Bodach-sneachda

We saw in the weather forecast that there was the tiniest possibility of snow in Edinburgh this week. That got us all excited about the thought of making snowmen and so we thought we would look at some snowman related words, crafts and songs at Cròileagan this week.

Bodach-sneachda = Snowman

Sneachd = Snow

Ad = Hat

Stoc = Scarf

sùilean = eyes

fuar = cold

A bheil thu fuar? = Are you cold?

Our song for this week is one that we regularly sing at Cròileagan in the winter, 'Rinn sinn bodach-sneachd'. You can listen to it here. It's a nice jolly one to sing along to, the words are below if you need them. We just wish that we could be singing it together with you all.

Rinn sinn bodach sneachd’ an-diugh, (We made a snowman today)
Rinn sinn bodach sneachd’ an-diugh,
 Rinn sinn bodach sneachd’ an-diugh, 
Bodach reamhar sneachda. (A fat snowman)

Bodach mòr le sùilean dubh,  (A big snowman with black eyes)
Bodach mòr le sùilean dubh,
 Bodach mòr le sùilean dubh,
 Bodach reamhar sneachda. (A fat snowman)

Stoc mu amhaich ‘s ad mu cheann, (A scarf round his neck and hat on his head)
 Stoc mu amhaich ‘s ad mu cheann,
 Stoc mu amhaich ‘s ad mu cheann,
 Bodach reamhar sneachda. (A fat snowman)

Bodach bochd le casan fuar, (Poor man with cold feet)
Bodach bochd le casan fuar, 
Bodach bochd le casan fuar,
 Bodach reamhar sneachda.  (A big fat snowman)

We have a couple of craft suggestions for you to try out at home. You can make one or maybe even both!

Finally, how about decorating some biscuits to make some cute little melted snowman biscuits? You don't even have to bake your own biscuits. Just get some Digestives or Rich Teas, spoon on some icing and then decorate with a marshmallow and some sweeties.

If you give any of our crafts a try then do send a picture to us as we would all love to see them.

We'll be back next week with some Christmas words and crafts for you all.