25 cards of Christmas - Day 7 - Button snowmen

I made these cards with my Brownies last night and they went down really well. The kids enjoyed putting their own characters on the snowmen and even accessorised with a few hats cut out of card and stuck on afterwards.

Start by making a template - I drew around a roll of sellotape for the body and a smaller roll of tape for the head. Fold a piece of white card and draw around the template, making sure you overlap the folded edge and the flat bottom.

Now's the fun part! Decorate the snowman however you liike. I used buttons stuck on with glue dots, drew on the arms and the mouth, and tied a ribbon around the neck for a scarf. Stick on gems look good for a frosty feel, or you could just draw on the parts, use glitter, felt shapes, or whatever else you have in your stash.

My little army of snowmen will bea heading to my nieces this Christmas, but one of my Brownies gave one to me so he's going to supervise my Christmas preparations from the mantlepiece :-)