How Do You Build A Snow Igloo?
When the snow starts falling and you’re stuck at home, here is a fun winter activity-build your own igloo. An igloo is a structure made of snow or ice. The igloo was used as a temporary shelter by the inuit (eskimos) that live in the great north. An igloo’s construction is simple, but it is important to do it right in order to minimize the chance of collapse. Here are some steps that will teach you to construct your own igloo. Find a cooler. To build an igloo, you’ll need to construct large blocks of compacted snow to use like bricks., These will become the walls of your igloo. One of the best ways to construct your blocks is to use a mould. A cooler works well for this purpose. Pack the cooler with snow and pack it down with your hands. Then add some more snow and use the lid of the cooler to compact the snow further. (Sitting or standing on top of the cooler lid will help compress the snow into a solid block) The better you pack the snow, the stronger your building blocks will be. An
