Paper Snowflake Ideas for Your Kids' Next Craft Project
Making paper snowflakes is a winter tradition for kids of all ages. Some of us, however, have made the wise choice to simply never grow up.
Cutting out intricate snowflakes can evolve from a casual craft to a work of art in the right hands, and these beautiful snowflakes show what's possible.
Hopefully, these gorgeous paper snowflakes will inspire some paper art for you.
A Softly Smiling Sun in Paper Snowflake Form
Most of these beautiful paper snowflakes are made by Mariellen VanDyke Brown, an artist who has made a name for herself making hundreds of snowflakes.
Some feature people's pets, superheroes or incredibly detailed feathers, and a few of her designs have ended up in local art museums.
A Squad of Snowflake Squirrels
Who’s Up for a Movie Night?
All the Reindeer Santa Could Dream Of
A Flock of Birds Enjoying Their Breakfast
A Pair of Knitting Needles and Yarn, Forming a Star in the Center
A Scarily Accurate Paper Snowflake Canine
Happy Gingerbread Men and Women With Big Smiles
This Snowflake Is Definitely a Golden Retriever
We Need to Know How Such Impeccable Paper Snowflake Designs Are Possible
At First, You Just See the Leaves. Then, You Notice the Chairs and the Star in the Middle
A Country Church Snowflake and One Made From Leafy Vines
We Can’t Handle How Cute This Cartoon Fox Snowflake Is
A Paper Snowflake for Coffee Lovers
If We Said We Didn’t Love This Fierce Snowflake, We’d Be Lion
How Did We Forget How Beautiful Ordinary Feathers Are?
You Can Almost Smell the Marshmallows
This Snowflake Shows a Snowy Night in a Warm Cabin
This Feather Snowflake Is Even More Beautiful Than the Last
A Celtic Knot Snowflake, Just for the Irish Folks Out There
How on Earth Did Human Hands Cut This?
A Paper Snowflake Celebrating Wildlife and True Love
A Daffodil Snowflake to Celebrate the Start of Spring
A Firefly in a Paper Snowflake Jar
A Snowflake Made to Express Unity and Love
Some of the Proceeds From This Elephant Snowflake Were Used to Benefit the World Wildlife Fund
Did This Paper Snowflake Just Roar? It Looks So Lifelike
No Idea What This One Is, but It’s Beautiful Anyway
A Flower Fairy Practically Made of Lace
A More Realistic Snowflake
Instead of a Paint and Pour Night, Have a Snowflake and Sip Night
The Pumpkin Spice Haters Better Not Say a Word. This Is Amazing.
Oh Deer. Cutting Out the Tiny Spots Must Have Taken Eons
A Paper Snowflake Made Entirely of Hearts
It’s So Detailed, It Looks Almost Like a Painting
She Forgot the Honey! It Would Have Stuck to the Paper Anyway
A Paper Snowflake for World Pangolin Day
Whether It Shows Mountains or Just Cool Geometric Shapes, It’s Definitely the Work of an Expert
Je T’Aime, Paris
These Paper Snowflakes Must Be Folded to Perfection to Get Such Symmetrical Animals
Does This Count as a Paper Snowflake? It Looks More Like a Doily
Paper Snowflakes From Your Favorite TV Shows
A Mother and Baby Snowflake Is as Heartwarming as They Come
Some Snowflakes Are So Intricate, It Looks Like They Were Made by a Machine
Some Helpful Folding Tips for Those Who’d Like to Take a Whack at It