Frosty the Snowman – why can’t I make one?

Why can’t I make a Frosty the Snowman at my house? Well… because you live in South Carolina.  We are still wearing short sleeves and on many days shorts here.  We need snow to build Frosty and snow comes from freezing water in the clouds (really, it is far more complicated as outlined below).  Rain only freezes when it gets “brrr cold-d-d” outside and the clouds fill with water.

So… we are asking God in our prayers each night to let us experience a “Frosty the Snowman” day once in our lives.  However, until that day comes, we have to watch Frosty the Snowman and use our imagination of how snow might feel, taste and smell.  And since it is still warm in South Carolina, we are enjoying snow cones for our snack today.  And, coolest of all… we are making our own snowflake art and our own snowmen.

Where does snow come from? (for those of you who want to think more scientifically)

Snow crystals are born in the clouds when water vapor freezes on a particle of dust, a floating bit of bacteria, or another solid material.

When cloud temperatures are at the freezing point or below, and there is an ample supply of moisture in the air, ice crystals form around a core particle. As water vapor condenses and freezes, the complex pattern of a snowflake is born, one molecule at a time. A snowflake’s hexagonal shape is born at the atomic level. It is here that water molecules bond together into stable crystal structures.