Simple Snowman
Isn’t he cute?
We haven’t had a lot of snow around here until the last day or so, but earlier in the month my son, Henry (age 5), and I made this one. I just took a tin can …
… and wrapped it in white yarn. I then took a piece of black felt, put the tin can on it, and drew a circle in chalk around the can and also about an inch out from the can. I cut out that circle and the center hole (it looked like a “O” or a flat doughnut) for the brim. I also made a strip of felt for the “hat” part of the hat. I wrapped the strip around the can and cut it to size. Then put the circle around the “hat” to make the brim. I didn’t even need to glue it together, because felt sticks to yarn. But it’s probably a good idea to glue it though, if I want him to last awhile!
I asked Henry how he thought we should make the face, suggesting googly eyes and felt, thinking about getting all fancy … He grabbed a Sharpie and said, “I know.”
And, he did! It turned out PERFECT.
Laura Hutchison
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That snowman is too cute! I love the little face Henry put on it. 🙂 This is my first time by your blog and it is so much fun. I liked you on Facebook so I can see all your updates.
Yay! Rachel, I am SO glad you did! Thanks for your comment!
This is really sweet -maybe a certain small person will have to make one for Daddy to take to work! “Liking” you on FB so I can see your upcoming projects. 🙂
I’m visiting from Fun Stuff Fridays.
He is super cute! I love his face!
I just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration. I found this on Pinterest and decided to make one myself. You can see mine (along with a link back to yours)on my blog here: http://juanshappywife.blogspot.com/2013/01/pinspired-snowman-pencil-holder.html