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Easy Watercolor Resist DIY Snowflake Ornaments

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Kids will have fun making these beautiful DIY snowflake ornaments in shades of blue, pink, and purple. This is a super easy Christmas and winter craft that kids of all ages can do!

If you are looking for more Christmas projects for kids to make take a look at our collection of creative Christmas arts and crafts for more fun ideas!

DIY snowflake ornaments using watercolors and oil pastels for kids to make

These snowflake ornaments make a great Christmas and winter craft for the classroom! It’s easy enough for most kids to do on their own and uses only a few simple supplies.

We love making snowflake crafts. Take a look at these beautiful popsicle stick snowflake ornaments with paper quilling for another fun idea!

Create your own snowflake ornaments

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Supplies to make watercolor resist snowflakes ornaments

Supplies

  • White oil pastel or white crayon
  • Cardboard
  • Watercolor paint
  • Paintbrush & water dish
  • Scissors
  • Hole punch and string
  • A pencil and large plastic lids or jars to use as circle templates

Instructions for your DIY snowflake ornaments

1. Use a circle template such as a large plastic lid or jar to draw different sized circles onto cardboard. Cereal boxes work great for this!

Drawing snowflakes with an oil pastel

2. Cut out the circles. Depending on the age of the child and the thickness of the cardboard, they may need help with this part.

For another ornament craft using recycled materials, check out this fun recycled reindeer ornament that is also easy enough for kids of all ages!

Watercolor resist snowflakes

3. Use a white oil pastel or white crayon to draw snowflake patterns onto the cardboard. Encourage kids to use their creativity to come up with some unique snowflake designs!     

Painting watercolor on cardboard circles to make Christmas ornaments

4.  Paint over the snowflake designs with watercolors. Kids can use different shades of blue, purple and pink for an icy winter look or try bright Christmas colors for something a bit different!

You can use a watercolor paint set or try liquid watercolors for more vibrant hues.

Putting string through a paper snowflake ornament

Painting with watercolors over oil pastels is called a resist technique and one that we use often. It’s always fun for kids to watch as their design appears as they paint!

Take a look at these easy watercolor Christmas cards and this adorable polar bear winter painting for more watercolor resist art projects.

5. Once the ornaments are dry, use a hole punch to punch holes in the top of the snowflakes.

Insert string or ribbon through the hole and tie a knot.

Watercolor snowflake resist ornaments for kids to make.

Use your unique snowflake ornaments as gorgeous winter decorations or hang them on your Christmas tree!

There are so many fun watercolor techniques for kids to try! Take a look at my collection of watercolor painting for kids for more fun and creative ideas.

More winter crafts kids will love

Snowflake Watercolor Winter Art

Create stunning snowflake watercolor winter art with simple watercolor techniques that kids of all ages can do and get amazing results! Kids will love exploring watercolors and different techniques to create this winter painting.

Make a Colorful Winter Hat Craft with Scratch Art

Brighten up your cold winter days with this colorful winter hat craft. Kids will love using scratch art to create their own unique designs. Free template included.

Follow me on Pinterest for more amazing project ideas. 

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Easy snowflake ornament craft for kids
Watercolor resist DIY snowflake ornaments for kids to make
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Easy Watercolor Resist DIY Snowflake Ornaments

DIY snowflake ornaments using watercolors and oil pastels for kids to make

Make easy DIY snowflake ornaments using watercolors and oil pastels. A fun Christmas and winter craft kids of all ages will enjoy!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

  • White oil pastel or white crayon
  • Cardboard
  • Watercolor paint
  • String or ribbon

Tools

  • Paintbrush & water dish
  • Scissors
  • Hole punch
  • A pencil and large plastic lids or jars to use as circle templates

Instructions

  1. Start by cutting circles out of cardboard. Using large plastic lids or jars as templates will help to make this step easier for kids.
  2. Use a white oil pastel or a white crayon to draw snowflake patterns on the cardboard circles.
  3. Paint the circles with watercolors in shades of blue, purple, and pink or any colors you like. As you paint, the oil pastel acts as a resist, and the snowflake design will appear.
    Let the paint dry completely before moving on.
  4. Use a hole punch to punch a hole in the top of the snowflakes, loop a string or ribbon through the hole and tie a knot to finish the ornament off.
Project Type: Ornament craft / Category: Christmas/Winter
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Filed Under: Art projects, Christmas/Winter, Holidays/Seasonal, Watercolors

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