Animating a static, commercial snowman

So you picked up a wire frame snowman at your local home improvement center and now that you've plugged it in, it glows nice and bright but it just stands there. And you want to make it interact a bit more with your viewers by adding some motion. It's not as hard as you might think, but it does involve a bit of DIY engineering, and truth be told, sometimes it turns out to be the one-of-a-kind-I-hope-I-never-have-to-do-this-again kind of engineering! But stick to it, and it'll come together. Here's one way to do it...

The first thing was to separate the head from the body. A Dremel Moto Tool with appropriate cutter wheel is a good option to cut any wire/welded sections. However, the lights attached to the head were a bit more problematic -- and not wanting to dislodge them, they were kept connected.

A swivel collar was designed which allowed for the light cables to remain intact. The collar was made in 3 parts, a top and bottom section and a washer spacer:

The material chosen was a plastic, kitchen cutting board because they're very strong and inexpensive, although they're a bear to cut. A saber saw or band saw is highly suggested although a hack saw could also be used.