It is only perhaps secondary to the other most admired Christmas icon, St. Nicholas that we've grown to admire the snowman and the varied representations that he's been come to be associated with.
Christmas Carnivals offers information on these adorable Snow Guys who undertake the long journey to the plains each year all the way from the North Pole. The Snow Guys, as their name typically suggests, are constructions of ice.Building this man- like figure is a popular recreation of kids in the western countries, who use coal for the facial features and a vegetable to create the snout. In the United Kingdom, snow folks are commonly built with two balls of snow, whereas in the United States the 'three-ball method' is more popular.
To create a snow creature on paper, you can either make a craft out of it, or make use of your sketching skills employing colors like Light Ivory, Black, Maroon, Tangerine, and Liquid Stain - Fruitwood, 2 Scraps of material, Garland scrap, button, Hot Glue and pine wood. Tape the pieces of the patterns. Join the arm to the body at the dotted line. Cut the snowman and his hands out of wood. Basecoat with Light Ivory paint, then transfer the hat and face pattern lines to the wood. Paint snowman hat with Black and Maroon. Paint the hands black. Paint the nose Tangerine. Using a toothpick or stylus and black paint, make 2 dots for the eyes. Paint his eyebrows and mouth black. Use a little blush on each cheek. Nail or staple the hands onto Snowman. Tie a knot in the center and add hot glue at the bend. Watch your very own snowman take shape right before your eyes with Christmas Carnivals Snow Guys.
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