Before you start, plan where you want the snowman to go, and how big you want it to be.
- Find a nice big patch of snow which you can use to make one big and two smaller snowballs with. Snow that is very fluffy will probably not work very well.
- Gather a handful of snow and pack it tightly with your two hands, shaping it into a ball. Place the ball on the ground and roll the ball along your snowy patch. As you roll, the ball should pick up more snow and will grow larger and larger as the snow from the ground sticks to it. Try to end up with this first large ball were you want the snowman to be placed once it is completed.
- Make this first ball one very large snowball. A height of three feet or more.
- Make another snowball a little bit smaller. This will become your middle section.
- Make another snowball which is smaller than the second ball. This will be the head.
- Stack the snowballs up from largest to smallest, being careful to pack tightly and balance them so they won't fall. Shaping the body outline at this time is a good idea.
- Place a carrot in the middle of the head to act as a nose.
- Use buttons, small stones or coal and place them above the carrots to represent the eyes.
- Use a row of the same to show a smile beneath the carrot nose.
- Top off the snowman with an old hat and place an old scarf around its neck.
- Voila! You have now built a snowman .
- Comments are welcome as to how you may have made a snowman in your day. Coal is not as available as it was when I was growing up.
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