This post about how to make a Frozen clock was inspired by my role as a #FandangoFamily Blogger, and I thought it would be fun. All ideas and opinions are my own.
When the idea of how to make a Frozen clock popped into my head the other day, I couldn’t resist trying to do it. After all, I could refer to it as “Frozen in Time”. Ha!
Have you seen Frozen Fever yet, the short that’s playing with Cinderella in theaters? I haven’t, but I was watching the trailer on Fandango Family and listening to the new song, and I caught a little #FrozenFever! So when I saw these Frozen Fever Easter eggs, also on the Fandango Family site, my mind started whirling with craft ideas, and I was inspired to try the whole “make a Frozen clock” thing.
It doesn’t have to be perfect, and mine isn’t, but it will be fun, so let’s get started!
How To Make a Frozen Clock
Supplies
Printable Frozen characters (about 1 1/2″ tall)
X-Acto knife
Cardboard cutting surface
Mod Podge
1 wooden clock base
1 clock movement kit with clock numbers (make sure it fits the base you choose)
White acrylic paint
Foam paint brushes
Blue glitter
Paper towel or soft, dry sponge
Instructions
Choose a set of printable characters from the internet. There are loads of free ones you can find with a simple search. Print them out, and cut out carefully with an X-Acto knife. (This step should only be done by an adult.)
Paint the wooden clock base with white paint, and let dry. Apply a second coat if needed. There’s no need to do the back.
Decide where you’d like to place your Frozen characters on the clock. Set aside. (I didn’t want mine to be all liney-up perfect, so I put them on randomly.) Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge over the clock and carefully set the characters into place on the wet surface; let dry. Carefully apply another thin layer of Mod Podge over entire surface, including characters. Be very gentle when going over your characters as the ink may try to smear. Let dry.
Apply another thin layer of Mod Podge over entire surface, and then sprinkle glitter as desired. Let dry.
To add a snowy effect, crunch up a piece of paper towel into a ball or use a small sponge to dab on some white paint in random “snowy” spots over the glitter. Let dry.
Apply one final layer of Mod Podge over everything, and let dry completely. Attach the clock movement kit and numbers, then hang it on a wall!
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Little girls would love this! Great tip ~ It is great to be visiting via #HomeMattersParty.
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This is really neat. My daughter loves Frozen stuff, too.
I would have NEVER thought to do this – what an amazing idea! And it looks so perfect, I love it! My daughter would REALLY love it!
I agree Danielle. It’s such a creative and clever idea! My niece would go wild over this clock!
Your Frozen clock turned out super cute girl! I love this idea for a decoration in a child’s room who loves Frozen.
Frozen is still very much a big deal in my house. My kids would love to try making this.
I’d bet kids would go crazy for this! So simply to make too.
This is such a cool idea! I would love to try doing something like this for my son! We have an obsession with Frozen here as well 🙂
WELL YOU HAVE A LOT MORE PATIENCE THEN I DO! I hate the job of cutting small details out! But I have to say it’s adorable! Great job!
You are absolutely creative! My kiddo would go nuts for this one!
Great work, Liz! you make it look easy in your pictures, but I’m scared my project would turn out like one of these pinterest projects https://www.pinterest.com/mimisusan1961/pinterest-projects-gone-bad/
That is a very cute project. My kids love the movie Frozen and I bet they would love to make on of these and put it in their rooms. Thanks for the great idea.
My kids would love a fun clock like this too. My two youngest LOVE Frozen!
This is a really cute idea. I have friends with kids that would love this.
What a great idea! Looks very fun and seems to be interesting and easy to make. I am sure my girls would really love to try this clock. You have great creativity. Thanks for sharing.
What a great idea! We love Frozen but you could get so creative with the themes here. Thanks for sharing.
This is so awesome! I know my Daughter would really love to make this!
How neat! my daughter would love this & you make it seem so easy to make. I just may have to give it a try!
I agree – I know Isa would love making a Frozen Clock! Looks like a fun project.
This is an awesomely creative idea indeed. I will have to make one of these with my lil niece for her room. She love the movie frozen. Thanks for sharing.
My boys would absolutely love this clock! I love the sparkly glitter effect on it!
