Ice fort

This is how you, the coolest parent on the planet, step in to help your kids build the most epic, unforgettable, impossibly beautiful epic snow fort ever.

Learn how to build an ice-block igloo! We'll even show you how to color it. You can do it in about 30 hours and trust us, it's worth it!

Looking for a fun family winter activity at home? See how Free Press reporter April Barton created a colored ice block igloo.

The five-foot wall is multicolored and glows from inside.

Make an Ice Block Igloo: We live in upstate NY, which means we're accustomed to cold and snowy winters. This winter, however, has been unlike any in recent memory. We've had over a month where nearly every day brought sub-zero temperatures. It's enough to make you start to…

Think back to when you were a kid playing in the snow, what did you make? You most likely made snow angels, a three-tiered snowman with a carrot nose or had a contest to see who

Most of the Backyard Boss staff live in colder regions. Collectively, we’ve got about a hundred years’ worth of snow-fort building experience. Epic snow fort building skills allow for the highest level of bragging rights, and frankly, we’ve got ’em. If you’re looking to level up your snow fort building game this winter, these construction ... Read moreHow to Build an Epic Snow Fort: 5 Pro-Tips for Optimum Construction

Having made the attempt at building an igloo a couple of different times in my life, I can tell you that putting together even a simple igloo was beyond my skill set. There's no way I could have ever pulled this off.

When you're building your snow fort masterpiece, one icy material stands atop all others: Pykrete.