VIDEO: 7 steps to building a snowman

Our neighbors from Chicago, Detroit and Philly may laugh, but how often do Atlantans have a chance to build a snowman?

If you’re wondering where to start, we’ve got you covered with these seven, easy steps.

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Step 1: Move quickly. The snow will not be around long.

Leane Kinney, 11, and her brother, Aidan, 8, build a snowman in front of their home Monday morning, Nov. 17 in Trenton. Nick Graham / Staff

Credit: Nick Graham

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Credit: Nick Graham

Step 2: Gather a handful of snow and pat it into a small ball. Make sure it sticks together.

Dovie Guerra makes a snowball during the Bastrop Snowday, on December 03, 2016. Dave Creaney/AMERICAN-STATESMAN.

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Step 3: Roll the ball across the ground so that it gathers more snow. Keep rolling the snow around until the ball is 3 to 4 feet around. 

Ladwanya Roberts (right), of Atlanta, and her daughter Aubrey (left), 7, work on a snowman as her daughter Autumn (center), 4, looks in the SnowZone at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, December 21, 2013. The family came to the Snow Mountain to play with snow and to take advantage of warm temperature. The SnowZone is a winterland with acres of snow play activities.

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Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Step 4: Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make two more snowballs each a little smaller than the other.

In this 2014 photo, Stephanie Basile (left) builds a snowman with her grandchildren Savanna and C.J. Simpson during Snow Mountain at Stone Mountain Park. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Credit: Jonathan Phillips

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Credit: Jonathan Phillips

Step 5: Place the middle-sized ball on top of the first, then add the smallest.

Mary Otto and Maggie Graham build a snowman in Wheaton, Ill., during a snow storm in the suburbs of Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Mark Black)

Credit: Mark Black

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Credit: Mark Black

Step 6: Use rocks to form the eyes and mouth. A carrot makes a nice nose.

Andrew Davis and his sisters Brook, left, and Kyla make the first snowman of the season along Center Street in Springfield Tuesday. Bill Lackey/Staff

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Step 7: Take a picture and email it to socialmedia@ajc.com

Beavercreek is asking residents for photos of their best snowmen this winter. FILE

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Are you building a snowman this weekend in Atlanta? Be sure to tag your pictures on Instagram and Twitter with #ATLweather to be included in our reader picture round-ups!