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SNOWMAN MEASURING STICK

MATERIALS

  • Paint stick
  • Pipe cleaner
  • Black paper
  • White paper
  • Felt
  • Silver sequins, embellishments, accessories, etc.
  • White paint
     

TOOLS

  • Measuring tape or ruler
  • Scissors
  • Black permanent marker
  • Orange marker
  • White glue
  • Paintbrush
     

DIRECTIONS

  1. Paint the paint stick white. Let dry.
  2. Place a mark with a permanent marker at every 1” interval starting at the bottom of the paint stick.
  3. Label each 1” mark, starting at the bottom with the number 1.
  4. Cut out the shape of a hat from the black paper.
  5. Decorate the black paper hat with sequins and/or other accessories.
  6. Cut a circle from the white paper. Glue the black hat onto the white circle to create the snowman’s head.
  7. Draw a snowman face on the white paper circle. Glue the white paper circle onto the top of the paint stick.
  8. Cut and twist the pipe cleaner to create ‘hands’.
  9. Place pipe cleaner on the back of the paint stick and secure with glue.
  10. Cut felt into a 3/4″ wide strip. Cut “tassels” at each end of the felt piece. Wrap the felt scarf around the neck of the snowman and glue in place.
  11. Go outside and measure the snow!