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⛄ THE BLOCKHEAD SNOWMAN

Round, allegedly

Make a round snowman out of square cubes. That's the whole challenge.

Snowmen are round. Cubes are square. Jack sees no problem here, and neither should you.

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At a glance

TIME

20–30 min

BUILD WITH

Sugar Cubes OR Ice Cubes

TOOLS

Tray + bowls + spoon + paintbrush

DIFFICULTY

Easy-ish

ADULT HELP

Recommended

What you'll need

  • Sugar cubes OR ice cubes
  • Simple icingFor the sugar version
  • Water + freezer timeFor the ice version
  • Food colouringOptional — eyes, buttons and a carrot-coloured nose
  • Plate or freezer tray
  • Small bowls, a spoon and a small clean paintbrush

Build it

Jack: “Just keep adding cubes until it looks round.”

  1. 1Build a wide base out of cubes.
  2. 2Add smaller layers on top of it.
  3. 3Try to make the bottom look round. Keep trying.
  4. 4Build a smaller round-ish section above the base.
  5. 5Build the head out of cubes too.
  6. 6Add eyes, buttons and a carrot-coloured nose with a dot of food colouring.

Grown-up help, please

Grown-up help recommended, especially for the ice version — freezers, trays and melty puddles are a grown-up job. Never use ordinary craft glue on sugar cubes: simple icing is the only mortar here. If you add any non-edible craft bits, the finished build is for looking at, not for eating. Ice builds melt, so build on a tray and pop them back in the freezer between steps.

Jack inspects it

HOW ROUND IS YOUR SNOWMAN?

Pick a verdict. Jack has opinions about all three.

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