Cotton Swab Snowflakes Craft Activity

This clever, fun, inexpensive craft activity comes from Family Fun Magazine.  


Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Materials

• cotton swabs
• wax paper or plastic wrap
• glue
• glitter

Directions

• Arrange cotton swabs into a geometric shape on a piece of wax paper.
• Squeeze a little tacky glue on all the areas where the ends of the swabs meet.
• Shake some glitter glue into each spot where the glue was squeezed.
• Allow the snowflake to dry overnight.
• Carefully remove the snowflake from the wax paper/plastic wrap. (This step needs to be done by an adult or older child.)
• Display your snowflake by hanging in a window, on a bulletin board, etc.

This activity would tie in great with a math lesson on rotational symmetry or a science lesson on weather/precipitation. It would also be a good activity to do on a snowy day along with reading books and singing songs about winter and snow.


   Have fun making snowflakes!