Marshmallow Snowman Craft for Kids
Who doesn’t love a cute, edible snowman? ⛄ This Marshmallow Snowman Craft is fun, festive, and irresistibly adorable! Made with fluffy marshmallows, pretzels, and candy accents, these little snowmen double as holiday treats and handmade gifts. Kids will love assembling them, and they’re the perfect addition to holiday parties, cookie trays, or classroom celebrations
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If you love edible Christmas crafts, be sure to check out these Reindeer Graham Cracker Treats, Strawberry Santa Hats and Miniature Christmas Burgers! Or, take a look at our list of favorite no-bake Chsimtas treats.
Why We Love Marshmallow Snowmen
- Simple. This marshmallow craft consists of simple steps that kids of all ages can follow.
- Edible! Our marshmallow snowmen are 100% edible!
- Homemade Gifts! Like our Snowman Candy Cane Holders and Paper Snowflakes, these edible snowmen make the best holiday gifts or even party favors!
- Fine motor skills. Our marshmallow snowman recipe allows younger children to put their developing gluing and counting skills to good use.
✂️ Supplies
Notes on Supplies:
- Marshmallows– We love the jumbo size marshmallows for bigger snowmen!
- Candy Eyeballs– These make great eyes if you can find them at the store. Otherwise, chocolate chips will do the trick!
- White icing– For securing the eyes and buttons to your snowman!
- Small, orange candy– We love Mike and Ikes, but candy corn or orange M&Ms will also work!
- Pretzel sticks– Work well to secure the marshmallows together.
- Chocolate chips– These make the cutest edible buttons for your marshmallow snowman!
Optional: Tooth pick to help spread frosting
📝 How to Make A Marshmallow Snowman
Step 1. Make the Snowman’s Body. Fasten three marshmallows together using 1-2 pretzel sticks. Break another pretzel stick in half and stick each half into the sides of your snowman to form his arms.
Step 2. Add the Facial Features. Push an orange Mike and Ike (for other orange candy) into the center of the snowman’s head for his nose and secure two Candy Eyeballs to his face using white Icing.
Step 3. Add the Snowman’s Buttons! Finally, use the icing to “glue” 2-3 chocolate chip to your snowman’s belly to form his buttons.
Enjoy your marshmallow holiday treat!
Expert Tips and Tricks
- Twisting the Mike and Ike into the marshmallow helps secure it in place.
- If you don’t have candy eyeballs, chocolate chips will work great for the snowman’s eyes
- Add a hat by securing a miniature peanut butter cup using icing to your marshmallow’s head.
- These marshmallow snowmen go great with a cup of hot cocoa!
- Wrap up your snowman in a gift bag and share with friends and neighbors!
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☃️ Marshmallow Snowman
Ingredients
- 3 Marshamallows (Jumbo)
- 2-3 Pretzel sticks
- 1 Mike and Ike (Orange)
- Decorating icing (White)
- 2 Candy eyeballs
- 2 Chocolate chips
Instructions
- Snowman's Body: To make our marshmallow snowman, we simply fastened three jumbo marshmallows together using a pretzel stick. We broke another pretzel stick in half and stuck each half into the sides of our snowman to form his arms.
- Snowman's Face: We used an orange Mike and Ike for our snowman's nose and secured two Candy Eyeballs to his face using icing.
- Snowman's Buttons! And finally, we used the icing to"glue" two chocolate chip to our snowman's belly to form his buttons.
Video
Notes
- Twisting the Mike and Ike into the marshmallow helps secure it in place.
- If you don’t have candy eyeballs, chocolate chips will work great for the snowman’s eyes
- Add a hat by securing a miniature peanut butter cup using icing to your marshmallow’s head.
- These marshmallow snowmen go great with a cup of hot cocoa!
Nutrition
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
