This Acrylic Lighted Snowman stands about 11 ½ inches tall with his shepherds crook. The head and body of this acrylic snowman is frosted as well as the base. He is wearing a clear acrylic stocking cap and scarf. Of course he also has the traditional carrot nose which is acrylic as well. In his right hand is a metal shepherds crook with an iridescent glitter metal lantern hanging on it. This Snowman has 2 lights, one inside his lower body lighting him up and the other in the lantern. Our Snowman comes with a 9-v adapter for plug-in use or you can use 2 AA batteries so that he can be placed anywhere. Select this link to view our Battery Operated Candles.
Snowman Information.
Long ago, when toys were scarce and the closest neighbors could be miles away, children looked forward to the year’s first snowfall with great anticipation. This wonderful gift from heaven afforded them a chance to go sledding, but even more exciting, it gave them the opportunity to create a new companion, their very own snowman! Each of the jolly fellows had its own distinct expression and life expectancy. With a carrot from the pantry, coal from the furnace, twigs from the yard, an old hat and sometimes a pipe borrowed from Grandfather, a child would magically build a snowman. Their man of snow would disappear when the weather warmed, but lived on in childhood memories. Select this link to view our Christmas Figurines.
Our snowy friends dance and that only children are able to see them. After a snowman has been built and left alone outdoors in the frigid air, he begins to come to life! The snowman dances to amuse and captivate the children who watch, for it brings happiness to his rather short life. So during Christmas, if your children seem to be staring out the window in a daze, do not worry, most likely a dancing snowman is entertaining them. Select this link to view our Snowman Christmas Figurines.
During the winter months, the snowman stands in the garden with his heart full of joy and snowflakes dancing around him. Children, dressed in warm winter jackets and thick wooly hats, laugh and throw snowballs. The snowman is the center of fun and games. Unfortunately, winter ends, and spring arrives again. The children begin to desire the warm summer sun and hardly pay attention to the snowman. His heart becomes sad, and tears begin to roll down his cheeks. Soon, the tears gradually dry up. The next day, the snowman will disappear from the garden. Select this link to view our Unique Christmas Gifts.
Information on Snow.
Almost everyone in the colder parts of the world know the shimmering ice crystals called snow. Snow is formed when the water vapor I clouds is turned into moisture at a temperature below freezing, 32 degrees F. If the temperature is above freezing, rain falls instead of snow. Snow does not always reach the earth in its original from. Sometimes the ice crystals are partly melted and reach the ground as sleet. Sometimes they are entirely melted ad fall as rain. Snow forms crystals which always have six rays, but the designs are always different. No two snowflakes have ever been found to be exactly alike. Large snowflakes are combinations of these crystal fragments and have been know to measure four inches in diameter. Collecting some flakes, on a black surface and examining them under a magnifying glass may show the elaborate designs in snowflakes. Wilson A. Bentley made photographs of more than 6,000 snow and ice crystals at his home in Jericho, Vermont. Select this link to view our Christmas Snowman Gifts.
Mountain snow is important because when it melts it provides water for streams, electric power plants and irrigation reservoirs. But the amount of water in snow is much less than in rain. It takes a snowfall of about ten inches to equal a rainfall of one inch. In 1946 a research scientist, Vincent J. Schaefer of Schenectady, N.Y., created the first artificial snowflakes. Schaefer produced these flakes in a cold box into which he breathed. The moist air from his breath condensed into snow clouds, which he changed into snow by introducing an extremely cold rod into the cold box. Later Schaefer actually caused snow to fall in nature by using dry ice. Select this link to view our Unique Christmas Ornaments.