There is More than One Way to Build a Snowperson

Last winter I had a wonderful opportunity to watch from our balcony in Toronto a family build a snowperson. This experience may not seem very interesting to many of you, however it reminded me that there is always more than one way to approach a situation.

I can't remember exactly when but at some point in my childhood I learnt how to build a snowperson. It involved rolling three snowballs, each of a different size, and then they would be stacked on top of each other from biggest to smallest. This was the way to build a snowperson. Or so I thought until this time last year.

The lovely snowperson photographed here was made by a family from our building. They started by piling and packing the snow into a mound and then the carving, shaping and sculpting began. If you look closely you can see the sculpting lines (or hands in mitten marks). Slowly all the hard work began to change shape from a three tiered cake into a snowperson. I think the parents had more fun than their daughter.

I loved their enthusiasm and new approach to the age old art of building a snowperson.

The facial features are also creative, walnuts, a carrot and a green bean.