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This article is part of our “Signing Children’s Books” series, which highlights children’s books and pairs them with pre-built Signing Savvy word lists to help you get started with learning and signing the vocabulary in the book. Reading and literacy is so important. By sharing these pre-built word lists, we hope to cut down on prep time for families that are just beginning to learn ASL and hope you can find more comfort in sharing literacy with our young deaf children.

This is another holiday classic! Frosty the Snowman is a song that was developed into a book and animated movie, that is shown on TV every year during the holiday season.

See Frosty the Snowman signed:

The first time you introduce the jolly snowman, you must fingerspell his name, but after that, you can set him up in space OR create an assigned sign name for him. You can discuss with the children what would be a good assigned sign name. I personally have used a right F handshape on the left side of the chest over the heart.

Don't hesistate to take some creative licensing with the "thumpetty, thump, thumps," and don't let it scare you that there isn't necessarily a sign for it, just have fun with it and think of Big Frosty running through the snow covered hills with the children.

I hope that through this Frosty the Snowman pre-built word list you will feel confident to share this classic with your children and experience the magic of Frosty together!

Word List for Frosty the Snowman

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This article is part of our “Cooking Up Language With Signs” series, which features a recipe and accompanying sign language word list to get you started on an interactive cooking activity that is great for spicing up language learning at home or in the classroom.

What’s cookin’?

Today I’m cooking up "Frosty The Snowman" Oreo Truffles. These are some of the easiest no-bake treats I make, and every time I take them anywhere, people go nuts over them! You can make them for any occasion, but you’ll see here how I’ve turned them into snowmen for the perfect holiday treat.

This recipe is great to go along with the Frosty the Snowman book or song. I’ve also created an article and word list for the Frosty the Snowman book.

The recipe is simple. Have the kiddo’s crush up the Oreos, either in bowl or in a doubled up Ziplock plastic bag, until they are nice and crushed. Mix together in a bowl with the cream cheese.

Roll into balls and place in the freezer for an hour.

Once nice and frozen, melt your white chocolate (I believe they are calling it crème or cream now). This can be tricky because it goes from good to overcooked really fast, so watch it as you are melting it and only start with 60 seconds, then add like 10-15 seconds at a time. Once melted, just dunk the balls in and set them on a pan with waxed paper or tin foil that you will be placing back in the refrigerator. 

Once the outer cream shell has hardened, decorate to look like Frosty with his eyes, button (or carrot) nose, and his big smile! Top him off with a mini Oreo top hat.  I chose the ones that were covered in chocolate here but again that is totally up to you! (I’ve even made them with a Rolo candy on top of the mini Oreo to really make him look fancy!)

Don’t worry if your balls don’t come out perfectly round or the faces look a little silly as the kids are decorating… maybe Frosty is melting... it is pretty warm in the kitchen! Melted or not, round or lopsided - they still taste delicious with a cup of hot cocoa!

Recipe

Enjoy making treats that look like Frosty the Snowman. Use the pre-built word list created to go along with the recipe to help you as you make this tasty recipe.

Frosty The Snowman Oreo Truffles

Ingredients:

• 1 bag of Oreo cookies (the originals… if you get the double stuff, it can get too creamy.)
• 1 8 oz block of softened cream cheese
• white chocolate (also called crème or cream)
• black, blue, and orange gel frosting (for eyes, nose, and mouth)
• mini Oreo cookies and/or Rolo candy (for top hat)

Tools:

• bowl
• doubled up Ziplock plastic bag (optional)
• spoon or spatula for mixing
• cookie sheet / pan

Directions:

1. Crush up the Oreo cookies either in a bowl or in a doubled up Ziplock plastic bag until they are nice and crushed.
2. Mix the crushed Oreo cookies together in a bowl with the cream cheese.
3. Roll mixture into balls and place in the freezer for an hour or until frozen / hard.
4. Once balls are frozen, melt your white chocolate (also called crème or cream) in the microwave.
5. Dunk the frozen Oreo balls in the melted white chocolate and set them on a pan with waxed paper or tin foil.
6. Place the tray of white chocolate covered Oreo balls back in the refrigerator.
7. Once the outer white chocolate shell has hardened, use gel frosting to decorate them to look like Frosty with his eyes, button (or carrot) nose, and his big smile!
8. Top him off with a mini Oreo cookies and/or Rolo candy top hat.  

Word List for Frosty the Snowman Oreo Truffles

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