Introduction

Creating falling snow in Scratch is a fun and magical way to learn animation and coding. Whether you’re making a winter scene, a holiday card, or a snowy game, adding falling snow instantly makes your project look beautiful and alive.

In this guide, you’ll learn exactly how to make snowflakes fall smoothly — using loops, clones, and random positions. Even beginners can follow along!

⛄ What You Will Learn?

By the end of this tutorial, you will understand how to:

• Create a snowflake sprite
  
• Make snowflakes fall from the top of the screen
  
• Use random positions for natural snowfall
  
• Clone snowflakes for continuous falling
  
• Add effects like size change or speed variation
  

Let’s start Scratch coding our winter wonderland!

Step By Step Guide to create a Snowflake Sprite

🎨 Step 1: Create or Choose a Snowflake Sprite

You can choose from Scratch’s built-in sprites or draw your own.

Option A: Use Scratch’s Snowflake Sprite

• Click Choose a Sprite
  
• Search for “snowflake”
  
• Pick one you like

Option B: Draw Your Own Snowflake

• Click Paint
  
• Use white or light-blue color
  
• Draw a small snowflake shape
  

Tip: Snowflakes should be small — around 20–30 size — to look realistic.

🌨️ Step 2: Set the Starting Position

We want each snowflake to:

• Start at the top
  
• Fall downward

Use this block to start:

when green flag clicked

go to x: (pick random -240 to 240) y: 180

This places the snowflake at a random place at the top of the screen.

🌬️ Step 3: Make the Snowflake Fall Down

Now let’s make the snowflake move down repeatedly:

forever

  change y by -5

end

But this makes only ONE snowflake fall.

We want LOTS of snowflakes!

That’s where clones come in.

❄️ Step 4: Create Many Snowflakes Using Clones

To generate lots of falling snowflakes:

when green flag clicked

repeat 50

  create clone of myself

  wait 0.1 seconds

end

This makes 50 snowflakes fall one after another.

🌧️ Step 5: Code Each Clone to Fall

Every clone should appear at a random position and start falling:

when I start as a clone

go to x: (pick random -240 to 240) y: 180

repeat until <y < -180>

  change y by - (pick random 3 to 6)

  change x by (pick random -1 to 1) // makes drifting effect

end

delete this clone

This makes snowflakes:

• Fall at different speeds
  
• Drift sideways
  
• Restart from the top when they reach the bottom
  

Perfect for natural snowfall!

✨ Step 6: Add a Nice Drifting Snow Effect (Optional)

To make it extra magical, add:

A slight rotation

turn (pick random -4 to 4) degrees

A glow effect

set color effect to (10)

Different sizes

set size to (pick random 20 to 50) %

Each snowflake becomes unique,  like in real life!

🎄 Step 7: Add a Winter Background

Click Choose a Backdrop
Select:

• Winter

• Snowy forest

• Frozen lake

• Night sky

Now your falling snow looks beautiful!

🧊 Step 8: Add Infinite Snowfall

If you want never-ending snow, replace the repeat loop with this:

forever

  create clone of myself

  wait 0.1 seconds

end

Your Scratch project now has continuous, magical snowfall!

❄️ Complete Snowflake Code (Final Version)

when green flag clicked

hide

forever

  create clone of myself

  wait 0.1 seconds

end




when I start as a clone

show

set size to (pick random 20 to 50) %

go to x: (pick random -240 to 240) y: 180

repeat until <y < -180>

  change y by - (pick random 3 to 6)

  change x by (pick random -1 to 1)

  turn (pick random -3 to 3) degrees

end

delete this clone

Copy this code into your sprite and enjoy your snow!

🎉 Final Thoughts

Making falling snow in Scratch is a great beginner-friendly animation project. It teaches important coding concepts like:

• Randomness
  
• Loops
  
• Clones
  
• Motion
  
• Effects
  

And the result looks amazing — perfect for winter-themed games, holiday cards, and animated stories. So what are you waiting for, Book a free Trail Class on Codingal.