Submitted by: Amanda Formaro, WebMom at FamilyCorner.com Magazine.
You can personalize each snow person with different hats, scarves, florals, and more. Our examples show how you can create an entire family of folks by simply using different colored mittens, scarves, and different styles of hats and ear muffs.
Grandpa
Our Grandpa wears a top hat that is fashioned from a scrap of scarf. Lay
your basic snowperson face up on your work surface. Lay a rectangular
scrap flat and place under ball head. Fold a flap of the material up to
form the brim of the hat (see photo) and begin gluing in place, wrapping
around the head as you work. Glue final seams in the back of the hat so
they are not visible.
Little Sister
Little Jessica is wearing earmuffs instead of a hat. We simply cut a
scrap piece from the cuff of an infant's sock and glued it across the
top of her head. At the ends of the headband, glue two pom poms for the
muffs.
Brother & Sister
Amy and Peter are wearing snow hats. These hats are both fashioned from
infant socks. To make Amy's hat we simply fit the cuff of the sock onto
her head and rolled up the edge of the cuff to form her hat brim. Then
trim the end of the sock off and fold over neatly then glue in place.
Glue a pom pom to the top. For Peter's hat, put sock on head the same
way as Amy's, trim toe portion off, then cut the end of the sock into
three sections. Pull those three sections together to form a cone type
tip, glue three pom poms to that tip.
Mom & Dad
A slightly larger mitten was used for Mom and Dad. Because the cuffs of
the mittens were much larger and thicker, we formed parka hoods by
simply gluing the ball inside the cuff and gluing the "chin" to the
mitten itself.
You can display these snow people in a basket with sprigs of greenery and holly berries, or place them in a sleigh. Fill the sleigh with cotton batting and place each family member in their seat. Place these cute little people on your fireplace mantel, or attach a piece of gold cord and hang from your tree or in your doorway.
The Snow Folks
I look out the window,
And I see a place
That's covered all over
With white, frosted lace.
This place once had colors,
But it changed overnight.
And now it's a
Glistening, magical white!
I wonder who lives
In a place where I'd freeze,
If I didn't wear sweaters
And boots to my knees.
These folk must be snow
From their heads to their toes!
For I'd never be happy
With frost on my nose.
The folks who live here
Just love to be out
In the cold, wintry drifts
As the snow swirls about.
They're happy in blizzards.
They smile through a storm.
They laugh when it freezes,
But they cry when it's warm!
~ Author Unknown