How to Make your Very Own Snow Creeper

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We had a snow day yesterday- it was about as much snow as I’ve ever seen in my entire life! It was perfect for packing, so I decided that I needed to do something. I sent out texts to my colleagues in the LVC Minecraft Club, and asked them if they wanted to build a snowman, but only a little different. The end result was fantastic, and here I am to show you guys how you can make one, too!



Materials Needed:



Packing Snow



Green and Black food coloring



Hair spray bottle



Plastic ruler

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Step One: Snow



First and foremost, if you are going to make a snow creeper, you need some snow! We had about six to seven inches yesterday in Annville, PA, and it was wonderful packing snow. If you’re going to be outside for a while, make sure you dress appropriately! Wear a jacket, hat, and gloves, and if you feel yourself getting too cold, go inside to warm up a bit.

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Step Two: Making the Basic Shape



We had a team of four people to start with, so we had three people roll up moderately sized snowballs, and the fourth help to make sure they were packed in. To roll up a snowball, you first make a little, well-packed snowball, and then you continue to pack onto it. Eventually, you will be able to roll your snow chunk onto its side, and keep turning it and packing it until it is a decent size. After the first snow chunk is in place, one person should start adding snow to the bottom of it to fill it in and give it more stability. Then, at least two people should work together to lift the next snow chunk up and started packing it together, and eventually add the third snow chunk on top.

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Step Three: Packing it in and Smoothing it out



Now that we have the tower-like structure that we want, it’s time to fill in any holes, and make sure the overall surface is smooth. Mainly, the gaps between where the snow chunks were stacked need filled in, and if there are any indentations in the snow chunks, those need filled in as well. I just took some snow and kept packing it into the places that needed it. For indentations, you could take a handful of snow, and just rub it where it needed to go. That way, you avoid any awkward bumps. If the body of the creeper is kind of lumpy yet, you can use the back of your hand to sort of rub it until it is smooth. You should end with some sort of tower-looking snow structure.

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Step Four: Squaring it Away



This is a pretty important step- you want your Creeper to be very square, and very sharp, if you can manage it. We actually used a ruler to give the snow Creeper his trim figure, but any sort of straight-edged item would work. We took turns using the ruler to smooth and flatten out all four sides of the Creeper. We then determined where the head would go, and made indentations at each of the four corners. We then trimmed the body so that it was thinner than the head- this gave him the Creeper shape we were looking for.

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Step Five: Adding the Legs



You can’t make a snow Creeper without giving him his legs! To add the legs, simply roll up a smaller snow chunk, and affix it where the legs would go- the front and back sides, near the corners. We then proceeded to build them up and square them out until we were happy with how they looked.

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Step Six: Carving the Face



This is the tricky part- giving him his iconic Creeper face. My friend used the ruler to draw the shape of the face in the Creeper’s head, and then used the ruler to carve the rest of it out. You could also just color the face on, instead of indenting it (see step seven), or make it using rocks or something. Be creative!

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Step Seven: Give him some color!



This was probably the most innovative step. We had a spray bottle, the kind usually used for hair. We filled it with water, and added a few drops of green food coloring. We then sprayed the entire Creeper green, using a fine mist nozzle, and taking care not to spray for too long in one spot, as the water could melt the snow. In retrospect, it was actually a REALLY good idea because not only did it color the creeper, but the green color on him sort of turned to ice, ensuring that he will stay around much longer. We also had some black food coloring, usually used for baking, and we put that in the bottle to spray the eyes, mouth, and the spots on his feet.

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I hope you enjoy having your own snow Creeper lurking around your neighborhood! Here are some pictures of the Snow Creeper on our college campus!













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