The snowman paper plate game is a great holiday group game, silly and fun Christmas game to play with kids, fun winter birthday party game for kids, holiday minute to win it games, cousins Christmas party sleepover activities, easy holiday games for kids classroom, or great snowman activities for a snowman themed party or a Frosty party. It’s even a great for virtual holiday games ideas that you can easily play over Zoom or Facetime! DEFINITELY add this as one of your hilarious Christmas party games for kids and holiday family activities.

Snowman Paper Plate Game with teen girl laughing

HOW TO PLAY THE SNOWMAN PAPER PLATE GAME

One of my favorite things about this Christmas game is that it’s a game you can play with no supplies or with just a few items you have at home already.

There is zero setup for this game and no learning curve, so it’s great for all ages — from toddler games to games with grandparents!

 
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Snow Man Paper Plate Game Overview

For the snowman drawing on paper plate game:

Pass out plain, white paper plates to everyone playing the game (paper, not styrofoam or plastic coated plates!).
Make sure everyone has a marker. (Sharpies work well; pens and pencils don’t work as well!)
Everyone places the paperplate on their heads and can’t take them down until the game host is finished reading game instructions.
The host then reads game directions for the players to draw on the paper plates (on their heads!).
The one who draws the best snowman wins the game!

(FREE CHRISTMAS PRINTABLE GAME INSTRUCTIONS – see full list of snowman paper plate drawing game instructions and the snowman “story” directions below)

NOTE: If you’re having a snowman party or planning winter snow theme kids activities, I put some snow themed ideas after the game printable.

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The Snowman Plate Game is perfect for a holiday games party and a fun Christmas game for all ages!

Everyone will feel silly at first with this paper plate on head game snowman drawing (and you may get some eye rolls, especially if you’re playing it as a teen game), but this is truly a cry laughing kind of game.

We played with teens and they ended up wanting to play over and over. I think we ended up playing like seven times in a row because we were all laughing so hard!

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If you’re not familiar with the Christmas paper plate game…

What is the snowman paper plate drawing game?

The paper plate snow man game is a drawing game using paper plates placed on top of the heads of the game players.

Those playing the game listen to a step-by-step instructions read by the host and then have to draw each step to make a snowman without looking.

Other Paper Plate Drawing Ideas:

You don’t have to just play this as the snowman drawing game!

These are fun paper plate games for adults and kids alike.

Try these paper plate on head game ideas:

Play the paper plate drawing game for Halloween by drawing a witch’s face (complete with witch’s hat!)
Play the paper plate drawing game fall scene
Play the Christmas Tree on a plate game (be sure to have them add garland, ball decorations and two presents under the tree!)
Play the paper plate drawing game baby shower by having them draw a baby
Play the paper plate drawing game thanksgiving turkey

This group game can be adapted to any party or theme.

You’ll just have to make up the scene directions beforehand (what you want people to draw).

Just make sure you make the drawing ideas easy enough that everyone can attempt them!

Snow Man Paper Plate Drawing Game Instructions Printable

Print off these directions for your paper plate drawing game winter snowman so you can read the instructions during game play.

IMPORTANT GAME TIP: BE SURE TO USE ONLY PAPER PLATES. IF YOU USE STYROFOAM OR PLASTIC COATED PLATES PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRAW ON THEM.

We’ve included the instructions for the snowman paper plate party game that you can print, but feel free to add any other parts of the scene that you want.

If you’re looking for online Christmas games, this is one of those fun holiday games over Zoom or Facetime (or other online platform).

Don’t miss the snowman on paper plate game variation that we put in the notes on the printout (or scroll back up to see more ideas).

You’ll also love these other easy group Christmas games!

Christmas Paper Plate Game Snowman Directions

Be sure to read through all of the snowman paper plate drawing game instructions before starting the game.

There's also a variation on this snowman on paper plate game in the NOTES section, so don't miss that!

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Course: Crafts

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 20

Servings:

Author: LittleCooksReadingBooks.com

Ingredients

White paper plates NOT styrofoam
Markers Sharpies work great

Instructions

Pass out one paper plate and one marker to everyone playing.
Have each player place their paper plate on top of their head, holding the plate on their head with one hand and the marker in the other.
Announce that the players must perform each step in the snowman drawing without removing the plate from their heads or looking until the host has said it's time to look.
You can give out prizes for categories like Most Accurate, Craziest Hat Placement, Funniest Mouth, etc. or just enjoy each other's drawings!

The host then reads these step-by-step directions:

We are going to draw a snowman scene. Draw a line for the ground.
On top of the ground, draw a large circle for the bottom of the snowman.
On top of the large circle, draw a medium circle for the body of the snowman.
On top of the medium circle, draw a smaller circle for the snowman's head.
Draw a top hat on top of the small circle.
Add three buttons to the middle circle.
Add eyes and a coal mouth to the top circle.
Draw a carrot nose on the top circle.
Add two stick arms to either side of the medium circle.
Draw a scarf on the snowman.
Now, look at your snowman drawing!

Notes

VARIATION: Another variation is to have everyone write their names on the inside of the plate before the game starts. Flip the plate over and follow the directions listed here. At the end, instead of looking at their pictures, have everyone flip it over and pass to the host. The host then shows everyone each picture and lets the game players guess who drew it. You can give prizes for pictures that get the most correct guesses and the person who guesses the most.

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