This is such a great idea! My nieces love Frozen, but the possibilities of what you can do with this are endless!
Omg what a cute clock!!!! I know so many little girls that would be so happy to make one of those! Love it :):)
How cute is that? My daughter would love one!
I love this! My girls would enjoy making this and having it in their room that is full of Frozen!!
How fun and cute. And you know making your own Frozen clock instead of buying one already made costs way less!
How cute is this!? Perfect for my daughter who is learning to tell time!
This is so creative!
My daughter would love to make this!
that is so cute!!! my daughter would love to have this in her room.
What a great idea! I’m sure the Frozen-fanatics would love this!
This is absolutely adorable. My daughter would be thrilled to make this. She already has a Frozen bedding.
That looks like such a fun craft to do – I love it! And, you can use this to make other types of clocks, I sadly do not have anyone around me that would appreciate the Frozen theme : (
That is so cute and creative! I bet my daughter would love to have something like that in her room! Thank you for sharing it!
Th is is so adorable. My niece would love this.
wow you did such a great job! Thanks for the tips!
I know quite a few little girls that would love this in their room!
That’s just adorable!! I know some little cuties in my family who would seriously love this clock!!
This project turned out super cute! Like most little girls (and boys). my daughter is Frozen obsessed and would probably love having a Frozen clock in her room! Thanks for sharing the instructions!
Very cute idea and perfect for all the Frozen fans!
You definitely did great on that one. It is so cute! Anyway, we still haven’t seen Cinderella. My boys doesn’t seem interested at all. 🙂
Well isn’t that a fun idea! I wonder if I could do it without glitter exploding everywhere. lol!
I want to see Cinderella, just for the Frozen Fever short. I’m so excited that they’re making another Frozen movie 😀
That is so awesome! You did a fantastic job! Honestly, I am not a creative person but you made it look so simple to make this clock that I wouldn’t mind doing something like this. Wow! Amazing!
What a great idea for FROZEN loving fans! Nice job!
Such a great idea! My daughter would love that clock in her room!
Very cute – Isa would really like making one of these clocks. Great project!
That is seriously awesome! We’re seeing it today since the girls have a half day of school.
This one is easy to do and really creative. It also captures all the major characters of Frozen.
We really love this Frozen clock and we bet all the kids will too! We love how creative people get with crafts after great movies come out!
What a great craft. It looks so easy to make!
What a fun craft! My girls would LOVE this! Thanks!
Wow! You did a really awesome job with this. So cute and creative!
This is seriously the cutest idea ever!! My sisters would love this!
It looks pretty cool to me – every girl’s dream – Frozen clock!
This is so cute! What a great DIY! I know my niece would go nuts for this!
oh wow thats an awesome craft, its so beautifully done. I have not yet seen frozen forever or even cinderella but I will soon.
That is so adorable. I can see where kids would love to help make this and then hang it in their room. Very creative.
That’s stinking cute. What an awesome idea for a kids room.
What a fun project! That looks like a wonderful clock to decorate a girl’s room. I love that it can be adapted to any characters of interest too. Well done.
I did this a few weeks back! I’m glad to see someone else saw it was cool too! Thought I was the only one!
My daughter is one of many that loves Frozen. Therefore, she’d love something like this!
that is adorable. Suppose I should go actually see the movie for Once
Our family love the movie frozen! Such a good show.
If I hadn’t read this post, I would have no idea that’s a DIY clock and not something purchased from like Walmart or something. I know quite a few little ones still obsessed with Frozen and would love one of these made for them!
This sounds like a great Frozen project to make with my girls. I never would have thought to make a clock like this before!
Great idea. We saw the Frozen Fever short last weekend and the girls liked it but wanted more!
Well, what a cute idea! I don’t think I’d ever thought to do this, but I’d love to make a Frozen clock for my niece.
Lucky niece. Any little girl would love this
How cute! This could be done for so many different things!
You’re really good with crafts! I’m sure my niece would love to have this clock!
This clock is so cute! My niece is a Frozen fanatic and would love to have this hanging in her bedroom!
Really love this idea a lot, would be tons of fun to make!
This is seriously the cutest thing EVER!
My little girl would love this!! I don’t know if I can be that good with the x-acto knife though!
