STARTED, AND HE GOT SOME ANSWERS. ELMHURST AVENUE IN NICHOLS HILLS IS THE SCENE OF A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY. HOW DID ALL THESE GIANT FROSTY THE SNOWMAN GET HERE? WE HIT THE STREETS TO FIND OUT. UM, PEOPLE CAME TO SEE THEM FROM DIFFERENT CITIES. THAT IS AWESOME. WE FOUND MANY WITNESSES. THE CHILDREN OF ELMHURST AVENUE SAW IT ALL. SOME OF THEM EVEN HELPED SET FROSTY UP. BUT THERE WERE CONFLICTING REPORTS. HOW HARD WAS IT TO PUT HIM UP? HA HA. IT WAS KIND OF EASY. IT KIND OF EASY. HE’S MADE OF SNOW. AND THE CHILDREN DO KNOW HOW HE CAME TO LIFE ONE DAY. BUT I STILL NEEDED ANSWERS LIKE, HOW TALL IS THIS FLOCK OF FROSTY’S ANYWAY? 20FT, 20FT, 20. AT LEAST 12FT. NOW, I’M ABOUT SIX FOOT TALL, AND THIS GUY COULD OBVIOUSLY DUNK ON ME IN A GAME OF BASKETBALL. WE’RE TOLD THERE ARE ABOUT 20FT IN HEIGHT. MY SON DROVE AROUND AND HE COUNTED 57 IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO THAT’S KIND OF LIKE THE SURROUNDING BLOCKS. MISSY HENDERSON SAYS IT ALL STARTED WHEN HER NEIGHBORS HAD A BIG IDEA. LITERALLY GET THE BIGGEST INFLATABLE THAT WE CAN FIND IN AMERICA ALL BY THE SAME ONE. MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER, AND JUST KIND OF SPREAD THE JOY, SHE SAYS. SHE JUMPED ON THE BANDWAGON, BUT SHE LEARNED THE HARD WAY. DON’T TAKE ON A 20 FOOT INFLATABLE BY YOURSELF. I DON’T RECOMMEND THAT. I DIDN’T QUITE REALIZE HOW BIG HE WAS, AND IT KIND OF WAS LIFTING OFF THE GROUND, AND I HAD TO MAKE A MAYDAY CALL TO ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS. AND WHEN HE WAVED GOODBYE, HE SAID, DON’T YOU CRY BECAUSE HE’LL BE BACK AGAIN SOMEDAY. LOOK FOR THIS DISPLAY NEXT YEAR BECAUSE I’M TOLD LOTS OF NEIGHBORS ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. WE HAVE A ELMHURST GROUP CHAT AND I JUST LIKE TEXTING. BUT NEXT YEAR IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY BIG. OKAY, WELL, ALL MOST ALL OF THEM, ANYTHING COMING OUT ABOUT FROSTY’S AT YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SHOW? YEAH. UH, NO. NO. HOME ALONE, HOME ALONE. OKAY. THAT’S A GOOD CHOICE. ALONGSIDE PH
Nichols Hills neighbors describe how the giant snowmen tradition started
Snowmen line the homes of Elmhurst Avenue in Nichols Hills. But how did all of the giant snowmen get there?
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Updated: 7:23 AM CST Dec 22, 2023
An Oklahoma City neighborhood is home to dozens of giant snowmen on front lawns. But how the tradition began is somewhat of a Christmas mystery. Snowmen line the homes of Elmhurst Avenue in Nichols Hills. But how did all of the giant snowmen get there? | MORE | Giant snowmen line front yards of homes in Nichols Hills neighborhoodChildren living on Elmhurst Avenue helped set up some of these decorations, but there were conflicting reports on how hard it was to put up the giant snowman. "Hard!" said one child."It was kind of easy. Yeah, it was kind of easy," said others. The Christmas decorations are about 20 feet tall, towering over all of the residents and visitors in the neighborhood. "My son drove around, and he counted 57 in the neighborhood, so that’s kind of the surrounding blocks," said homeowner Missy Henderson. Henderson said it all started when her neighbors had a big idea. "Get the biggest inflatable that we can find in America. Make it bigger and better, and just spread the joy," Henderson said. She said she jumped on the bandwagon, but she learned the hard way not to take on the giant inflatable by herself. "I don’t recommend that. I didn’t quite realize how big he was, and it kind of was lifting off the ground and made a mayday call to one of my neighbors," Henderson said. Neighbors said they are on the same page, and this display will be back next year. "Next year, it’s going to be even bigger," said the neighborhood children. Top Headlines Ryan Walters announces rule to block Oklahoma school districts from directing resources to DEI programs Hundreds of Oklahoma County families could be evicted just days before Christmas Video: How one Home Depot employee goes out of his way to make customers feel like family Video: Lost wallet found in theater after 65 years Facing eviction, Oklahoma County residents fear for families days before Christmas
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City neighborhood is home to dozens of giant snowmen on front lawns. But how the tradition began is somewhat of a Christmas mystery.
Snowmen line the homes of Elmhurst Avenue in Nichols Hills. But how did all of the giant snowmen get there?
| MORE | Giant snowmen line front yards of homes in Nichols Hills neighborhood
Children living on Elmhurst Avenue helped set up some of these decorations, but there were conflicting reports on how hard it was to put up the giant snowman.
"Hard!" said one child.
"It was kind of easy. Yeah, it was kind of easy," said others.
The Christmas decorations are about 20 feet tall, towering over all of the residents and visitors in the neighborhood.
"My son drove around, and he counted 57 in the neighborhood, so that’s kind of the surrounding blocks," said homeowner Missy Henderson.
Henderson said it all started when her neighbors had a big idea.
"Get the biggest inflatable that we can find in America. Make it bigger and better, and just spread the joy," Henderson said.
She said she jumped on the bandwagon, but she learned the hard way not to take on the giant inflatable by herself.
"I don’t recommend that. I didn’t quite realize how big he was, and it kind of was lifting off the ground and made a mayday call to one of my neighbors," Henderson said.
Neighbors said they are on the same page, and this display will be back next year.
"Next year, it’s going to be even bigger," said the neighborhood children.
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