We used a rhyme from RHYMES FOR FINGERS & FLANNELBOARDS by Louise Binder Scott. We added the last four lines since the children were upset that the original rhyme didn't have arms.
THE SNOWMAN
Roll a snowball large,
Then one of middle size;
Roll a snowball small;
Use lumps of coal for eyes.
Place a carrot for a nose,
An old hat on his head,
And for his necktie, tie around
His neck a ribbon red.
A corncob pipe goes in his mouth,
Some buttons on his vest;
And there he stands so round and fat;
Of snowmen, he's the best.
But's something's missing...Can you guess what?
Let's give our friend a hand;
Some sticks from a tree will work just great
As arms for our snowman.
This guy is new (& also white) I found the following rhyme in an old book that was donated to us & loved the fact that it used pebbles for eyes and raisins for the mouth. I've since seen some very similar rhymes on the web.
LET'S BUILD A SNOWMAN
First the body
And then the head.
A stovepipe hat
And a scarf of red.
Pebbles for eyes,
And a carroty nose,
And a mouth made of raisins
In two smiling row.
Just by adding a heart, you can use any snowman for Valentine's Day:
VALENTINE SNOWMAN
I made a snowman yesterday
So jolly, fat and fine.
I pinned a red heart on his chest
And called him Valentine.
Lisa at Libraryland is hosting Flannel Friday this week, so visit her site for lots of good ideas.
