Ping pong ball snowmen tealights with scarves or earmuffs

Ping Pong Ball Snowman Tealights

These ping pong ball snowman tealights are super CUTE, simple to make, and add just the right amount of frosty fun to your holiday decor. With just a few supplies — and a little creativity — you’ll have a snowman that’s not only charming, but also glows with holiday spirit!

This little snowman ping pong ball light is perfect for adding a cozy touch to your holiday table, window sill, or mantel. It also makes a great nightlight or a fun craft project to do with the kids — because who doesn’t love a snowman that lights up the room?!

Ping pong ball snowmen tealights with scarves or earmuffs

 

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How to Make a Ping Pong Ball Snowman

This ping pong ball snowman is a total winter win — easy enough for beginners and fun for both kids and adults. Let’s build the coolest snowman that’s guaranteed not to melt!

Materials:

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Instructions:

Step 1: Find what you need

  • Gather your supplies and materials.
    Supplies needed to make a ping pong ball snowman tealightSupplies needed to make a ping pong ball snowman tealight

Step 2: Cut a hole in the ping pong ball

  • 1 – Insert your craft knife into the softer side of the ping pong ball.
    Cutting into a ping pong ball with a craft knifeCutting into a ping pong ball with a craft knife
  • 2 – Cut a hole big enough to fit around the “flame” part of the battery operated tealight.
    Cutting a small hole into a ping pong ball with a craft knifeCutting a small hole into a ping pong ball with a craft knife

Step 3: Glue the ball onto the tealight

  • 3 – Add a line of hot glue around the opening of the ping pong ball.
    Adding hot glue to ping pong ball with hole in itAdding hot glue to ping pong ball with hole in it
  • 4 – Insert the tealight’s “flame” into the opening and center the ping pong ball on the candle.
    Placing ping pong ball over flame of battery operated tealightPlacing ping pong ball over flame of battery operated tealight

Step 4: Decorate the snowman

  • 5 – Draw 2 eyes and a mouth using black permanent marker.
    Drawing mouth on ping pong ball snowman with black markerDrawing mouth on ping pong ball snowman with black marker
  • 6 – Add an orange carrot nose and 2 pink rosy cheeks in permanent marker.
    Drawing rosy cheeks on ping pong ball snowman with pink markerDrawing rosy cheeks on ping pong ball snowman with pink marker
  • 7 – Cut a piece of ribbon or fabric to be about 4 inches long. Tie it around the snowman’s neck like a scarf.
    Ping pong ball snowman tealight with checkered scarfPing pong ball snowman tealight with checkered scarf
  • 8 – Your ping pong ball snowman is complete!
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Helpful Tips:

  1. Did you know every ping pong ball has one side that’s softer than the other? It’s true! Push on the ball to find the squishier area that can be squeezed a bit. Once you’ve found it, insert your knife there for easier cutting!
  2. If you don’t want to use hot glue, tacky glue also works well for this ping pong ball snowman craft. Allow the glue to dry at least a couple hours before adding the face and scarf.

Closeup holding a ping pong ball snowman tealight with earmuffsCloseup holding a ping pong ball snowman tealight with earmuffs

Where can I find plain white ping pong balls?

This ping pong ball snowman craft requires a white ping pong ball, without a logo or other information on it. You can find plain white ping pong balls on Amazon or at a party supply store (we found ours in the “summer” aisle).

Our dollar store didn’t have white ping pong balls, but it’s definitely worth checking your local store!

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How do I make earmuffs for my snowman ping pong ball?

You’ll need 2 pom poms (1/2 inch size) and a pipe cleaner. Cut the pipe cleaner to about 2-3/4 inches long. Glue one end of the pipe cleaner to the side of the snowman’s head.

Glue the other end to the opposite side of the snowman’s head. Add a small amount of glue to each pom pom and press them against the ends of the pipe cleaner. Now your snowman has adorable earmuffs!

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What else can I use as a scarf for my ping pong ball snowman?

We used gingham plaid ribbon (3/8 inch wide) and strips of Christmassy cotton fabric to makes scarves for our snowmen.

As an alternative, use soft felt or braid 3 strands of yarn together for a soft “wool” scarf. You can even make a simple crochet chain scarf (add a single crochet into each chain to make a thicker scarf).

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This little ping pong ball snowman is a glow-rious tealight Christmas craft! Make one based on each dinner guest and have them find their snowman selves instead of table place cards!

You can also add these snowmen to a mini Christmas village display or line them up along shelves or countertops. However you choose to display your snowman lights, they’re sure to melt hearts all season long!

Fun and easy ping pong ball snowman tealight craftFun and easy ping pong ball snowman tealight craft

Here’s even more tea light Christmas crafts:

Tealight Snowman Ornament

3 tealight snowman ornaments3 tealight snowman ornaments

DIY Clay Christmas Tree

5 clay Christmas trees of different sizes5 clay Christmas trees of different sizes

Twinkling Paper Roll Christmas Village

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Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!

Low Mess Crafts for Kids BookLow Mess Crafts for Kids Book

Where to buy:

You can purchase Low-Mess Crafts for Kids from Amazon, or wherever books are sold:

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