One winter, when the kids where still small enough to enjoy it, I used my masory tools and buckets to make an actual snow fort, complete with a gate and crenulations on the top. There were some epic snowball fights to be had.
Honestly most dad's don't want any special congratulations for doing stuff like this for their family. It's not special, it shouldn't be rare, it's what a man does. We provide, protect and love. We don't do it because we have to but because we really want to.