blue plastic spoons
- 1 heavyweight cardboard about 8” x 8”
- Foil cupcake wrapper
- 10 small turquoise gems
- 10 large mint green gems
- 11 large pink gems
- 10 small white buttons
Instructions
- Cut a circle from the cardboard that is 3 ½ inches across and one that is 3 inches across.
- Put the larger circle on the worktop and evenly space the spoons around the cardboard as shown.
- Use the hot glue gun to secure the spoon handles to the cardboard.
- Flip the snowflake over and use hot glue to secure the 3 inch cardboard circle over the center where the spoons meet (for reinforcement).
- Flip it back over and glue the metallic cupcake paper to the center of the cardboard circle.
- Use the hot glue gun to carefully apply the buttons to the backs of the spoons.
- Use the hot glue gun to apply the decorative gems to the snowflake.
Notes
TIP 1: Do not apply hot glue to the buttons or gems. Put the glue on the surface and carefully place the gems onto the glue to protect fingers from getting burned.
TIP 2: You can use the glue gun to attach a loop of string to the back to hang it up.