Snowmen (Easy to cut)| Papercraft

Three happy snowmen are ready for winter, and luckily, they don’t need freezing temperatures to stay upright.

This charming paper cutout consists of three snowmen with simple shapes that are easy to cut out. This makes the set particularly suitable for younger children who want to participate in creative winter and Christmas fun.

Each snowman has its own small support base, so the finished figure can stand on a shelf, on a windowsill, or in the middle of a small winter landscape.

Easy to cut for small hands

Cut out the three snowmen and let them move in.

The simple shapes make the figures easier to cut than many more detailed paper cutouts, making them ideal for a cozy time with children.

The snowmen can stand alone or be joined by spruce, pinecones, small branches, and other winter decorations. Perhaps you can build a whole little snow landscape around them together?

Hand-painted Danish paper cutout

The paper cutout is designed by Tall Hat Tales and has a cozy, hand-painted look.

The snowmen naturally fit in well among the Christmas decorations in December, but they are primarily winter figures. Therefore, they don't necessarily need to be packed away along with elves and Christmas hearts. Do let them stay standing through January and February while we wait for spring—and perhaps for real snow outside.

How old is the snowman, really?

We don't know who built the world’s first snowman. Snow melts, and therefore snowmen don't exactly leave many traces for historians to find hundreds of years later.

But the tradition is old.

The oldest known depiction of a snowman is found in a European manuscript from around 1380. This tells us that people were forming figures out of snow as far back as the Middle Ages.

And snowmen weren't necessarily just child's play. In 1494, the young Michelangelo was reportedly commissioned to create a large figure out of snow in Florence. In Brussels, the winter of 1511 led to something even bigger, when the city's residents created more than 100 figures and scenes out of snow all over the city.

Thus, shaping people and animals out of the snow that suddenly covered the landscape has been play, art, and popular entertainment for centuries.

But why does the snowman belong to Christmas?

Actually, it doesn't really.

The snowman primarily belongs to winter. It only requires one thing: enough snow for someone to feel like starting to roll.

Over time, however, the snowman became part of the winter landscape we associate with Christmas. Christmas cards, illustrations, and later films and stories filled Christmas with snowy landscapes, playing children, and snowmen with carrot noses, scarves, and hats.

Therefore, the snowman today feels at home among Christmas trees, elves, and spruce, even though he can easily remain standing long after the Christmas tree has been carried out.

Product information

• Unique Danish design
• Motif with Snowmen (easy to cut)
• Printed on heavy 300-gram paper
• A5 format
• Printed on both sides
• Figures are cut out yourself
• Suitable as Christmas decorations, hanging ornaments, table decorations, and place cards
• The motifs are hand-painted, so the front and back may vary slightly

Are you missing the tools?

For the fine details in papercraft, we recommend a sharp hobby knife and a good cutting mat. You can purchase our cutting set for papercraft and paper cutouts, which contains an NT-Cutter precision knife with 10 blades as well as a Linex cutting mat.