I’m dreaming of a white Christmas… we all know the song, and if you’re lucky you probably also know the feeling of waking up on Christmas Morning, looking out the window, and seeing the world covered in snow. The central part, the beginning of that winter wonderland, is of course the snowflake.

I came across this little piece of document that actually shows you how Snowflakes are formed. It’s very scientific in nature, but if you have children, you now have a more scientific way of explaining just how snowflakes are formed…

Here’s a brief excerpt:

A typical snow crystal starts from a frozen droplet, then becomes hexagonl, and then sprouts six branches. The form continues to change as the humidity and/or temperature of the surrounding air changes. The 14 stages above is just one of many possible sets of changes.

Are no two alike?

The old adage “no two alike” may well be true for larger crystals. But the adage may be false for crystals of smaller sizes…

So, you now know a little bit more about snowflakes… share this newfound knowledge with someone you know..

Let me leave you with a nice little poem by a man named Doc Wilde:

Snow Flakes

A Snow Flake fell upon the ground.
Soon there were snow flakes falling all around.
Those snow flakes fell without a sound.
And soon they covered, the whole town.

People are like snow flakes, all different shapes and sizes.
We all tend, to go our seperate ways, with seldom compromises.
Sometimes we stick together, just like the snow flakes do.
Sometimes we choose a different path, it’s up to me and you.

Sometimes the wind takes snow flakes, where they don’t want to go.
It’s just the same with people, there are some that you might know.
But snow flakes have a reason, that they were put upon this earth.
When springtime comes and snow flakes melt, they help bring about rebirth.

So when you see a snow flake, falling from the skies above.
It’s just another way that God, sends us all his love.
Snow flakes stand for purity, and on a moonlit night.
You can see the world, all dressed in winters white.

People are like snow flakes, some are big and some are small.
But don’t think that there all alike, because they are not like that at all.
People just like snow flakes, have some differences you see.
But all in all there special, just like you and me.