To prepare the Styrofoam balls to build your Snowman cut a
rounded section from one side of your smallest ball. This will be
the bottom of the head. On the center ball you will need to cut
a small area to form a flat surface on both the top and bottom of
the ball. On the largest ball you will need to cut both the top
and the bottom forming a flat surface. This will make it easier
to stack and glue the balls together forming your Snowman.
Center the 6" ball on the Styrofoam disk. Spread a circle of
white craft glue on the disk and on the bottom of your 6" Styrofoam
ball. Anchor it in place using at least three toothpicks. Dipping
both ends of each toothpick in the glue, insert the toothpick half
in the disk and half in the ball as your anchors.
Glue the 5" Styrofoam ball centered on the top of the 6" ball
again using the toothpicks as anchors. Repeat with the 4" Styrofoam
ball. Allow to dry thoroughly.
Glue the two black button eyes in place. Glue the carrot where
the nose should be. If using felt roll the triangle to form a carrot
shape and glue it in place. Cut a snippet of red felt to form his
mouth and glue in place.
Trace the vest pattern on one piece of felt. Cut out and glue
along the stitching lines. Glue any embellishments and decorate
as you please.
With the second piece of felt cut a strip the full length by
3" wide and a second strip the full length and 2" wide. Fringe the
two ends of the 2" wide strip and the full length of the 3" wide
strip one inch deep. Apply glue to the "cap area" of the 4" ball
and wrap the 3" strip around overlapping slightly at the base of
the neck. Trim the length so there is just a slight overlap.
Gather the length where it is fringed with a needle and thread
of the same color. Wrap the thread around the gathered bundle and
tie off. This has formed a pompon on the top of the cap. Tie the
long piece with the fringed end in a single knot around the neck
for a scarf.
Place the vest on the 4" ball. Dip the end of each twig in
glue and insert them through the armholes of the vest into the ball
for his arms. Glue buttons down his front.
You can decorate the rest of the disk using batting and glitter,
holiday picks or small gifts or party favors as you choose.
