How to Build a

Snowman

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STEP 1:STEP 1: Test to see if Test to see if

you have you have 'packing snow,' 'packing snow,' which clumps which clumps

together easily together easily and isn't too and isn't too

wet. The snow wet. The snow must pack to must pack to

make a make a snowman.snowman.

STEP 2:STEP 2: Shape a handful of snow into Shape a handful of snow into

a ball. Continue adding more a ball. Continue adding more snow and packing the ball snow and packing the ball until it's too large to hold. until it's too large to hold.

STEP 3: STEP 3: Place the ball on the snow in front of Place the ball on the snow in front of you and slowly roll it away from you. As you and slowly roll it away from you. As more snow accumulates on the outside more snow accumulates on the outside of your ball, pack the snow by pressing of your ball, pack the snow by pressing

on it with your gloved hands. on it with your gloved hands.

STEP 4:STEP 4: Repeat for the Repeat for the

midsection and head. midsection and head. The bottom should be The bottom should be the biggest ball, and the biggest ball, and the top should be the the top should be the

smallest. smallest.

STEP 5:STEP 5: Pack some extra Pack some extra snow between the snow between the

layers to make layers to make them stick them stick

together. Place together. Place sticks down the sticks down the

center where the center where the sections meet if sections meet if your snowman is your snowman is having trouble having trouble

standing straight.standing straight.

STEP 6:STEP 6: Give the snowman a Give the snowman a

face. Use coal, rocks, face. Use coal, rocks, buttons or anything buttons or anything dark and round for dark and round for

the eyes. A horizontal the eyes. A horizontal stick or twig will stick or twig will

make a good mouth, make a good mouth, and a carrot is fine for and a carrot is fine for

the pointy nose. If the pointy nose. If you don't have a you don't have a

carrot, a banana or a carrot, a banana or a candy cane will do the candy cane will do the

job.job.

STEP 7:STEP 7: Cover the top of his head with an Cover the top of his head with an

old plant for hair, or give him a old plant for hair, or give him a knit hat to wear. Top hats will knit hat to wear. Top hats will

blow away unless secured.blow away unless secured.

STEP 8: STEP 8: Add arms, legs and Add arms, legs and

other accessories. other accessories. Push sticks into the Push sticks into the sides of the middle sides of the middle

section and hang old section and hang old mittens on the ends, mittens on the ends, then place boots at then place boots at the bottom for legs. the bottom for legs. Also consider adding Also consider adding

items such as a items such as a shirt, a scarf or shirt, a scarf or

sunglasses.sunglasses.

Sources:

• Building steps: – http://www.ehow.com/how_9769_build-snow

man.html• Google Images:

– Keyword search: “Snowman”

Submitted by: Ian Kimball, Resident Assistant, Hartwick College