Winter is the perfect season for mitten crafts! Kids of all ages—especially toddlers and preschoolers— will enjoy using our free printable mitten pattern, washable paint, and basic craft supplies such as sequins, stickers, and paper punches to create a colorful and fun mitten craft at home or school.
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Winter Mitten Craft for Kids
If fleece mittens warm our hands, then surely paper mittens warm our hearts! Pairs of colorful mittens made by kids look beautiful on bulletin boards, in the home, or around the classroom. Pair this fun winter craft with:
- The Mitten by Jan Brett
- A winter nature walk
- Lessons about colors, shapes, and patterning
- Books about snow or winter
Older kids may enjoy drawing more intricate designs or using watercolor resist to decorate their mittens.
Related: Paper Polar Bear Craft for Kids
Craft Supplies Needed for Mitten Craft
- Mitten Craft Template
- White cardstock
- Washable paint
- Paintbrushes
- Scissors
- Sequins, foam stickers, pom poms, paper punches, construction paper, and buttons
- Yarn
- Tape
Mitten Craft Directions
1. Download then print the free PDF winter mitten template on white cardstock. You will need 1 copy per child.
2. Invite your child to paint their mittens. Choose a cool winter color scheme or invite your child to choose their own colors. We have also made this craft for Christmas, painting the mittens bright red and green!
Alternatively, kids could color the template with crayons, markers, or colored pencils. It can also be used as a pattern to trace on brightly colored paper, felt, or craft foam.
3. When the paint is dry, cut out the mittens, then invite your child to decorate them with sequins, glitter, foam stickers, or paper cutouts.
4. Tape a strand of yarn to the back of each mitten.
5. If desired, mount each pair of mittens to a piece of construction paper to display them on a bulletin board or wall.
Mitten Bulletin Board Idea
If you work in a school, you know the lost and found bin is always overflowing with mittens! Use this mitten template to create a one-of-a-kind lost and found-themed bulletin board.
1. Print, paint, cut, and decorate the mittens as directed above.
2. Tape an extra-long strand of yarn to the back of each mitten.
3. As you hang the mittens on the bulletin board, create a maze of mittens by hanging each pair apart and allowing the yarn strands to overlap, cross, and loop all over the bulletin board. Title the bulletin board, “Can You Match Our Missing Mittens?”
Kids will enjoy starting at one mitten, then following their strand of yarn around the bulletin board to find the match to their pair!
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Mitten Craft with Printable Mitten Pattern for Kids
Winter is the perfect season for mitten crafts! Kids of all ages will enjoy using our printable mitten pattern, washable paint, and basic craft supplies to create a fun and colorful mitten craft at home or school.
Materials
- Free Printable Mitten Craft Template
- White cardstock
- Washable paint
- Paintbrushes
- Sequins, foam stickers, pom poms, paper punches, construction paper, and buttons
- Yarn
- Tape
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
1. Print the mitten template on white cardstock.
2. Invite your child to paint their mittens.
3. When the paint is dry, cut out the mittens, then invite your child to decorate them with sequins, glitter, foam stickers, or paper cutouts.
4. Tape a strand of yarn to the back of each mitten.
5. Your Winter Mitten Craft is complete! If desired, mount each pair of mittens to a piece of construction paper to display them on a bulletin board or wall.
Notes
Be sure that "actual size" is checked in your printer menu box.
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elizabeth says
i CANT FIND THE PDF OF THE PATTERN
Melissa Lennig says
It’s in the craft supply list labeled “Mitten Craft Template.”