Glitter Oatmeal Snowflakes

Simple textured snowflake using craft sticks, glue, glitter, and oatmeal.

This was a pretty simple craft that took all of probably 8 minutes to do with 2 toddler boys who just wanted to play.

I did a bit of prep work to keep the craft simple and quick since the boys would rather play with each other than stop to do a silly mom craft. I hot glued the sticks together and added the ribbon the night before. I also pre-mixed the oatmeal and glitter so that all the boys had to do was add glue to the sticks and shake the snow flake in the glitter and oatmeal.

I hot glued the project together the night before to
make this craft very toddler ready, but you could
easy have an older child use wood glue and glue
them together themselves. 

Both boys said wow as we pulled their completed snowflakes from the oatmeal container, so I think the craft was a success.

Supplies

• ½ cup of oatmeal
• 1 teaspoon silver glitter
• Some type of container with lid (I used an empty oatmeal container)
• Wood craft sticks
• Hot glue and gun
• Ribbon
• Glue
• Paint brush

Directions

• Before craft time, hot glue wood craft sticks together in the shape of a snow flake and add a ribbon loop to the top of one of the sticks. 



Putting the snowflake decorations
in a shakable container made this
craft basically mess free, and the kids
loved pulling their creations
 out once they were done. 

• In empty container, combine oatmeal and glitter. An child can do this part. I just did it to make it easier on the day of the craft. 
• Have child paint craft sticks with glue and then place in container. Tighten lid and shake (definitely Calan's favorite party). 
• Take snowflake out and let dry. 

You could use a lot of alternatives to the oatmeal and glitter like rock salt or sugar or sequins. I just had oatmeal and glitter on hand, so that is what we used. I just recommend adding different textures together to give a fun look to the snowflake.

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