A Winter Artist

A Winter Artist
by Clara R. Bete

Winter time has come again.
Jack Frost, on the windowpane,
With the greatest care will trace
Patterns finer than old lace;
Fairies, flowers, and ferns he'll etch,
Or perhaps will make a sketch
Of a castle with a wall,
Or a maiden straight and tall.

O Jack Frost, it seems to me
Kind and skillful you must be-
You draw things that give delight,
And do it all in just one night!

When Winter Comes

Two squirrels gather nuts beneath a large oak in the forest.

When Winter Comes

by G. H. L.

When winter comes, the squirrels find

Some shelter from the winds unkind;

Some hollow tree where nuts they store,

Enough to last 'till winter's o'er;

There, safe from harm, they build their nest

And settle down to take a rest,

Their larder full of nuts and wheat,

All that they do is sleep and eat;

When winter comes, Ah me! I find

Some thoughtless ones of humankind,

Who never build a cozy nest, 

Prepare for time to take a rest;

Who when they strong north wind blows cold

Are friendless, helpless, hungry-old.

The Snowman Song

Original Poem By W. W. Ellsworth (verses of song)

Chorus lines by Kathy Grimm

One day we built a snowman.

We made him out of snow;

You'd ought to see how fine he was--

All white from top to toe!

we built a little snowman, as soon as it grew cold!

we built a little snowman, he'll melt as he grows old!

We poured some water on him,

And froze him, legs and ears;

And when we went indoors to bed

I said he'd last two years.

we built a little snowman, as soon as it grew cold!

we built a little snowman, he'll melt as he grows old!

But in the night a warmer kind

Of wind began to blow,

And winter cried and ran away,

And with it ran the snow.

we built a little snowman, as soon as it grew cold!

we built a little snowman, he'll melt as he grows old!

And in the morning when we went

to bid our friend good day,

There was n't any snowman there--

Everything had runned away!

we built a little snowman, as soon as it grew cold!

we built a little snowman, he'll melt as he grows old!

Students can sing this poem to the "The Dreidel Song." Read more about dreidels here. Listen to the original tune below and learn about the little Hannukah game.

More Little Snowman Songs on Video:

• I'm a Little Snowman Song for Children
• "Frosty The Snowman"
• The Snowman Song by Phil Keaggy
• The Mitten Song
• Snowflakes: Winter Action Song for Kids
• Little Snowman - Nursery Rhymes by Little Fox
• Snowman Songs for Children