Snow angel - wikipedia Snow angel For other uses, see Snow Angel ( disambiguation ). A girl making a snow angel in snow A snow angel is a design, made in fresh snow, by lying on one 's back and moving one 's arms up and down, and one 's legs from side to side, to form the shape of an angel. Making snow angels is a common childhood game. Contents 1 Technique 2 Current world record 3 Non-human snow angels 4 In popular culture 5 References Technique The creation of the snow angel is a simple process. The first step is to find an undisturbed plane of fresh snow. The next step is to lie with arms and legs outstretched, on the snow. The limbs are then swept back and forth, creating a trough through the snow. When it is finished, the snow angel should have the appearance of a stylized angel, the movement of the arms having formed wings, and that of the legs having formed a gown. Current World record On March 28, 2007, Guinness World Records confirmed that North Dakota holds the world record for the most snow angels made simultaneously in one place. The event occurred on February 17, 2007 when 8,962 snow angels were created by people on the state Capitol grounds in Bismarck. Previously, the record was held by Michigan Technological University with 3,784 students, locals, and alumni making snow angels on the school football field. Non-human snow angels Snow angel left by a pheasant in Montana 's Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge Some birds ( e.g. pheasant ) leave on the snow a figure similar to a snow angel. Also Weddell seals can leave an outline of themselves, similar to a snow angel, melted into the ice ; also these seals can thumb their nose at the cold, leaving images called seal shadows. In popular culture Engler i sneen / Angels in the Snow. Norwegian 1989 hit with Jonas Fjeld and Lynni Treekrem. Melody : Jonas Fjeld. Lyrics : Ole Paus, English translation : Eric Anderson. Homer Simpson did an snow angel in one episode, but it turned into a snow devil. References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Snow angels. Jump up ^ `` North Dakota snow angel record confirmed ''. USA Today. March 28, 2007. Jump up ^ `` World Records ''. Michigan Tech. Archived from the original on 2006 - 08 - 31. Jump up ^ Streever, Bill ( 2009 ). Cold : Adventures in the World 's Frozen Places. New York City : Little, Brown and Company - Hachette Book Group. ISBN 978 - 0 - 316 - 05246 - 7. Jump up ^ Øyvind Schou ( 11 May 2012 ) Fjelds punktum for `` Engler i sneen '' Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 18 December 2013 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snow_angel&oldid=831082028 '' Categories : Buildings and structures made of snow or ice Play ( activity ) Angels in popular culture Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Deutsch Español 한국어 Magyar Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Simple English کوردی Svenska 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 18 March 2018, at 17 : 11. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how to make a snow angel in the snow
Answer: lying on one's back and moving one's arms up and down, and one's legs from side to side