If you’re looking to make an adorable toilet roll snowman well actually the cutest pair of snow people ever, you’ll love this for winter crafts or a winter season unit study.
You don’t need snow in your backyard to create these adorable toilet roll snowmen or ahem or is that snowman and snowwoman?
Just some toilet paper rolls pilfered from the recycling box and a few items from the craft room and you have toilet roll snowman.
If you’re missing anything you can easily find it at Dollar Tree.
These are so fun to make and so darling you are going to want to create an army of precious snow people with your child.
Winter Snow Ideas
One of my favorite science books Nature Anatomy has a few pages on weather and a few on snowflakes.
I love this page.
The book is a great reference book to go along with the craft and to toss in a little educational twist to your toilet roll snow man craft.
Too, add in some other winter themed learning fun to this craft.
Winter Learning Ideas
Look at these ideas below.
- Have a snowball fight using cotton balls.
- Practice spelling snowy words like snow, ice, snowflake, winter, chilly, and cold.
- Make paper snowflakes.
- Watch this Wild Kratts How a Snowflake is Formed video.
- Make and enjoy some hot cocoa together
- This Pine Cone Snowy Owl Winter Craft would make a great companion craft to this one.
- If you do live in the snow, go out and build a snowman together.
- Try one or all of these 3 Fun Cocoa Winter Hands on Science Activities
- Sing Frosty the Snowman and Let it Snow
- Make a sensory bin with fake snow as the base.
Next, add in some winter themed books.
Books About Winter
Expand this craft to a unit study or just fun facts about winter with these books.
13 Snow, Snowman, Animals, and Winter Books
Add one or more of these books to your learning day if you're learning about snow, snowflakes, winter or just for fun.
Immerse Yourself in This Story of Love and Companionship Amidst Deprivation
It is the fall of 1930, and America has plunged into the Great Depression. On a remote dirt road deep in the snowy woods of northern Wisconsin, misfortune forces the impoverished Sparkes family to take desperate measures.
A wayfaring quartet consisting of thirteen-year-old Araminta (nicknamed Minty), her recently unemployed father-a poetry-quoting widower called Pops-and her younger sister, Eglantine (known as Eggs-a dreamer like Pops), and their dog, Buster, are on their way to Minneapolis to live with the curmudgeonly Aunt Amy. When their car breaks down and they are unable to fix it, the homeless four stumble upon a vacant summer cottage by a lake. In desperate straits, they decide to settle in.
How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? Are no two snow crystals alike? These questions and more are answered inside this exploration of the science of snow, featuring photos of real snow crystals in all their beautiful diversity. Perfect for reading on winter days, this book by a nature photographer and a snow scientist will inspire wonder and curiosity about the marvels of snow.
B-R-R-R-R! AH-CHOO! Sneezy the Snowman is cold, cold, cold. To warm up, he drinks cocoa, sits in a hot tub, stands near a warm fire–and melts! But the children know just what to do to build him up again–and make him feel “just right”.
Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you've wondered . . . what do snowmen do at night? This delightful wintertime tale reveals all!
When the mayor of Mouseville announces the town snowman contest, Clayton and Desmond claim that they will each make the biggest snowman ever. But building a huge snowman alone is hard! They work and work, but their snowmen just aren't big enough. Soon they have an idea. As the day of the contest approaches, Clayton and Desmond join forces to build the biggest snowman ever.
Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow lies a secret world of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals making their winter home under the snow. This beloved nonfiction picture book exploring the subnivean zone reveals the tunnels and caves formed beneath the snow but over the ground, where many kinds of animals live through the winter, safe and warm, awake and busy, but hidden beneath the snow.
"Stoeke's second book about that intrepid screwball, Minerva Louise, is a rare find."—The Horn Book, starred review. The other chickens hate snowy mornings. But not Minerva Louise! To her a snowy day—like everything else—is an adventure. But this chilly, chipper hen needs something to keep her warm. What she finds—and how she finds it—will keep young readers cackling.
Our heroes' entry for the snowman contest has magically come to life―and ran away! Can YOU help catch it? Get ready for snow much fun as you travel through a winter wonderland with running, skating, and bouncing through trap after trap to catch the snowman and claim the winning prize. Will the snowman teach our heroes a lesson they'll never forget?
When the geese begin to fly south, the leaves flutter down from the trees and the cold winds begin to blow from the north, the animals of the woods and meadows, big and small, prepare for the long, cold winter ahead when the countryside is hidden under a deep blanket of snow. They gather food and look for warm, snug places in the ground, trees, caves or thickets, where they can find protection against the icy winds.It might have been hard for the birds and animals of the hillside to survive when the Big Snow came if their good friends, who lived in the little stone house, had not remembered to put food out for them.Here, in many beautiful pictures, the Haders show how winter comes to the woodland as the busy animals make their preparations.
The Smithsonian does things right and this Curious About Snow book is a
great introduction for curious kiddos with real images and simple explanations.
This is a clear and appealing book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. Introduce kids to basic science ideas as part of discussions about the seasons and animals.
SET OF 10 FUN AND FRIGID FIGURES – It’s hard to stay warm at the North Pole, but you can discover its wonders in your home with these frigid friends. This TOOB includes a Harp Seal, Husky, Caribou, Arctic Rabbit, Killer Whale, Walrus, Arctic Fox, Beluga Whale, Igloo, and Polar Bear.
See the world in a whole new way! Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the structure, function, and personality of the natural world. Explore the anatomy of a jellyfish, the inside of a volcano, monarch butterfly migration, how sunsets work, and much more. Rothman’s whimsical illustrations are paired with interactive activities that encourage curiosity and inspire you to look more closely at the world all around you.
Other Winter Craft Ideas
Also, look at a few more craft ideas.
- Free Amazing Winter Unit Study and Winter Lapbook for Kids
- Easy Hands on Snowflake Winter Craft for Kids Who Don’t Have Snow
- Winter Nature Craft: How to Make Easy DIY Bird Feeders
- 3 Fun Cocoa Winter Hands on Science Activities
- How to Make an Easy Build a Snowman Kid’s Game (free printable cube)
Next, let’s move on to our fun toilet roll craft.
Let’s get on with building our all weather not gonna melt cute toilet roll snow people.
You will need:
- Empty toilet paper rolls
- White paint
- Foam paintbrush
- Yarn
- Pipe cleaners
- Pompoms
- Markers/paint pens
How to Make Fun Toilet Roll Snow People
Then paint toilet paper rolls completely white.
Allow the paint to dry completely. You child can paint inside and out if they like.
Then cut a small hole in each side directly opposite of each other.
Thread half of a brown chenille stem through each side to create the arms.
Give your child markers or paint pens to draw on details like buttons, eyes, a mouth, and a carrot nose.
Create a simple scarf by wrapping some yarn around the neck a few times and knotting it.
For the cute little ear muffs we just glued pom-poms on either side about where we thought the snowman‘s ears would be.
And then topped it off with a short length of pipe cleaner that we glued in place as well.
To create the cute and fuzzy winter hat, cut off an ½” circle from the end of another toilet roll.
And then cut the yarn into links 5 inches to 6 inches long, fold in half.
Next, slip the yarn through the slice of toilet paper roll pull the two loosens through the loop at the top. Pull tightly.
Also, repeat all the way around until it is completely full.
Then, draw all the yarn upward and tie another piece of yarn around the top to secure.
Finally, snip off excess yarn thus creating a pom-pom at the top.
To fit the head on your snowman you will need to pinch the tops of the toilet paper roll to make it slightly smaller so you can press it securely over the top.
Isn’t this little couple just precious?