This is such a cute and fun idea to do with the kids; I’ll have to try this out!
I’m just going to need help with the cut-outs as I’m not so good with it. But overall, I find this project easy-to-do and a good activity to work with kids. I’m sure it’s going to be a blockbuster – I dunno anyone who doesn’t love Frozen.
I love this idea. I might have to make something like this for my daughter.
Wow I’m so amaze, my daughter would love this frozen clock. This is so much fun to make this one with kids.
I’m still in awe over what a great job you did on this. I love the clock.
This is so cute! What a fun idea for a Frozen-themed bedroom!
what a cute and creative clock! it looks great.
Such a cute clock. I haven’t seen the movie yet. But I can’t wait to some time finally see it.
Such a darling idea. I am not the crafty one in our family. I think I am going to ask my crafty sister to make a couple of these for our girls.
What a fun DIY tutorial! This would be great for gift giving for birthdays!
That is so very cute! My kids would love this. It looks pretty simple too. Thanks for the ideas!
Whomever is the recipient of such a cute clock would be very happy! I don’t have a very steady hand for the cutting though, I’m afraid my Elsa would be headless!
Super cute! Makes me wish I had girls!
What a cute idea! I love cute little craft ideas like this. Little girls would love it
This Frozen clock came out so pretty. I love the colors and how the characters represent the hours.
THat is such a great idea. My daughter would love one
Liz! This is absolutely adorable. I know several little girls who would love to have this clock on their wall.
Liz this was super creative. Any Frozen lover would love this DIY clock!!
This is such a cute clock. I will have to make this with my friends little girls. They are going to love it.
This is so much better than the Frozen clock I saw in the store. My kids are already begging me to make it LOL!
This is such a cute idea! It came out great!
That’s adorable! I so have to do this, my girls will love it!!
What an adorable craft idea. My 8 year old adores Frozen but also is a big fan of time and dates, so this unique clock would make an extra special surprise.
I love that! This is super fun to teach analog time telling, too. Such a lost art!
The clock turned out great! My son would love this!
Wow what a super cool clock in so many ways! I can think of most little girls that I know who would love this. We love dressing up in character! So many were dressed up for Cinderella.
how cool! and what a really neat project.
That’s really clever! My 11 year old is still all about everything Frozen, so I know she’d be all over making one of these clocks!
My daughter would love that clock in her room! Guess I’ll need to take out the sparkles
Aw, I love it! Our kids would too!!
SO cute! My daughter wants to redecorate her room Frozen themed, I think this would be great addition!
ADDIE IS OBSESSED WITH… Frozen AND clocks because of the song- she clicks her tongue like a clock and everything. I LOVE this and am SO excited to try this! Thank you!!!!!
Now that is an awesome idea. I would have never thought of that. I am totally going to do this for the girls’ bedroom.
That clock is do adorable. I am not a very crafty person, but my sister is. I am going to ask her to make a couple of these clocks for our girls. They are going to be so surprised.
What a great idea! It came out great. It would be a fun project to do with kids.
This clock is so cute! It would be a great addition to any “Frozen” fans wall.
Now this is awesome what a great way to share the Frozen love! x
Oh my goodness, how adorable is that? My daughter would love this!
OMG! this is so cool, my daughter would love this idea. She is a big fan of frozen. Thanks for sharing.
That is absolutely gorgeous! My kids would love this! I will have to try it for myself!
That looks really professional! Really, I don’t think you could buy it at the store looking any better!
That looks awesome! Frozen is so big right now, and I bet you really enjoyed the results yourself! Great job!
So much fun! I think my nephew would love this!
I think it turned out great! I know some little kids who’d love to have something like that in their room 🙂
This turned out so dang cute!!! You are so crafty. I love the paint technique you used.
This clock needs to become a part of Frozen’s collection because it’s really nice. I love that you shared this with us.
You did a great job on that! My youngest daughter would love to have one of these clocks.
I completely agree! My 5 year old daughter would love this in her room!
I LOVE IT! I am awful with an exacto knife, so I’ll use stickers but I WILL make this clock!
How great. This looks like so much fun. I bet the girls will love this handing in their rooms.
Wow! You are so creative! My daughter loves Frozen, and she will love a clock like this in her room! I’m just not so creative like you..
