DIY Mini Sock Snowman Craft Tutorial

Super Easy Winter Craft Project - Mini Sock Snoman!! 

I just love holiday themed crafts for kids, especially kids' Christmas crafts. For the past several years my kids and I have hosted a pre- Christmas crafting party for our homeschool bible study class at our house. I love finding simple and fun crafts that work for a variety of ages and abilities. Oh, and the crafts have to be boy and girl friendly since this is a co-ed group.

I thought I would share with you one of the projects we did including a tutorial in case you want to make it too! 

Now onto the fun kids Christmas craft project and tutorial. We are going to make a sock snowman! Excited? Good, let's get started.

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Mini Sock Snowman Tutorial

Supplies Needed :(links included to help you find the supplies)

White tube sock
Hot glue gun & hot glue sticksFiberfill (I got mine at Joann Fabric Store)
Rubber bands
Fabric paint or markers (Sharpies work great)
Fat quarter of fleece fabric (used for scarf and hat)
Dry beans (any kind will do)
Thick thread or twine

Scissors

Buttons or flat rhinestones 

Instructions:

To begin you will need the dry beans, one white tube sock and the Fiberfill stuffing. Measure 1/4 cup of the dry beans and dump it into the bottom of the sock. 

Next grab a few hand fulls of stuffing and stuff it into the bottom of the sock on top of the beans. This section of the sock will become the bottom of the snowman. Shape the sock and stuffing to look round and full.

Once you have a shape that looks good to you take one rubber band and loop it a few times over the sock just above the ball of stuffing. This will ensure the bottom ball of stuffing stays put. Later we will be tying a scarf around this rubber band to hide it so don't worry if you can see it now.

Now we will start making the second body section for our snowman. Grab another handful of stuffing and stuff it into the sock above the rubber-banded section. This part will be your snowman's head. Shape the stuffed sock into a smaller size ball adding more stuffing if you need more. You will want this section smaller than the first body section. Once you are satisfied with the shape and size of the head secure a rubber band just above the stuffing. Trim off the extra sock material at the top of the sock.

It is now time to work on your snowman's hat and scarf. Take the fleece fabric and cut a long skinny rectangle from one edge of the fabric. It should be long enough to wrap around the snowman's neck and tie in the front plus a little extra length to allow the scarf to hang down a bit. Since the size of your snowman will vary, an exact measurement isn't possible. You will just need to eyeball it.  Feel free to trim several small slits at both ends of the scarf to give the scarf a frayed edge just like a real scarf.

For the snowman's hat take the remaining piece of fabric and wrap it around the snowman's head positioning it where it should sit on his head just above the forehead. With a pencil draw a light mark on the fabric where the edges meet. Take the fabric off of the snowman and with your hot glue gun place a small bead of hot glue on the fabric where you placed the pencil mark and match the fabric edges together creating a fabric tube. Turn up the bottom edge of the fabric to create a cuff for the edge of the hat and secure it with more hot glue. Try the hat tube on your snowman's head making adjustments if necessary. 

Once you are satisfied with how the hat looks it is time to hot glue it to the snowman's head. I find it is easier to leave the hat on the snowman's head and gently lift the hat edges up squirt a little bead of hot glue under the hat at a time and press it down with your finger. Continue to do this around the entire perimeter until the hat is securely glued to the snowman's head.

You should now have a fully stuffed two section snowman with a scarf tied around it's neck and a tall tube shaped hat glued to it's head. Depending on how tall or short you want the snowman's hat use the thick thread to tie off the hat tube at a length that looks good on your showman. Trim off the extra fabric 1/2 inch above the thread you tied it with. Cut small slits around the extra 1/2 inch of fabric to create a pom-pom end to your hat. 

It is now time to draw on a face to your snowman. Using the sharpie markers or fabric markers draw on eyes, a nose and mouth on your snowman's face. If you prefer using beads or other crafting supplies to create the facial features - go for it! Next glue on buttons or flat sided rhinestones to make buttons down your snowman's belly. 

Lastly, dab a spot of hot glue on each side of your snowman's body and stick a small stick into each dab of glue to make arms for your snowman. 

Feel free to add any additional embellishments to your snowman to make him/her unique! These little guys/gals make great gifts for Christmas too! 

So how did your snowman turn out? Please share pictures of your snowmen - I'd love to see them! This makes for a great project for kids of all ages and requires minimal supplies. It is also a fun group project if you need a group project to do for the holidays. Have fun with it and Merry Christmas!

Here is a list of some of the supplies I used in this project and where you can find them too!

find at Joann Fabric Store

find at JoAnn Fabric Store

find at Walmart

find at Walmart

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