Wooden Snowflakes Craft

Math
Grades 4-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 1-3

Learn how to look at your seasonal and holiday icons in a new way! Use spring garden, flower and butterfly icons to create a layered winter design!

Materials

Foam Shapes
Craft Sticks
Mini Craft Sticks
Acrylic Paint
Paintbrushes
Glitter
Elastic Cord (Optional)

Wooden Shapes (Hearts, Butterflies & Flowers)

Glue (Optional)

Instructions

Step 1.

Gather your supplies.

Step 1.

Gather your supplies.

Heart-Shaped Snowflake

Step 2.

To create the large snowflake, surround 1 large flower shape with 6 medium heart shapes.

Heart-Shaped Snowflake

Step 2.

To create the large snowflake, surround 1 large flower shape with 6 medium heart shapes.

Step 3.

Glue 6 mini craft sticks as the next layer, connecting the flower to each of the hearts. This is the base of your snowflake shape.

Step 3.

Glue 6 mini craft sticks as the next layer, connecting the flower to each of the hearts. This is the base of your snowflake shape.

Step 4.

Glue 1 tiny flower shape into the center of the snowflake. Glue 1 tiny heart and 1 small heart over each of the craft sticks to complete the snowflake design!

Step 4.

Glue 1 tiny flower shape into the center of the snowflake. Glue 1 tiny heart and 1 small heart over each of the craft sticks to complete the snowflake design!

Step 5.

Paint the entire snowflake purple – or any of your favorite colors! After it dries, use a paintbrush to “paint” glue over the whole snowflake.

Step 5.

Paint the entire snowflake purple – or any of your favorite colors! After it dries, use a paintbrush to “paint” glue over the whole snowflake.

Step 6.

Sprinkle fine glitter to cover the shape. Shake off excess glitter and pour back into the container for later.

Step 6.

Sprinkle fine glitter to cover the shape. Shake off excess glitter and pour back into the container for later.

Flower-Shaped Snowflake

Step 7.

To create the small snowflake surround 1 large flower shape with 6 medium flower shapes.

Flower-Shaped Snowflake

Step 7.

To create the small snowflake surround 1 large flower shape with 6 medium flower shapes.

Step 8.

Glue 3 regular craft sticks in a crisscross pattern to connect all the pieces and form the snowflake shape.

Step 8.

Glue 3 regular craft sticks in a crisscross pattern to connect all the pieces and form the snowflake shape.

Step 9.

Glue 1 tiny flower shape into the center of the snowflake. Glue 6 tiny butterflies onto each craft stick to complete the snowflake design.

Step 9.

Glue 1 tiny flower shape into the center of the snowflake. Glue 6 tiny butterflies onto each craft stick to complete the snowflake design.

Step 10.

Paint and glitter the snowflake shape any way you’d like.

TIP: Create snowflake ornaments by adding elastic cording to the top of each one and place it carefully on the tree!

Step 10.

Paint and glitter the snowflake shape any way you’d like.

TIP: Create snowflake ornaments by adding elastic cording to the top of each one and place it carefully on the tree!

Teacher's Corner

Shape up things for the new year with geometrical snowflakes!

Lesson Objectives

Symmetrical Flakes: When an object is symmetrical, it means it’s the same on both sides if there was a line dividing it in the middle. Are your craft snowflakes the same on both sides? What about the shapes used to create them?
Let it Snow: Just like real snowflakes, every one of your students’ crafts will be unique. Once they get the hang of the craft, introduce other shapes like triangles, circles, or squares. How will this change the shape of their snowflakes?

Follow-up Discussion

Shapes are used in art, architecture, and even engineering! Smaller shapes often build bigger structures — watch how easy it is to make large shapes with smaller ones using blocks! Look around the classroom — can your students find any objects with similar traits?