Cupcake Liner Snowflake Craft
This simple cupcake liner snowflake craft is a fun and easy way to work on scissor skills!
All you need to make them is some cupcake liners and scissors and with a few folds and snips you’ll have a whole bunch of gorgeous little cupcake liner snowflakes!
I’ve used this activity with lots of my preschool students and they all love making little snips and cuts to make lots and lots of gorgeous paper snowflakes!
This cupcake liner snowflake craft is a quick and easy way to make lots of paper snowflakes and a great way for young children to start with cutting paper snowflakes.
Because the cupcake liners are already circular in shape kids can get started folding and cutting and have a gorgeous snowflake to unfold really quickly. This allows kids to explore and experiment with different cuts and quickly and easily see the results before modifying their ideas and trying again.
This is a really great activity for working on scissor skills as it allows lots of practice to gain confidence using scissors in a fun and meaningful way.
How to Make Cupcake Liner Snowflakes.
Supplies:
- Cupcake liners
- Scissors
- Hole punch (optional)
Choose medium or large sized cupcake liners that don’t have a internal foil layer. You can use any colour or design, or try white cupcake liners for a real snowy look!
To make a cupcake liner snowflake, star by flattening the cupcake liner, then fold it in half, and in half again.
If you are using extra large cupcake liners or you are working with older kids you can fold your cupcake liner in half a third time to make an even smaller wedge! But for beginners and younger children two folds is easy enough to cut through and will make a fun design.
Now it’s time to start snipping!
Use your scissors to cut your snowflake any way you like! Use the following ideas for a guide and experiment to see how each cut turns out when you open your snowflake!
You can cut a pattern or notches along the outer, circular edge of the wedge to make a patterned outer edge of your snowflake. A zigzag or rounded scallops often work well here.
You can cut a tiny shape out of the pointy centre of the wedge to make a hole in the middle of your snowflake.
You can cut notches in all different shapes and sizes along the edges/sides of the wedge to make interesting repeating patterns in your snowflake. Experiment with cutting semi circles, triangles, squares or even half hearts to see how they turn out!
Now you can unfold the cupcake liner to reveal your gorgeous snowflake!
What to do with your Cupcake Liner Snowflakes
Every time I have done this activity with my preschoolers they love it so much that we end up with lots and lots and LOTS of gorgeous snowflakes! So what do you do with all those snowflakes?
These cupcake liner snowflakes look gorgeous taped to the windows, or displayed on the wall. You could also make a gorgeous cupcake snowflake garland to display!
You could also use them as collage material and paste them onto coloured paper.
My students love adding them to a glittery painting. Just add a little glue and glitter to your paint and let your kids explore by sticking their snowflakes to their painting, and painting over and around them.
More Easy Paper Crafts for Kids.
If your kids are working on their scissor skills check out these great ideas for practicing scissors skills that are more than just worksheets.
If you are looking for more snowy season ideas to do with your kids, you can find all our winter activities for kids here.
And if your kids love making fun and easy paper creations, they’ll love these fun ideas.
