Winter Gnomes Activities

Materials Needed:

• White paper
• Child-safe scissors
• Pencil

Instructions:

1. 1Fold a square piece of paper in half diagonally to make a triangle
2. 2Fold the triangle in half again to make a smaller triangle
3. 3Fold the smaller triangle into thirds (like a paper airplane nose)
4. 4Draw simple shapes along the edges — curves, triangles, or zigzags
5. 5Cut along your drawn lines carefully
6. 6Unfold to reveal your unique snowflake!

Materials Needed:

• Pipe cleaners
• String
• Borax powder
• Hot water
• Glass jar
• Pencil

Instructions:

1. 1Twist pipe cleaners into a snowflake shape (3 pieces crossed in the center)
2. 2Tie a string to one point of the snowflake, attach the other end to a pencil
3. 3Mix 3 tablespoons of borax per cup of hot water in the jar
4. 4Lower the snowflake into the solution, resting the pencil across the jar's rim
5. 5Leave overnight — crystals will form on the pipe cleaners!
6. 6Remove carefully and hang in a window to catch the light

Materials Needed:

• Pinecones
• Felt (various colors)
• Cotton balls
• Glue
• Small wooden beads

Instructions:

1. 1Collect pinecones on a nature walk (just like the gnomes explore the forest!)
2. 2Cut a triangle of felt and roll it into a cone shape for the gnome's hat
3. 3Glue a cotton ball to the tip of the hat
4. 4Glue the hat onto the top of the pinecone
5. 5Glue a wooden bead below the hat for the gnome's nose
6. 6Add a small cotton ball beard below the nose