Little Z was quite taken with it for a few days and would run to the conservatory doors and shout “Hello Snowman!!” each morning. So when it started getting warmer I did wonder how I would explain a snowman that had melted, when the time came.
It was a gradual process and unfortunately the day came when he came running to me and shouted
“LOOK! What happened???!”
I followed his very concerned little self to look in the garden and to my horror, saw that the snowmans head had fallen off in the night. Still being too young to accept the concept of a headless snowman I quickly plonked his head firmly back onto his shoulders and, thankfully, everything was right in our snowy world again.
The day did however come when Little Z woke to a complete clean garden. No snow and no snowman in sight.
“Mummy? Where’s snowman? “
Obviously it would be a bit too mean to explain he had melted so I said what any other mum would say:
“Snowmans gone home to his mummy!”
“Ohhh..Okay”
Phew. He seemed to accept it, albeit sadly. He had enjoyed waving to the snowman each morning and he was quite impressive, even though I say so myself.
But, it seems, he has been pondering how a snowman with no legs would have escaped to such a distance and he has his own little theory. Anytime you ask him where the snowman is, his little brow furrows with thought for a couple of seconds before he firmly points and declares
“He’s in THERE!!”
He is convinced the snowman is in the neighbours garden. I ofcourse do correct him and tell him I am certain he has gone home to his mummy and he listens …but now it seems he does it with a certain level of suspicion.
Then the other day I had a little brainwave. Realising how high in esteem he regards the snowman I took full advantage during a little tantrum where he wanted sweeties instead of lunch.
“Ahh but the snowman took all the sweeties home when he went to his mummy”
Silence
It worked. Wow….
So the past couple of weeks, we have been using the snowman a lot in some of our parenting
So far, he has taken the sweets and the crisps and has also encouraged him to eat more lunch or snowman would get sad.
He also took his dummies a couple of times but unfortunately mummy and daddy didn’t hide them well enough so he’s sussed that one. Damn!
We will definitely remember to thank the snowman in our acceptance of the parent of the year award.
LOL. That planted a smile on my face – how cunning and clever of you, and what most parents would do, good on you for spotting the opportunity!
I think you should get a snowy postcard and send it from the snowman!
Brilliant! I love this post. You have to use whatever parenting technique works to navigate the toddler years! Enjoy it while it lasts
Haha yes!! “Loving the sun, lost lots of weight…wish you were here!”
lol – what a cheeky snowman
I shall remember all these little tips when mine comes of age! We missed the snow here – don’t know if I’m glad or not about that… a thin sputtering and then it was gone! boring really… 
x Came to you through the Wot so Funee linky x
This will now become a joke of years to come – just think what fun you can have with his teenage friends and the threat of the snowman!
. Great idea on using the snowman as a get-out! 
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That is one badass snowman, stealing a young boy’s sweeties like that!
That is genius! We told The Boy that the snowman lives with Father Christmas.
How lovely! Have you seen the Snowman film? He flies everywhere – might be useful? Great parenting tips, ta xx
Such a good idea! I’m taking a mental note for years to come. And just imagine the fun you can have mentioning this in years to come too – when the first girlfriend comes round, in wedding speeches… Found you via Britmums, so hello