Here’s a super cute snowman craft made from an egg carton lid! This upcycling idea is the fourth in our egg carton ornament series.
A free shape template is available to our subscribers.
Last week we shared a peace dove made from an egg carton. Before that, it was a light-up Christmas tree and an egg carton angel.
After making all of the above, there wasn’t much of my egg carton left, but I still had the lid left over.
I thought to myself,Why throw out a perfectly good cardboard scrap? And the egg carton lid snowman was born.
I’ve given my snowpeople a similar look to our washcloth snowman DIY gift. The hats are made from baby socks. The scarves were quick and easy to finger-knit.
The finished decorations are held together with a hot glue gun.
Because my egg carton was white, I had no need to paint my snowmen. If you’re using a coloured carton, I suggest painting it white with acrylic paint.
As with our other egg carton ornaments, this craft is best suited to kids aged 8+. Younger kids could make them with some adult help. But honestly, you’re better off sticking to something simpler, like these cardboard ornaments if you’re crafting with younger kids.
Are you ready to get started?
How to make an egg carton snowman
You Will Need
- An egg carton lid, preferably white
- Sharp scissors – I use dressmaking scissors to cut egg cartons
- A hole punch and a scrap of coloured paper for buttons
- Glue stick
- Baby socks
- LED candle
- Skewer
- Yarn – I’ve used thick yarn, but a thinner yarn would also work
- Gold thread or ribbon
- Markers – I’ve used fineliners
- Hot glue gun
- Snowman shape template – enter your details in the form below for your copy
How To
Trim the raised edges from your egg carton lid.
Cut out the snowman shape and trace it onto the lid. Cut the shape out.
Cut the rounded tip from a baby sock.
Roll the edges up around the rim of the snowman ‘hat’. Check that it sits nicely on your snowman’s head.
Poke a nose hole with your skewer where the snowman’s nose will be. Use the skewer to widen the hole by wriggling it around.
Draw eyes and a mouth around the hole. Stick the LED tealight candle through the hole to form the carrot nose.
Cut 3-4 coloured circles using a hole punch. Use a glue stick to stick them in place for buttons.
Knit a length of finger-knitting for the scarf (see our finger-knitting tutorial here).
Tie the scarf in place with a simple knot.
Hot glue a piece of thread tied into a loop on the back of the head above the LED candle.
Snip a small hole in the top of the hat and slip this over the looped thread. Hot glue the rim ot the hat to the snowman’s forehead.
All ready to hang!
Happy Holidays to all our readers.
More Recycled Christmas Crafts
- Make some cardboard ornaments using our free Christmas shapes
- These paper roll shadowbox ornaments are so pretty!
- Turn a paper roll into a cute cardboard reindeer
