Materials:
- White artificial Christmas tree ($40 at Walmart)
- Urethane craft ball for head of snow man- $10
- 3-4 black ornaments for "buttons" on tree- $2
- Red scarf- $5 (or free if you have at home)
- Red pom pom for nose (dollar store or home)
- Googly eyes (dollar store or home)
- Black rain boots (in your home)
- Wooden dowell- $1
- White/silver spray paint (matte finish)- $6
- Spray snow- $2/can
- 2 tree branches for arms
- A flower for the hat- $2
- Top hat- $10 (or free if you have at home)
- A ribbon for top hat- $1 (or free if you have at home)
Steps:
- Take out tree and assemble.
- Fluff tree branches to appear more full.
- Stuff inner tree branches with batting where the tree appears thin.
- Insert wooden dowel into the urethane ball.
- Spray paint dowell and head, allow to dry.
- Spray paint branches for arms.
- Once head dries, glue googley eyes and nose and paint/draw on mouth.
- Glue ribbon and flower onto hat, allow to dry.
- Glue hat to head.
- Place scarf, boots, arms, and buttons (black ornaments) on tree.
- Place head on the top of the tree. (You can secure with zip tie to top branches.)
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