How to Make a Bobblehead Snowman

Bobblehead Day is on the January 2022 STEAM activity. Let’s walk through how to make a bobblehead before the end of the year so you will be ready for it. Below you will find the simple directions you need to make a bobblehead snowman. They can be applied to creating a number of bobbleheads.

Once you have learned how to make a bobblehead, you will want to make another one. There may even be two or even three of them in your future.

Why Not Read a Snowman Book

Before creating your bobblehead snowman, you may want to read a book about snowmen. Below you will find a collection of snowman books I love.

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Getting Ready to Put Your Bobblehead Together

Supplies Needed

Two Pipecleaners Per Snowman
Two White Paper Cups
Orange and Black Pom-Poms
White and Black Construction Paper
Glue Stick and Glue in a Bottle
Scissors
Black Foam Sheet

How to Make a Bobblehead Snowman

First, you will need to twist the two pipe cleaners together. Then wrap them around the glue stick to create a coil.

Second, poke a hole into the top of one of the white paper cups. Next, stick one end of the pipe cleaner coil through the hole. Then bend it flat against the top of the cup.

Third, the end of the pipe cleaner will need to be glued in place with liquid glue.

Fourth, the second cup will need to be decorated to the snowman’s face. You can use a pom-pom to make the nose. Construction paper or foam can be used to make the eyes and mouth of the snowman.

Fifth, the snowman can have hair if you decide he needs it. We poked small pieces of pipe cleaner through the snowman’s face up. Smaller pieces of pipe cleaner were wrapped around them.

Finally, the cup with the pipe cleaner sticking out of it will need to be decorated. We just added pom-pom buttons to ours. However, you can decorate it any way you like.

Hint: The decorations on the bottom cup need to be low down on the cup. If they are too high up, they will interfere with the bobblehead’s rock and bounce.

Exploring the Bobblehead

After you have decorated the cups, place the face cup on top of the body cup. Then press the top cup down. Finally, release the cup and watch it bounce up and side to side.