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25 Creative Cotton Ball Crafts For Preschoolers

January 12, 2022 Mary Malcolm

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Do you have an extra cotton balls laying around? Create sensory magic with these fun crafts that all use an unexpected craft supply:  cotton balls! Cotton ball crafts are perfect for little sensitive fingers and can make the fluffiest things!

With fun pictures, crafts, and wearables, these crafts will give your preschooler hours of fun and great sensory play!

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Fluffy and cute crafts are on their way to your kid’s day!

Have a wonderful and creative cotton ball date with these super fun ideas!

Fun and Creative Cotton Ball Craft Ideas for Kids

1. Make a Cotton Ball Alpaca

This alpaca craft by Little Red Hen and Friends is adorable and easy to make with items you already have at home!

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This alpaca is super adorable!

2. Cotton Ball Bunny Craft

B is for bunny, and this little cottontail is cute as it can be! Help your preschooler make this cotton ball project by The Simple Parent!

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B for bunny!

3. Beard Made of Cotton Balls

This beard craft by A Little Learning for Two is a great and easy wearable that your kids can play with year-round.

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Can be perfect for Christmas too!

4. Campfire and “Marshmallow” Handprints

Toast marshmallows over a handprint fire with this fun handprint art by Glued To My Crafts!

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Yummy idea! But don’t eat it!

5. Fluffy Cotton Cloud Learning Craft

Teach your preschooler all about clouds using cotton balls in this fun activity by I Heart Crafty Things!

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What kind of clouds do we have today?

6. Create Cotton Ball Art

Create a beautiful cotton ball art like this one from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom that you’ll want to hang on the refrigerator.

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Lovely flowers!

7. Let’s Count!

Use cotton balls for this sensory counting project with toddlers by Motherhood On A Dime!

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What number can you see?

8. Adorable Dandelion Art from Q-tips

This cotton ball and q-tip dandelion art idea from No Time for Flashcards is beautiful and super easy to make! great for any bees looking to pollinate!

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A wish for your preschooler!

9. Frozen-Inspired Craft with Cotton Balls

Do you want to build a snowman? How about a snow castle in this awesome idea from Crafty Morning?

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Let it go, let it go!

10. Boo! Cotton Ball Ghosts

These are friendly ghosts – I promise. And their cute cotton ball bodies are soft for little hands, so make these crafts by Thriving Home with your preschooler this Halloween!

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Boo! These are cute ghosts!

11. Cotton Ball Igloo Craft

How fun is this milk jug igloo? What a great way to teach your kiddo about Eskimos using this fun craft by The Pinterested Parent! This is a simple paper plate craft and a great cotton balls penguin craft if your little one is interested in the Antarctic.

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Eskimos and penguins!

12. Cute Little Lamb Mask

This fun sheep or lamb mask idea from Danya Banya is easy to make and your preschooler will bah bah bah love it!

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Mary turned into a lamb??

13. Cute Cotton Ball Lamb

Or you can make a sheep with fun, crinkly footsies, like this one from Vicky Barone! This great craft is easy peasy for any young kids and can even develop fine motor skills.

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This can be Mary’s lamb!

14. Cotton Ball Olaf

Now, if an ice castle isn’t what you want to make, you can make a real, well, cotton Olaf straight from Frozen following the steps from Hip And Simple! The perfect winter craft!

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This is the snowman you’d want to build!

15. Cotton Ball Oyster

This oyster idea by Crafty Crafted is hiding a fun ‘pearl’ surprise inside!

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Can you see the pearl inside?

16. Sweet Little Lamb Craft

Create a paper chain lamb that your kiddo will love to show off, like this one by Free Kids Crafts.

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Super simple and easy to make!

17. Pink Cotton Ball Pig

This piggy craft by Housing a Forest is pretty in pink and precious as pudding!

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Cute pinky piggy!

18. Cotton Ball Popcorn Art

This movie theater popcorn idea by Glued to my Crafts can be made at home, but I wouldn’t recommend eating it. Dip cotton balls in yellow paint like you dip popcorn in butter!

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For decoration only!

19. Make a Cloud

These beautiful cloud mobiles by The Kindergarten Connection are easy for your preschooler to make using cotton balls for clouds! These rain clouds have some real big rain drops!

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Lovely cotton ball clouds!

20. Colorful Rainbow and Cloud Craft

Create a rainbow that your kiddo will proudly show off to anyone who comes to visit, like this one by A Night Owl!

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Beautiful rainbow by kids!

21. Blast Off Rocket Craft

Blast off for fun with this rocket with cotton smoke! Poof! Awesome cotton ball craft from No Time For Flashcards!

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The rocket has launched off!

22. Shaun the Sheep Paper Plate Craft

Shaun the sheep is hanging out at your house. Or at least his doppleganger is when your toddler makes this art idea by Our Crafts N Things! Glue can really make any cotton ball sheep come together!

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Is it Shaun the sheep?

23. Cotton Ball Snowman Craft

This little snowman idea by Housing a Forest is easy for little hands, and so much fun as an indoor craft!

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Build an easy cotton ball snowman!

24. Make Play Sushi

These pretend sushi idea from Pink and Green Mama is easy to make, and cotton balls make perfect rice. Yum!

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This sushi looks so real!

25. Patriotic Cotton Ball Craft

Uncle Sam is hanging out at your house, or at least his popsicle stick portrait is when your kiddo makes this art idea by Jump Start!

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Hello, Uncle Sam!

More Creative and Fun Activities for Preschoolers from Play Ideas

  • Check out these yummy cotton candy ideas for your next kid’s party!
  • Art with cotton balls can be fun! Make a cotton ball painting.
  • Handprint crafts has never been this easy for your toddler!
  • Popsicles come in handy! Try these colorful and creative crafts today!
  • Wake up the more creative spirit in your kids with these creative clothespin crafts!
  • You can do MORE creative and fun things with Kool Aid!
  • These silly spoon crafts for preschoolers will create such fun times!
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Which cute and creative cotton ball craft are you making with your preschooler today?

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