I suspect most of you are aware that the East Coast of the US has been hit by a lot of snow over the last week. It started out with a perfect amount last Saturday, before escalating into a silly amount courtesy of Blizzard Juno!
We have had lots of fun in the snow, not least of which was building a snowman in the back garden; a huge snowman!
After the snowfall last Saturday left us with a lovely (sensible) 5/6 inches of perfect snowman building snow, it was all hands on deck to complete the challenge of making it as tall as mummy…
By the time they were finished, the beautiful white blanket of snow was looking pretty grubby, and a rather leaf and grass covered snowman stood proudly in the middle of the garden. A bit of fresh snow brightened him up, and a hat and Duplo (we had no carrots, but have a lot of Lego!) finished him off. And, he was (almost) as tall as me :) And, of course, a big hug from the wee girl was a must!
While the 8yo and daddy focussed on the big snowman, the 5yo decided to make a mini one for himself. With a little help from his sister (after a fashion!).
When not balancing snow on her brother, the wee girl was quite content to potter; digging and throwing and tasting. She cannot see snow without trying to eat it!
Our poor snowman has been half buried and inaccessible since Monday night though, we can see him proudly standing in the back garden, but as the snow from the blizzard is still piled up against the patio doors, we can’t get outside to play with him… And, even if we could, I think we might lose the wee girl in the attempt!
Two feet of snow is quite a lot, when you’re small. We have had a lot of fun wading through snow drifts in the front garden over the last couple of days, but that is a whole other post :)
I’m linking up with the wonderful Country Kids at Coombe Mill, as always. Click on the badge to see what everyone else has been up to and be inspired to get outside!
Lovely post, looks like lots of fun :-)
Thanks Renee :)
sounds like a lot of fun. I haven’t made a snowman that big for years.
Neither had we! It was good fun :)
Thats one fab snowman lol we only got a dusting last night in the south east which melted straight away sadly! Stay warm xx
Don’t think ours will be melting any time soon!
Wow that snowman is impressive. Think what you could make with 2 foot of snow although I can’t imagine that much in our garden. Monkey would be in heaven.
It was a good snowman… it’s currently buried under about three feet of snow :)
Oh my Sara that really is a huge pile of snow. Well done the boys on their snowman the size of you and I’m already looking forward to seeing snow trenches next week. Stay safe and warm and thank you for joining in with Country Kids.
We do have a lot of snow now, good fun, but a little tricky to get around :)
Awesome snowman Sara! That does sound like the perfect amount of snow but 2ft of it really is bonkers! Glad you all had so much fun out there! Xx
It’s now hit three feet, and it is definitely bonkers :)
Hi! I’ve popped over from country kids.I have huge snow envy right now.We’ve had a couple of wintry showers but nothing like you’ve got.My kids are desperate to have snowball fights and have snowman fun.
It’s great to have snow, although I think we have now edged in to the ‘too much’ category :) The kids are loving it!
What a fantastic snowman! I think Duplo works very well for its features. Hope you get out to play in it safely again soon.
Thanks Sarah, at the moment there is a danger of losing the wee girl if I let them out in the back garden :)
Wow, now that’s a lot of snow and a huge snowman. We have teeny weeny ones in my blog this week x
It is a lot of snow, and we’ve had another 3 feet since then…! Your snowmen are great :)
Good to see you all managed to make the most of the ‘sensible’ amount of snow before you got the deluge! I love the wee girl’s helping-I have a little boy whose helping is very similar :-)
Yes, ‘helping’ takes on a whole new meaning, doesn’t it?!
Wow that is one giant snow man, my boys haven’t the commitment to make one that tall, this snow is all very lovely isn’t it, we have really enjoyed ours but bring on summer xx
Yes, the snow is lovely, but I think I’ve had enough of it now :)
Snowmen are so much fun – and obviously very huggable! We finally got some snow here too today but just not enough for a snowman.
Very huggable :)
Now that’s a real snowman! Fantastic! Glad you are bearing up under all that white stuff! :D
Just about, although I think I’ve had enough now… :)
Just amazing! Its as tall as you!!!! #countrykids
It was, I was very impressed with their hard work :)
Wow, that’s a big snowman! It looks like everyone was having a lot of fun making him and playing. I am still hoping for some snow here x
They had a great time, nothing like a challenge :)
Wow that is some snow and a brilliant snowman! My two would go mad for proper snow like that!
It has been fun, the kids like the snow x
Such an impressive snowman! So jealous of that amazing winter weather. It gets cold here, but not cold enough for snow :( #whatsthestory