Dreaming of a White Christmas? Me too. Every year, in fact; it seems that, though I’m in the Midwest, it never snows on Christmas Day in our area anymore, leaving the childhood memories I have of running out to sled and make snow angels pretty hard to repeat with my own child.

Pretty hard, sure—but not impossible. If you’re longing for some snow this season and Jack Frost hasn’t paid a visit just yet, here are a few ideas to help provide some snowy goodness for your family.

Have a snow night at home. Eat all cold or white foods for dinner, wear all white clothes, and snuggle up together watching a movie with plenty of snow in it. Any classic stop motion films of the sixties and seventies would work well, as would a modern family friendly movie like Elf, Fred Clause, or The Polar Express. (Check your local ABC Family Channel listings for the lineup for their 25 Days of Christmas Special.)

Make snow. You can make your own snow cones to enjoy, at least, or even go a step further and delight in some homemade ice cream; but to give your home the illusion of snow, make some snowflakes or mod snow circles with this cool trick, or spray some fake snow on your windows for a frosted effect. Don’t forget to build your own snowman out of cotton balls!

Travel to someplace snowy. If you can afford it or you’re planning on going anyway, why not go now and enjoy some snow? Maybe you were planning to teach your teen to ski, or to visit your parents’ cabin. Wherever it is, if you’re craving snow and you want to go, why not?

Go see the penguins. The penguin exhibit at the zoo is always freezing; it just might be enough to make you feel like you’re in the snow.

Do a snow study. Get online or go to the library and check out books, music, films, and any other resources about places where it snows all year or most of the year. See if you can create a food from one of these countries, or maybe act like a native animal.

 Do snow activities. If it’s cold enough but still not snowing, go ahead and dress for snow to get into the spirit. Dressing up in bulky clothes and wandering around the yard can be pretty funny, especially if the whole family does it. So what if you can’t build an igloo out of white powder drifts—you can still make one out of cardboard boxes. Maybe you’ll encourage a bit of precipitation with your enthusiasm!