Learn how to create a complete snowman door decoration featuring outdoor lighting, using just a few craft supplies. This full-door decoration is a wonderful way to bring cheer to your front porch this holiday season. It’s an easy DIY project that utilizes basic crafting materials!
When it comes to front porch decorations for Christmas, the door is always the focal point! Whether you decide on a simple Christmas wreath or a “Joy” – filled whole-door covering, we’ve got you covered.
Personally, I love snowmen, so when I thought of this idea, I ran with it. If you are creating a snowman theme this holiday season, I have so many crafts on this site that will keep you busy.
Try these wooden snowman ornaments, a tiered snowman grapevine wreath, or a reversible scarecrow and snowman sign for your porch!
If you love spreading Christmas cheer as much as I do, read on and learn a little more about these lights as they change color and are remote-controlled!
How to Make Snowman Door Decorations
Supplies needed
- Mini Landscape Lights
- Cafe Lights
- Stick-on light clips
- Extension cord
- Black and Orange craft paper (sometimes called butcher paper)
- White craft paper (wide enough for your door)
- Tape
- Scissors
- Scarf
- Command Hooks
- Black Marker
- Paper Snowflakes (make these with your Cricut! More info below)
- Fishing Line
Making Snowman Door Decorations Video
Want to see how I made my snowman door decorations this year? Watch the super quick video below!
Can’t watch the video or missed some of the steps? No problem! Just follow along below!
Instructions to add lights
Add cafe lights around your door. You can use stick-on light clips to make this easier.
Add the stakes in the packaging to your landscape lights, and then add them up and down your sidewalk and on your steps.
Run an extension cord to your creation and plug it in! If your lights come with a remote, you can create different color combinations to make your snowman door decorations shine!
Instructions to make Snowman Door Decorations
Step 1 – Cover the door
To make the snowman, tape the white paper to your door. Wide butcher paper really helps reduce the multiple layers, so make sure you buy a width large enough for your door. If your door is already white, you can skip this step!
Step 2 – Cut the eyes and nose
Cut and tape on a paper nose, eyes, and buttons from the black and orange craft paper. I just used scissors to cut these from paper. After all, the eyes and buttons are supposed to be coal, and that is not perfect. Plus, have you ever seen a perfect carrot?
Step 3 – Add a scarf and mouth
Grab a festive scarf and attach it with some command hooks. Then, draw on a mouth with a large magic marker.
Step 4 – Hang snowflakes
If desired, add some paper snowflakes on fishing line to complete the look. You can cut these by hand or with a cutting machine (instructions below). If you want a shortcut, grab these from a craft store.
Making Paper Snowflakes with a Cricut
Supplies needed
- Cricut Machine
- Cardstock (white and/or other snow colors such as pastel blue or iridescent white )
Step 1
Open Cricut Design Space and search for “Snowflake.” I filtered the free images, and there were several great ones to choose from.
Step 2
When choosing your snowflake, pick an image that cuts in one piece. You don’t want to have to tape pieces of the snowflake together. Adjust the size of the snowflakes to fit on your door. Vary the sizes to be more realistic.
Step 3
Cut as many snowflakes as you’d like in white (or any other color) cardstock.
Stand back and enjoy your snowman door decorations. This is such a cute and easy way to decorate for not only the holidays, but for winter as well.
Now for the big reveal! After all, you have to wait until it gets dark to see what you have created.
The picture above shows red and green lights, which are perfect for Christmas. But you could change them to white and blue after the holidays for a cute winter display! Lights you don’t have to take down after Christmas? Sign me up!
Isn’t this an adorable way to decorate your door? I love how cute this snowman turned out! Will you be adding this to your winter decor ideas?