This is way too cool! I hear about Frozen at least 20 times a day and know a little one that would L-O-V-E this clock idea.
Get out of here! That is amazing. My kids LOVE frozen and I too am a huge fan, I would love to make This! So cute and you did such a fantastic job it looks store bought!
Very nice item.But I would use a lighter blue.My grand daughter would love this.Thank you for the idea.
Awesome idea and very creative!
What a cute idea! I think I’ll take your lead and make a Big Hero clock for our home. We loved the movie and I think everyone would get a kick out it.
Super cute project! I bet there are a lot of little Frozen fans that will absolutely go crazy for this!
I’m a stickler for glitter!! Cute idea! I see you are from NC , Me TOO!!!
Awesome idea. So very cute and perfect for Frozen fans.
I just have to say that this DIY looks simple yet the turnout is so fantastic! You did an awesome job! Thank you for sharing!!!
You are so crafty! I wish I had more time for stuff like this.
My daughter is just now learning how to tell time. She would love this!
This is the cutest clock! What a great way to make it!
what a fun project. My neices and I would have fun with this.
What a fun idea for a kid’s room! I know so many little girls who would love this.
This is so cool .. just looking at it you wouldn’t know this is a DIY. It came out looking really great
Is it wrong that I am 46 and want to make this clock for myself? So cute!
Reading the name of the post for the first time made me think it was like a clock made out of ice or something haha I was very curious to how that would work. This makes a lot more sense and it’s awesome!!
How fun is this? My daughter would love it!
This would be cool in a Frozen bedroom. Everyone needs a clock.
That’s such an adorable clock! I love the way it came out. Thanks for sharing this!
Liz,
u put me to SHAME))) xx
What a cute Frozen clock. I love that you added all that glitter.
Cute for a little girls rooms who has a Frozen obsession.
Very cool…something my girls would totally love! 😀
That actually turned our beautiful and perfect. I think I will try to make it this weekend with my kids if we have the materials. Thanks for sharing.
This is a very unique craft for the Frozen fan lovers (including me!) Thanks for making it look so simple, I’ve a ton of little girls that will love getting this for birthday presents 😀
Unbelievable!! That is amazing and really is different and pretty. All Frozen fans would love to have one of those. Are you sure you want an x-acto knife in this adults hands? My friends might calmly take it away from me!!
So cute! My boys can help me make these and give them as gifts for my nieces and their friends!
What an adorable clock. I know of so many little ones who would go nuts for this!
Very cool clock! It doesn’t look hard to make. This will be a great idea for a family project with kids!
I know 4 little girls in my house that would love that clock! Look so easy to make and I bet my 10 year old would have fun making it.
What a neat idea! I bet all the little girls and boys would be all over that clock haha, cute.
This looks so COOL! This would be a great project for the kids!
Sure does look cool, and perfect for my girls! I know Frozen will be all the rage again soon!
I would love to make a clock like this for my kids! I know they would just love it!
super creative. I know there are a lot of young ladies who will be asking mom to make this for them.
Oh my goodness! This is absolutely adorable! What a great idea and clocks are my favorite!
Super cute. My daughters love Frozen and they need a new clock. This would be a good for their room, since my girl destroyed the last one.
My girls love anything Frozen! I bet if they had a Frozen clock in their rooms, they’d actually bother looking at it instead of asking me for the time. 😉
There certainly are a lot of Frozen lovers out there that this clock would be perfect for. How fun!
That is super cute! I bet I could do this with other characters for by boys like with Big Hero 6! That would be totally fun!
That is very super clever, I’m impressed!! Tell you what all the children at school would absolutely love this.
Who knew making a clock was so easy? I had no idea. We’re big Frozen fans and this is so cute. We haven’t seen Frozen Fever or Cinderella yet but I’m hoping we get to soon.
This is really cute! I can’t believe you hand cut all those figures.
Oh this looks like a really fun idea. My youngest would love one for her room, not too hard either
Liz that is a really cute idea! Looks easy to make also! My daughter would love this!
This would be great for our game room. Very pretty!
That came out really cute. You have me wanting to make something Frozen!
