Activity Overview
Create a winter wonderland no matter what climate you live in. Everyone in the family loves the wonder that a snow globe brings. This craft is easy and inexpensive to make and allows your little artist to personalize his/ her snow globe to suit their interests. Kids will love using figurines of their favorite characters or creating a pretty nature scene of their own to create their very own winter wonderland. Enjoy the endless possibilities that this craft offers and become happily mesmerized with the winter or magical ( glitter can represent magic too) world with each shake of the globe.
Materials Needed
- A small jar with lid of any size. ( a baby food jar or pickle jar work well)
- Small plastic figurines, so that they will not rust over time.
- sandpaper
- glycerin
- epoxy
- glitter
- distilled water
How to Make It
- Clean the jar well.
- Use sandpaper to sand down the inside of the lid to make it rough.
- Apply epoxy to the inside of the lid, add your figurine or other decorations and let the epoxy dry.
- Fill the jar with water and a few drops of glycerin.
- Sprinkle in a small amount of glitter. Do not add too much or the glitter with clump up at the bottom of the jar.
- When the epoxy on the lid is completely dry, screw the top on the jar and seal tightly. Shake and watch it snow!
Makes a great gift for family or friends or a really cool keepsake for yourself!
