The Art of Building A Snowman To build or not build a snowman? That is the question that gnaws at me everyday it snows. I have a 5 year old daughter so that adds to the significance of the question. While she doesn't pressure, I know if done correctly she will have a blast that she will remember for a long time. It's a "big if" though if it will be done correctly. I still vividly remember the one and only time I ventured outside with my now College Freshmen Aiven. He was a little older than Olivia at the time and was so excited to build a snowman just like the many others he had seen on front lawns. It quickly evolved into a shapeless fort. The excitement meter was in the negative until I forgot about my extremities and started burrowing into the fort and making a path thru it to give way to a mini-adventure.