The Frozen Fever short was the cutest 8 minutes ever! The new song was so catchy. Love this Frozen clock. What a fun craft to make <3
This is so clever! I bet a lot of little girls (and boys) would love this in their rooms.
This is an awesome idea! My 5 year old would LOVE this!
This is too cute. My girls would go nuts 🙂
I know my niece would absolutely love to make a Frozen clock. I’ll have to do this craft with her next time she is over (and of course, watch Frozen).
Oh my goodness, my daughter would love this!!! Pinning for later use! GREAT!!
What a fun craft! I’m pretty obsessed with clocks 🙂
Such a creative craft and wonderful for Frozen fans.
Very neat! I love the glitter effect!
so pretty! Love Frozen in Time
I think your clock turned out great and I love this craft idea. It is a lovely way for a Frozen fan to decorate their room with functional things and decorate according to the theme of Frozen. It looks like something I could do with my grand daughter so I’ll share this idea with her when she comes over.
I love this! My daughter is absolutely obsessed with Frozen, and we love to do crafts together. Thanks so much!
That is very cute. A little girl would love it.
This is such a cute idea for kids who love Frozen! I want to try this craft w my 6 year old daughter.
That’s too adorable. My niece is all about Frozen, so this would be a perfect thing to make for her for Easter.
It does look frozen! Great project for kids. I didn’t watch Frozen until almost a year after it was shown in theaters, and when I did (on HBO, I think), I just loved the story and both sisters.
That is TOO cute! I love the adorable factor, and I love that it’s not too difficult to make. A+ craft!
That turned out so cute! My girls would love this and other than the cutting the could easily help make it, thanks for the idea!
That turned out good, perfect for Frozen fans!
That is so cute and easy! I would have thought it was store bought when I saw it. My son is crazy about Olaf so maybe we will make one for him with lots of Olaf figures all over it!
I would have thought it was store bought too. Amazing how artistic some people are.
Wow! This is very cool! My girls would love this in their room!
I think your Frozen clock came out amazing! I know my girls would love to have this hanging in their bedroom! They love EVERYTHING Frozen!
very nice clock, a nice project for the family. it was a fun movie.
We love FROZEN around here….mostly OLAF and I could see my daughter doing this project with just all Olaf prints- PINNING for later reference =D
This is so cool! Makes a great gift idea, too. 🙂
That is so cute and inventive!! that would be such a great gift to give a fan of the movie!
It does, indeed, look frozen! You did an amazing job! I could see this hanging in a kid’s bedroom.
It does look Frozen doesn’t it? This was such a great idea.
I love this idea! My kids are still Frozen crazy and they would love a clock like this.
This is awesome, my nieces would love to have this.
I love this! It’s absolutely adorable, and you make it look so simple to complete 🙂 My daughter is obsessed with Frozen, as are most 6 year olds right now, and I think she’d definitely love this addition to her room.
I have 2 Granddaughters who would like this also. I would have to make 2 of them if I decide to make them or one would be jealous.
My 4 year old niece is OBSESSED with Frozen right now. Her birthday is coming up in May and I will totally be the cool auntie if I make her one of these 🙂
What a great idea! It may even encourage children to take an interest in learning to tell time.
Super cute, but I have no children, if I were still teaching I would have tried making it for the classroom! 🙂
Boy, that turned out really neat! I have a little girl coming over to my house next month that would love to make this I bet! It will be easy to cut those figures out with my Silhouette machine.
I had no idea it would be so easy to make a clock! I bet my daughter would like to make her own version (probably butterflies), and my son would love this one you’ve done right here! Well done!! 🙂
I didn’t know it was that easy, either. What a fun project.
I really like the “Frozen in time” theme & this is a really fun project. It would be perfect in a frozen themed play room.
You are so crafty and clever. That clock is so adorable and would go in Alyssa’s room. I am going to try to make one but don’t think it will turn out as pretty as yours did. Thanks for sharing and the instructions.
My daughter would love this..she’s a huge fan of Frozen..she talks about the movie all the time..thank you for sharing this cute project
What a great idea. This would be cute in a Frozen themed bedroom or something.
Awesome Liz!! Do you know how many little girls are going to make their Moms make them a Frozen clock now. Thanks to you… they will know how.