If you live in a part of the world that gets snow during the winter, you’ve probably had the opportunity to make at least one snowman. But if you’ve always lived in a warm climate and now suddenly find yourself surrounded by snow, do you know how to build a snowman?
Building a snowman is easy, but it does help to have a few tips if you’ve never done it. The most important thing to know is that you don’t just start packing snow and try to make it into a round shape. Just start by packing snow into a ball in your hands. Then roll it through the snow until it becomes large enough to serve as the bottom of the snowman. Repeat the process to create a somewhat smaller ball for his midsection and an even smaller ball for his head. Then stack the balls together with the largest on the bottom.
You can then add facial features such as eyes and a mouth by using rocks, twigs, yarn or buttons. You can also create a nose with a piece of fruit or a vegetable, such as a carrot, and create arms out of sticks. Snowmen are often depicted with a pipe and a hat. However, depending on the creativity of the person or people who is making him, a snowman can be dressed in just about anything imaginable. These days you can also buy “build a snowman” kits to help dress your snowman.
Frosty, the most famous of snowmen of all, had a “corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal.” He also had an old silk hat that brought him to life and turned him into a walking, talking, singing, and dancing miracle made of snow.
Don’t expect your first snowman to start singing and dancing like his famous snowman cousin, but you can bring your own snowman to life in your front yard, a snowy field or a local park with a little effort. Have fun!
