A Snowman – What Does It Mean to Christians?

A Simple Snowman

The Meaning of the Snowman
Gif courtesy of Nevit Dilmen, Wikimedia Commons

Last year at Christmas, my niece and nephew handed out small gift bags to all the kids in our Sunday school classes. They had also given my son one. I had briefly looked into the bag, then put it up and forgot about it. Just today, I found that small gift bag and pulled out its contents. Inside, I found a small blue card with a snowman ornament attached to it.

The card was titled ‘The Meaning of the Snowman’.

I will say that the Meaning of the Candy Cane had surprised me when I first heard its story a few years ago, but the meaning of the snowman was something quite different and I wanted to share it with you.

The Meaning of the Snowman

I don’t know where this originated, but if any of you know – feel free to add it in the comments below. I will add some links for you at the bottom in case you’d like to find them for your class or just for yourself. They make precious gifts for those you love and help to spread God’s word with a single snowman.

Here is what the card reads:

The white snow represents God’s forgiveness of our sins.

The circular snowballs show the everlasting life God promises us.

The carrot nose shows us that God has given us the Earth and all living things.

The black coal mouth reminds us to give God praise.

The scarf keeps us warm, just as God’s love does.

The top hat reminds us to honor God above all things.

The twig arms are open to hold us the way God does when we need him.

Get Your Own – The Meaning of the Snowman

Here are some links to The Meaning of the Snowman items in case you’d like to give some as gifts to your church family, Sunday school classes, youth groups, school children, parents, grandparents, elderly in a nursing home, or any other way you can think of to spread God’s word.