When it comes to Christmas crafts, one of our favourite things to make is a good paper snowflake! Sometimes we make simple designs with our kids but, if we’re being honest, sometimes we make more complicated designs for ourselves. What’s better than holiday decor that’s completely customizable and practically free since you probably already have white paper and scissors laying around the house?
Check out these 15 awesome paper snowflake designs that are totally manageable at home if you follow these simple templates!
1. Lego paper snowflakes
Have you always loved Lego since your childhood and you’ve passed that love on to your kids? Then these cute little snowflakes featuring smiling Lego people are the perfect idea for you!
2. 3D swirling snowflake
Maybe you enjoyed making simple paper snowflakes with your kids so much that now you’re ready to make something a little more complicated for yourself? Then check out this amazingly intricate looking 3D design that’s actually a lot easier than you might think one your first look!
3. Red snowflakes
You might have seen snowflakes shaped like these ones before, or maybe you prefer making up your own designs that are similar but end up ever so slightly different each time (just like the real thing), but the shape isn’t really what’s special about
4. Sparkly paper cut out snowflake
Are you an avid scrapbooker with a vast collection of decorative hole punchers? Well, if you’re anything like us, than you definitely have some winter themed punchers in your collection! put those to good use and, instead of cutting the snowflakes from paper, make them out of paper by gluing the little snowflake shaped cut outs together! We adore the way
5. Ballerina snowflakes
Have you ever looked at an intricate snowflake and thought about how much it looks like a beautiful ballerina’s tutu? Well,
6. Paper snowflake wreath
Did you spend all afternoon making snowflakes with your kids and now you’re having trouble choosing how best to display them so that everyone who visits your home can see your handy work? Well, our favourite display so far this season is
7. Angel snowflake
Perhaps your family attends church every holiday season and you’d like to help your kids make a snowflake design that incorporates what they’ll learn about in the stories they’ll hear during the sermon? Then we think they’ll really enjoy these happy, festive angels proudly blowing their horns! Check the template out on
8. Oversized paper snowflake wall decor
Are you such a fan of paper snowflakes that you’d actually like to keep them up all year round, or at least for the rest of the winter season? Then think about getting a little more intricate and fancy! We adore the way
9. Toilet paper tube snowflake
Have you ever seen those DIY wall decor designs that use the naturally rounded shape of a section of toilet paper roll to create 3D floral designs all across a wall? Well, that’s the same idea happen in
10. Colourful junk mail snowflake
Like the rest snowflakes, the special thing about this design from
11. Dr. Who snowflakes
Did you see the Lego themed snowflakes and automatically think about your very own favourite characters from the TV show Dr. Who? Well, you’re in luck!
12. Simple paper snowflake garland
Maybe you’re firm believer that there’s beauty in simplicity? Then we think you might enjoy this easy, simple looking little paper snowflake garland idea from
13. Game of Thrones snowflake
Perhaps you were in awe of the Dr. Who snowflake, not because you’re actually a huge Dr. Who fan, but rather because that means there are fandom designs out there for more TV shows as well? Then you need to see this snowflake design by
14. Spirograph snowflake
Do you remember the arts and crafts based Spirograph toys from the 80s and early 90s? We never owned one ourselves, so we were always extra excited when friends who owned Spirograph sets would let us play with them. Well, that’s exactly what these beautifully woven paper snowflakes by
15. Star wars snowflake
If we’re going to walk about fandom themed paper snowflakes then we’d be doing the pop culture world a deep injustice if we left out the biggest niche sector of them all- Star Wars! Don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about our space loving readers, so here’s this awesome Star Wars themed temple from
Have you made other awesomely shaped or intricately patterned paper snowflakes before in designs that you don’t see here? Tell us about how you cut them or link us to pictures of your work in the comments section.
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