After almost a week of snow in the Seattle area, many have had enough of snow and can’t wait to get back to normality. Personally, snow makes me smile. I love having my kids home and playing in the snow, because we can try out some really cool projects. As Peanuts fans, on our first snow day this week, we built a snow sculpture of Snoopy lying on his kennel.
We used a brick mould to build the structure of the kennel and smoothed the sides to make the sloping roof. Then, sculpted snoopy lying down on top.
His nose and ears were painted with watercolour block paint and we painted his name on the entrance to the kennel.
Each day we have added a new Peanuts character.
Day 2 – Charlie Brown and Woodstock
The following night we had a lot of snowfall, so in the morning it was as if a Snoopy cartoon had come to life.
Thankfully the snow was soft and powdery so brushed off with little damage, other than some paint smudging and a slightly less defined Woodstock.
Day 3 – Lucy
Day 4 – Linus
This is my personal favourite. There had been some thawing overnight so there were a lot of pine needles in the snow; perfect for Linus’ hair.
For as long as the snow remains, we’re going to add a different character each day. I’ll be updating this post and my Instagram and Facebook page with pictures of the new additions. Who is your favourite Peanuts character?
Right from the Start 