Walk past the tree a bit too fast and the spiral spring snowmen start bobbing on their branches, nodding along until the coils run out of bounce. That bounce belongs to just one of the fifteen Christmas snowman designs below. Expect plenty of pom-poms and more scarves than a ski lodge’s lost-and-found.
Knitted Look Snowmen
Both knitted-look designs here start from cream, one as a single snowman with a long scarf, the other as a trio in winter hats.
Cozy Knitted Snowman
Toddlers wave at buses, dogs and the moon, so a Christmas snowman already caught mid-wave, mittens up and cream cable-knit down to the scarf tip, wins them over fast.
Bright Hat Knit Snowmen
Hats are the variable in this cream trio: a red cable-knit on one snowman, a green hat and red scarf on the next, and a red basket-weave on the third. Pom-poms, carrot noses and black buttons match across all three. In a row on a narrow windowsill, the green hat in the middle breaks up the red.
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Christmas Snowman Figurines
Snowmen have had at least one very famous sculptor: in 1494, Piero de’ Medici commissioned Michelangelo to build one. The figurines below have a humbler pedigree and one clear advantage, which is that central heating doesn’t bother them.
Sage Green Snowman Family
Earmuffs and a capelet finished with a bow make one of these cream snowmen the most dressed-up of the three. The other two keep it simpler: a holly-trimmed top hat and a scarf on one, a knit beanie on the smallest. All of the accessories share one soft sage green, which looks good next to eucalyptus stems or a bowl of pine cones.
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White Snowman Family on Books
Around 1853, the Welsh photographer Mary Dillwyn took the oldest snowman photo anyone has found, and the original is now kept by the National Library of Wales. A snowman among books is in good company, then. This white family in hats and scarves poses on a lace doily and a pile of white books, and the one holding a snowflake has been put in charge of the archive.
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Minimal White Snowmen
Smooth enough to pass for ceramic, each 3D printed snowman in this set keeps to the basics: knit hat and scarf, stick arms, round buttons and a plain white body. Set the figures among white ceramic dishes, a simple vase or a stack of white plates, and the group holds together as one matched collection, the printed pieces sitting comfortably beside the real ceramic.
Santa, Snowman and Tree Trio
Three Christmas regulars share this set: round Santa holding a present, a snowman with holly on his black top hat and a red scarf, and a tree with snowy white edges, topped by a star. Between them they cover the season’s main characters, so the row makes a complete Christmas scene for a spot with space for just one display, such as the corner of a desk or a single shelf.
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Happy Snowman with Mittens
His whole body is dotted with snowflakes, which is an unusual print for someone made entirely of snow, a bit like a fish in a fish-print shirt. He seems thrilled about it. Red mittens up high, big eyes, a wide-open grin, holly on the red knit hat and a red scarf: nothing about this snowman is holding back.
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Dancing Snowman Trio
Each little cream snowman in this trio holds its own dance pose, arms up and a foot kicked out, and all three wear a sage green hat and scarf. Leave a small gap between them when you set them out, so each pose can be seen on its own instead of blending into the next.
Snowman Ornaments
Snowman ornaments only have to hang on and stay cheerful, and these three manage both with room to spare.
Spiral Spring Snowmen
Red, tan or sage green: each coiled body is dotted with white snowflakes and finished with a pom-pom hat and knit scarf. Tree already has a color scheme? Pick one. No scheme? Mix them.
Snowman Burst Bauble
Give this cream snowman ornament a slow spin and it puts on a small show: first a back dotted with snowflakes, then the front, where a raised snowman bursts from the surface with his arms flung wide. Hang it where it can turn freely, and every passing draft brings the surprise back around.
Pastel Knit Hanging Snowmen
Some trees are pastel or nothing, and these hanging snowman decorations are made for them. Pink, beige and sage green knits, pom-pom hats, and scarves and mittens to match give them the palette of a baby blanket rather than a candy cane, which makes them a sweet pick for a white tree, a blush-pink one, or a baby’s first Christmas.
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Snowman Cake Stands, Bowls and Planters
A cake stand, a planter, a candy box and a pedestal make up this last group of snowman Christmas decorations. Printed plastic isn’t food safe, so treats go on a plate or a doily first, or stay in their wrappers.
Snowman Cake Stand
Holding up this stand’s plate is a group of snowmen wearing green knit hats, each with a scarf to match, while snowflake trim and a red bow decorate the green edge above them. Even a plain sponge or a few cupcakes, set on their own plate first, look planned for the occasion once they’re up there.
Snowman Mug Planter
Keep the plant in its plastic nursery pot and lower the whole thing in, rather than filling this snowman with potting soil. Watering stays tidy, the round white body with its chunky red knit scarf, red mittens, black buttons and red snowflake base stays clean, and the plant lifts straight out when it needs a bigger home. The cocoa and marshmallows it’s pictured with are strictly for show.
Snowman Candy Box
Once the wrapped sweets are gone, the white box carried by two snowmen wearing green top hats becomes the official home of the TV remote, which goes missing even faster than chocolate.
Snowman Family Pedestal
Where the cake stand’s snowmen simply hold up a plate, the three on this cream pedestal make a performance of it: hats and scarves on, arms raised high, scalloped top hoisted above a holly-trimmed base. The whole piece is one long ta-da, and nobody seems to have told them they’re allowed to put it down.
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Snowman Decor That Stays Up After Christmas
Snowmen belong to winter, not only to Christmas, so they can happily outstay the tree. In January, keep the snowman decor out and change what surrounds it: trade the red and green accents for white, silver or a cool blue. Of all the snowman decorating ideas for the new year, this one takes the least work, and the room stays wintry until spring turns up.
