Easy Snowflake Art with Blue Tape

This easy snowflake art project is a blast, and before you know it, you’ll have made 100 of them. Blue tape isn’t just for painters anymore!

Two easy snowflake art projects sit side by side along with blue tape, glitter, and 3 jars of blue paints.

This easy snowflake art project is perfection

This easy snowflake art project is perfection

Kids love a lot of things, and near the top of the list is tape. KIDS LOVE TAPE. And honestly, what’s not to love? It sounds cool and feels cool and can hold things in place – absolutely mesmerizing to little humans.

Tape also makes for an excellent art tool. With our preschoolers, we buy blue tape in bulk because we use it for so, so many projects.

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A completed easy snowflake art painting (a white snowflake in the center and blue paint all around).

Seriously, blue tape makes this easy snowflake art a cinch

This activity is easy for kids to do independently, and just like real snowflakes, no two pieces are exactly the same (the best part!).

Whether you live near snow or not, this process-art activity will have your kids in the snowy spirit in no time.

❄️ Here are some other fun blue tape projects to try:

Materials

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Blue painter’s tape
Thick paper – ex: cardstock, watercolor paper, or cardboard
Paint
Glitter – optional
Pom poms – optional

Progression series of photos: first photo has a piece of paper with one strip of blue tape, the second photo has an additional strip of blue tape (now two total), and the third photo has an additional strip of tape, now three total and in the shape of a snowflake.

How to make easy snowflake art with blue tape

We usually make our snowflakes with three pieces of tape, each about equal in size. If your littles have the dexterity, invite them to rip their own tape and worry exactly 0% if the pieces aren’t all the same size.

Lay your tape on your paper and rub it with your hand to ensure it’s really stuck (you don’t want the edges sticking up).

Glitter: If you want to add glitter, now is the time to do it while the paint is still wet. For most paints, glitter will stick to the wet paint and not fall off even once the paint has dried.

Now, the best part: fingerpainting! Add some paint to your paper and paint all over.

Once your paint is dry, remove the blue tape to reveal your snowflake! (Honestly, sometimes I don’t even wait until it’s dry because I want to see it immediately. Be careful if you remove the tape while the paint is wet, but it’s absolutely possible).

Turn your easy snowflake art into a Winter art display

Turn your snowflake art into a beautiful winter display that brings a festive, snowy feel to your home or classroom!

This activity isn’t just about creating—it’s also about celebrating kids’ artwork. Here are some creative ways to showcase the finished pieces.

Frame It for a seasonal art wall: Display the snowflake paintings as framed artwork for a winter-themed gallery wall. Use simple white or blue frames to enhance the frosty look, or hang multiple paintings together to create a snowy scene.
Make a classroom or home mural: Combine multiple snowflake paintings into a large collaborative mural. Tape them together to create a wall of snowflakes or arrange them on a bulletin board for a stunning, winter-themed backdrop.
Turn it into a snowflake garland: Cut out snowflake shapes from the paintings and string them together to make a snowflake garland. Hang it across a window, fireplace, or classroom wall for a festive winter decoration.

A close up of pompoms in the white lines of a completed easy snowflake art project.

More is more: adding accessories to your easy snowflake craft

There are two types of people: those who will see the plain white lines in the snowflake and think it’s just perfect as is.

Then, there are those who see those blank white lines and say, “I can add MORE in there.” It’s me. I’m these people. 😂

On the white lines (well, technically, it’s called the negative space – fancy art term!) you can add more things! I think pompoms are adorable. Gems would also be lovely. What would you add?

What colors to use to paint snow?

I think this depends on the color paper you use! If you use white paper, your snowflake will be white because it will be under the tape when painted.

BUT, if you use colored paper, such as blue, your snowflake will be colored. If I were using colored paper, I’d first play around with white paint. Is an actual snowflake blue? No. Is a blue snowflake TOTALLY AWESOME though for an art problem? Y E S!

Two hands spread blue paint on top of the blue tape snowflake.

How can fingerpainting help children’s development?

Fingerpainting isn’t just fun, but it’s also full of learning opportunities.

Sensory: This project is wet. Gooey. Smooth. Sticky. Dry. Rough. All of these different textures add up to phenomenal tactile experiences.
Fine motor: When kids are fingerpainting, their fingers are pulling, pushing, spreading, and moving around. This project also adds layers of putting down and removing tape, so extra fine motor fun!
Color theory: Color mixing is one of my favorite parts of fingerpainting! Two mixed colors make a new color, and the colors you can make are limitless.