WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the IRS warns it will be able to handle only about half the calls it receives from taxpayers this filing season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled a dancing snowman video in the name of making eating healthy snacks more fun.

The USDA posted a blog of step-by-step instructions for healthy snack ideas while children are home from school during Christmas holiday break.

You’re never too old to play with your food! This winter, while the kids are home from school and family and friends gather together, you can experiment with ways to make healthy foods festive and fun.

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Step one of creating “a snowy scene using foods from all five of the MyPlate food groups:” choose your ingredients.

The government agency recommends: whole-grain bread, peanut butter, a banana, raisins, a carrot, pretzel sticks, cheese slices (low-fat, of course), “your favorite green vegetable,” and edible snow (they used popcorn – air-popped, of course).

The USDA then provides a guide on how to make the Christmas winter scene, in case the average American isn’t capable of figuring it out.

They even provide a video of the scene created by the bureaucracy, complete with dancing snowman:

Meanwhile, some working with Wisconsin schools are suggesting parents “avoid providing cookies, candy and cakes” while kids are home during the two-week break.

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Amy Korth, nutrition education and school breakfast state specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Extension Family Living Programs, provides the Marshfield News Herald with “some tips for parents based on the USDA ‘smart snacks’ guidelines that will let kids enjoy the holidays while not overdoing it on sweet treats.”

“For parents and school nutrition staff who work hard all year to feed children healthy, nutritious meals, the holiday season can be a challenge,” the paper reports.

Among other suggestions is to serve juice in smaller cups to limit portion sizes.

Another idea? No snacks at all.

“Consider non-food items like pencils, small building block sets, tiny decks of cards or a multitude of fun items found at your local discount store,” according to the paper.