Snow Globe Template

How to make the paper snow globe

1. Pick what to make. Card is a flat 5 × 7 in (127 × 178 mm) card with the globe 10 cm across; it fits a standard 5 × 7 envelope. Fold card is a 5 × 5 in square that folds along the dashed line, the globe on the front and the year on the back, the inside blank for a message. Ornament prints two ornaments, each as a front and a back 8 cm across. Class set prints one 56 mm globe per name, nine to a page.
2. Put the picture in. Press “Add a photo” and choose one from your phone or computer. Zoom in on the face and drag it into place; a head and shoulders shot works best, because the base and the snow cover the bottom of the window. Prefer to glue a real print? Choose “Blank, to glue a photo”: the window prints white with a dashed line the size to cut your photo to (92 × 79 mm on the card, 74 × 63 mm on an ornament, 52 × 44 mm in a class set).
3. Print at “Actual size” or 100 % on thick paper or card, 160 to 250 g/m² (60 to 90 lb cover). Photo paper gives the brightest picture; matte card is better for colouring in.
4. Cut it out. Cards: cut between the small corner marks; the marks sit outside the card, so no line is left on the edge. Ornaments and class globes: cut along the grey dashed line, which runs 1.5 mm outside the drawing so small scissors can follow it.
5. Laminate it (optional, for the “glass” look). Put the cut-out globe in a laminating pouch (80 or 125 micron), run it through, then cut it out again leaving 3 mm of plastic all round so the edge stays sealed. The shine reads as glass, the photo is wipeable, and an ornament survives years of boxes. With a class set, glue every photo in first and laminate the whole sheet at once.
6. Hang the ornament. Glue the front and the back together with the ends of a 20 cm ribbon or string loop sandwiched between them at the top tab, or punch the circle on the tab (it is 5 mm across, a small hole punch) and tie the ribbon through after laminating.

With preschool or a whole class: print the colour-in version so the children colour the base and the snow themselves, then let them dab white paint or glue small cotton-wool balls on the snow. Cut the globes out beforehand for under-fives; children from about six can cut along the dashed line. Print the pupils' photos separately at about 5 cm for the face (a passport-style sheet works) and let each child glue their own into the blank circle with a glue stick, which does not wrinkle the paper as liquid glue does. Every globe carries the child's name on the base, so the sheets sort themselves.

Questions

Is this snow globe template free to print?

Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no paid version. The PDF and the 300 dpi PNG are made in your browser on A4 or US Letter (the page picks the one your device's language suggests), with every mark at least 6 mm in from the paper edge, which home printers do not clip.

How do I make a snow globe craft with a picture?

Two ways. Add the photo here and it prints inside the globe, cut to the glass circle, with the snowfall drawn over it but kept off the middle so the face stays clear. Or print the blank version, print the photo on its own, cut it to the dashed window line and glue it in. The second is easier when you have a print already, or for a class where the photos come from home.

Is my child's photo uploaded anywhere?

No. The photo is opened by your browser, cropped on a canvas in this page and written into the file you download, all on your device. It is never sent to a server, put in the web address or saved for next time; reloading the page forgets it.

Can I make one snow globe for every child in the class?

Yes: choose “Class set” and paste the names, one per line or separated by commas (a column copied from a spreadsheet works). You get one globe per name, each name printed once, nine per page, so a class of 25 is three pages. Until you type a name the preview shows nine sample names, but they never print: downloaded without a list, the sheet has nine globes with an empty name plate to write on by hand. Two children with the same name get two globes.

Can the kids colour it in?

Choose “Colour-in outline”: every shape prints as a black line on white, ready for crayons or felt-tips, and a photo you added still prints in colour inside. The seven designs (classic red, starry night, candy cane, evergreen, Nordic, frosty silver and woodland) change the base pattern and the snowflakes, so the outlines differ too.

Want more Christmas things to make?

The paper ornament maker folds 3D ornaments for the same tree, and the paper snowflake maker cuts snowflakes for the window behind it.