Snowman in a Snow Globe Coloring Page

This snowman in a snow globe coloring page puts you right in the picture, since those are your hands holding the glass. Two chunky knit mittens rise from the bottom of the page and cradle a big round globe. Inside it, a joyful snowman throws both stick arms in the air. He has a long green elf hat that flops to one side with a round bell on the tip, a short red scarf and a cheerful smile.

Snow is swirling all around him, and two small pine trees stand on the white ground. The mittens have hearts and dots on them, with ribbed white cuffs and red sleeves dotted with diamonds. Stars run around a gold and red base.

Skill level and time

We call this medium. It suits ages 6 to 12 and takes around 35 minutes. Most of the parts are a good size, but kids need some patience for the snowflakes and the stars around the base. Adults like this one as well, especially with colored pencils and a cup of tea.

Snowman in a snow globe coloring page color ideas

Set the mood with the outside. Our sample uses a soft lilac background, so the glass stands out. Pale blue fills the inside of the globe, which feels cold and clean, while the mittens are a deep teal and the sleeves are red. The base is gold.

Here is another idea. Color the inside of the globe in a night scene with dark blue, then keep the snowman white. He will glow. If you go this way, use a white gel pen for the falling snow on top.

The mittens can match a real pair. Have your child bring their own mittens to the table and copy the color. It is a small thing, yet it makes the hands feel like theirs.

How to color glass

• Do not fill the wide ring around the globe with a strong color. Keep it white or use the palest gray.
• Leave the two curved shine marks at the top left blank. They tell the eye that this is glass.
• Press harder on the blue near the edge of the ball and softer near the middle. A round object is darker at its sides.
• Color the snowman last inside the globe, and only add a little gray at his edges.

How the snow globe began by accident

The snow globe was something of an accident. Wikipedia's snow globe article says globes go back to at least 1878, when a report from the Paris Exposition described water filled paperweights with a little man holding an umbrella. Later, a man named Erwin Perzy was trying to make a brighter surgical lamp. He put tiny reflective bits in a water filled flask, and the effect looked like falling snow. He then built a scene inside one. Early globes used bone chips, sand or even sawdust as the snow.

Make your own snow globe

After coloring, you can make a real one with an adult's help. Find a clean jar with a tight lid. Glue a small toy to the inside of the lid and let it dry. Fill the jar with water and add a pinch of glitter. Close it tight, flip it over and give it a shake. Your child can compare the real swirl with the one in the drawing.

Another simple idea is a writing prompt. Ask your child to imagine they have been shrunk and placed inside the globe. What would they say to the snowman? What happens when somebody shakes it?

The round shape also cuts out nicely. Trim around the globe and the base, and hang it up with a loop of ribbon as a paper ornament.

More pages like this

Our first snow globe coloring page holds a small house and a tall patterned base. If the mittens were your child's favorite part, the mitten coloring page has more knit patterns to fill.

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