Paper Snowflakes

Now this is a pretty traditional craft that I remember doing many times as a kid. You start with a square piece of paper fold it in half twice to get a smaller square and then fold that into a triangle. Usually you then round the wide end of the triangle. Then you cut small shapes out to. When it is unfolded you have a beautiful snowflake. Now you can get more creative and use more complex shapes to cut out such as hearts, stars, and moons. Click on the thumbnails below to get a better idea of the different ways to make creative snowflakes. Also, please feel free to comment and tell about your unique cut out ways to make paper snowflakes more fancy.

Snowflake Crafts

Snowflake Paper Chain Craft
Snowflake Paper Craft

Here are a few links to snowflake themed crafts. The first provides a template for cutting out and making a snowflak paper chain. The second provides information on how to cut and make your own unique snowflakes. The second one also has a suggestion for using the snowflakes to make greeting cards, but you could also use them as decorations around the house.

Snowflake Coloring Pages

Snowflake Coloring Page
Snowflake Coloring Page 2
Snowflake Coloring and Handwriting Worksheet

These links are direct links to some nice snowflake coloring pages. You can have the kids cut them out after coloring them how they like and then help them hang them around their room or the house. This is a great activity for when it is too cold to play outside for long or for those who do not get real snow.