We’re doing some winter easy crafts. Also look at my Winter Season Unit Study Free Lapbook & Hands-On Ideas.
Winter is such a special time for crafts and activities.
From winter solstice to snow, winter foods and traditions, and polar animals there are a wide variety of topics to learn about that you can choose from.
For this activity today I wanted to focus on the larger-than-life cold weather loving moose through a simple and sweet craft activity.
Use it as a base for a whole moose unit study or just a quick and simple winter craft on its own.
Popsicle sticks have to be up there in my top 5 favorite inexpensive craft items for their versatility.
And of course they are so easy to get and cost just pennies.
MOOSE BOOKS FOR KIDS
MOOSE BOOKS FOR KIDS WHO LOVE TO READ AND BE READ TO
Grab a book or two to add to your home library or for a unit study.
If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you give him a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it. When he's eaten all your muffins, he'll want to go to the store to get some more muffin mix.
In this hilarious sequel to the beloved If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, the young host is again run ragged by a surprise guest. Young readers will delight in the comic complications that follow when a little boy entertains a gregarious moose.
This classic book is the perfect gift for young readers who like to giggle.
Child's nature picture book.
What do you do when a moose takes over your town?
Three young boys try to save a moose through the cold Minnesota winter.
Grab some fascinating facts as well as more ideas for winter crafts to keep hands and mines busy through the season.
MOOSE FACTS
- Moose are the largest members of the deer family. They are found in North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Moose are gentle animals, but they can be dangerous if they feel threatened. They will charge at anything they perceive to be a threat, including humans.
- They are herbivores, which means they eat plants. They are also ruminants, which means they have a four-chambered stomach that helps them digest their food.
- Moose are very tall animals. They can grow up to 6 feet tall at the shoulder and weigh up to 1,800 pounds. Moose have long, gangly legs and a large, humped back. They also have a long, droopy nose and big, floppy ears.
- They are covered in a thick coat of fur that helps them stay warm in the cold winter months. They have dark brown fur on their backs and sides and lighter brown fur on their bellies. Moose also have a white patch on their rump.
- These cold weather loving creatures are solitary animals. They only come together to mate. Moose calves are born in the spring and stay with their mothers for about a year.
Now here are 8 easy but really cool winter crafts for kids from winter lights to the cutest abominable snowman you’ve ever seen.
8 WINTER EASY CRAFTS
- Learn Why Evergreen Trees Are the Ultimate Winter Wonder & Tree Craft from dyed pasta turned into pretty pine trees.
- Make beautiful Mason Jar Snow Globes to create a suspended winter scene that will never melt away.
- Make these super easy DIY Luminaries For Winter Solstice celebrations to light up the night indoors or out.
- The Snowflake Art Project is so pretty and while it is simple the impact is far above your basic snowflake craft.
- This Abominable Snowman Fork Painted Craft is just absolutely adorable and would be precious framed and hanging up.
- Not only are these Arctic Winter Animal Craft Ideas: Make Your Own Felt Puppets a fun craft but they provide an activity that keeps the kids entertained for hours.
- For a craft that encourages a little more movement, try this Pom Pom Popper Snowman to get your kids up and running on a wintery day.
- Check out these 10 Toilet Paper Roll Winter Crafts and Make An Adorable Toilet Roll Winter Village, I just love a basically free craft especially when it’s this cute.
ADORABLE MOOSE HEAD CRAFT FOR KIDS
You will need:
- 6 wooden popsicle sticks
- Black felt
- Google eyes
- Brown paint
- Paintbrush
- Tacky glue or hot glue
Use scissors or a straight edge to cut down 1” on either side of one popsicle stick for ears, discard the remaining piece or save it for another craft.
Spread out 5 popsicle sticks, I like to use silicone mats like these to contain the mess and make cleaning up easy.
Paint at least one side of all the popsicle sticks brown, including the ears and set aside to dry.
To keep it a little neater you could also let your child color them with markers instead.
While you are waiting for the paint to dry, cut two small ovals out of black felt for nostrils, two antlers,
Also, cut a rectangle piece just wide enough to cover the width of your popsicle sticks and long enough to cover ¾ of the height.
Flip the dry popsicle sticks over and line them up evenly, glue the rectangle to the back to stabilize and keep them all in place.
Add ears and antlers, secure with hot glue or strong tacky glue.
Turn over and glue the nostrils onto the face.
Add large googly eyes to finish off your cute moose and allow the glue to dry.
