#Snowman #Craft

This is a craft that will go up on ParentSavvy.com 

I have a little story to tell about that. The people at ParentSavvy.com are super nice! They get me a check soon after I've finished a craft. I love making crafts with Isaak.

I met with a person from there. She told me that I'd be writing once a month, and told me to come up with a list of ideas. I came up with 2 lists, and let her choose. We decided I'd just go with the first list, and do the 2nd list the next year. I thought I was supposed to do everything on the list. It was a lot! I was knocking out a few crafts at a time.

She just emailed me this week, reminding me that I only have to do 1 a month. I'm so far ahead that I'd be writing for March. Needless to say, if I do anymore crafts with Isaak they have to be spring related.

Travis said, "I was wondering why you were doing so many crafts. I remembered it was 1 a month." I emailed her back explaining that I thought I had to do the whole list we agreed on, and that I was glad she let me know that we were into March. I swear sometimes I have an Amelia Bedelia brain. Meaning I just think differently. Example: Amelia Bedelia was told to draw the drapes, and she actually drew on them with markers.

I don't know if it's the right brain side of me, if I just take people too literally, or what. I can tell you that my posts for ParentSavvy.com are very detailed. She wasn't at all annoyed with me. I'm just glad we're on the same page now.

Anyhow onto Making a Snowman:

Has it snowed where you live? It hasn't here in Omaha, Nebraska.

I love snowmen. Anyone can get into making a snowman! It doesn't matter what you believe, or don't believe. Making a snowman is fun for all.

First:

Get a set of foam balls with 3 different sizes, and something flat to use as a base. We used a flat circle foam piece.

Here's Isaak with them all. We kind of mocked it up, so you can see what we're about to make.

Second:

Make a carrot nose. 

I had some cookie dough left, and put it on a toothpick to bake with the cookies. You could use Sculpey, or some other baked clay. 

Sand it  down:

Third:

Paint it orange. A little acrylic paint goes a long way!

This is all I mixed up:

Fouth:

Plug in the hot or cold glue gun.

It was Isaak's first time using a glue gun. He was super excited. 

Fifth:

Use wooden toothpicks and hot glue to secure each styrofoam ball.

For the carrot nose, trim the toothpick with a fingernail trimmer. 

Sixth:

Get stick pins to give your snowman eyes and a mouth.

Seventh:

Add some buttons with hot glue.

Eighth:

Make a scarf with scrap fabric, or felt. It doesn't have to be fancy. I just cut a strip out. Then stick pinned it to Frosty's neck.

Ninth:

Make a hat. 

We collected ahead of time some milk, and other caps. I used a milk cap, and an almond milk cap. 

Fill the bigger one with hot glue - most of the way. Put it on Frosty's head. Then add some more hot clue into the next lid to add that one. 

Tenth:

Add arms. I had Isaak go outside to collect 2 tiny sticks. We only ended up using 1 by breaking it in 1/2. Since I had sandpaper out, I sanded the ended to poke into the middle foam ball. First I added hot glue to the pointy ends to ensure they would stay. 

Eleventh:

We tore apart some cotton balls, squirted hot glue on the base, and added the snow. You could use spray glue to add white glitter. 

My favorite picture!

Twelveth:

Paint the top section of the hat black. If you have trouble with your paint sticking add a drop of hand soap to the acrylic paint.

Isaak loved it! He's wanted to take all our crafts to school to show his school. This one I wouldn't let him. It's a bit fragile. I think it will hold together well. Just not when it's in a backpack shaking around. 

When was the last time you made a snowman? 

WW: Frosty the Snowman {Linky}

For Christmas Isaak wanted an alive Frosty the Snowman. I was going to try and Photoshop one to be in our living room, much like the "I caught Santa" ones you see. But there's no alive snowman to pull from. In the end I bought him a gigantic Frosty the snowman that was on sale for $14.

Isaak was a little bummed that he wasn't really alive for him.

This weekend he decided to dress Frosty up.

I said, "See Isaak you made him alive yourself!" Isaak said, "No I didn't Mom. He just has my clothes on."



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Meet Mimi

We made the fastest snow woman ever! It turns out that boys, or maybe it's just my boys have no attention span in the snow. They want to stop and throw snowballs every chance they got.

Meet Mimi:

Mimi has button eyes, a carrot nose and Mica found a handle for a bucket in the snow, that was her mouth and she has a leaf in her hat. Mica named her.

Snowman Pancakes

On the weekdays I don't have time to make fun or fancy breakfasts. On the weekends I splurge a little more. This morning I made Snowman Pancakes.

3 blobs of pancake batter on a griddle and you have yourself a snowman. The eyes are dark chocolate chips, the nose it 1/2 a small m&m and the buttons are small m&ms. I suppose I could have gone a step farther and dusted them with white powdered sugar, but the boys were happy with them just as they were. They didn't even have any syrup on them. I added a little more flavor to the pancake batter. We didn't have any buttermilk, so I made my own with lemon juice and milk. I just added more lemon to make the buttermilk. The pancakes had a subtle lemon flavor.

Mica thought Mr. Snowman needed a scarf. Any ideas? I suppose I could have used some spinach if I had some more.

Usually we have more spinach on our plates, but we ran out this morning. Mica says he hates eggs, but we make him eat them every once and awhile. I also made juice: 1 apple, 1 kiwi, a clump of grapes and 1/2 a cucumber.

Frosty the Snowman

Almost all the gifts are wrapped. I forgot about 1 and 1 other just arrived in the mail yesterday.

We're supposed to get 4 inches of snow this afternoon. Possibly that could turn into a white out. I'm just hoping I get home from work ok.

Isaak's supposed to have 2 Christmas programs tomorrow. I'm not sure if the one during the day one will happen or not. School might get canceled. We'll see. I hope it doesn't because I begged for that time off, and I have gifts for his teachers.

Before Christmas we'll get more snow; I'm hearing.

We have a dusting on the ground right now. Isaak and Mica thought they could make a snowman out of it. I said, "Sorry son's! You have to wait until we get more."

I'm ok with snow as long as ice doesn't come with it. I hate it when it's cold and windy. Burrrr!!! We do need the moister! That drought we had this last summer has taken it's tole on the farmers. Give us a little snow all winter long. That will be great Mother Nature.

I think Isaak thinks when we make a snowman it will look like this:

I think he'll look a little more like the below picture when he finds out that our snowman skills aren't perfect.