Artificial snow can help you have fun with your baby and can also be useful for a variety of crafts / handicrafts. How can you make it so that it is budgetary enough and simple? We have collected 20 recipe options for you artificial snow- try and share your impressions. Not all of them will completely imitate snow - fluffy, soft, cold and smelling fresh. There is also "snow" paint for painting and "snow" slime, and "snow" plasticine, and other interesting substances. But all of them are directly related to snow and will definitely appeal to children. And if you need "adult" options for use in needlework, then go straight to the second part (paragraph 9 and further)
For children, the most curious options are those proposed by Crystal Andrewood.
How to make artificial snow at home
1. Shining snow
It comes out cold, fluffy and very soft.
Ingredients:
Two boxes of cornstarch / cornmeal
Shaving cream
Peppermint extract (optional)
2. Snow plasticine
Ingredients:
2 cups baking soda
1 cup cornstarch
1 and 1/2 cups cold water
A few drops of peppermint extract
3. Snow "slime"
Ingredients:
2 cups PVA glue
1.5 cups hot water
Optional: a few drops of mint extract to give the slime a frosty scent
Mix in a small bowl
In a second bowl, mix
3/4 teaspoon borax
1.3 cups hot water
Combine the contents of both bowls and stir with your hands for a few minutes until the mixture begins to stretch.
4. Snow paint
Ingredients:
Shaving cream
PVA school glue
Peppermint extract
5. "Silk" snow
Ingredients:
Frozen white soap bars (any brand)
Cheese grater
Peppermint extract
Method of preparation - send the soap overnight in the freezer. In the morning, you can take it out one piece at a time (Crystal used 6 bars) and rub it on a grater. This will create fluffy snow, which you can add glitter and mint extract to. It molds beautifully, and you can make a snowman or any other figurine.
6. Snow dough
Ingredients:
Cornstarch (freeze overnight to keep the snow dough cold)
Lotion (refrigerated overnight to keep the snow cold)
7. "Liquid" snow.
Ingredients:
Frozen corn starch
Ice water
Peppermint extract
In the starch that you took out of the freezer, you need to add ice water until the desired consistency is obtained. It is recommended to add a little to prevent the "snow" from getting too thin.
Also, if you've never made a non-Newtonian liquid before, you might be in for a surprise. Because with active interaction, the mass becomes harder and more viscous, and at rest it spreads.
8. Snow from shaving foam
Ingredients:
1 can of shaving foam
1.5 packs of soda
sequins (optional)
Squeeze the contents of the foam can into a bowl and gradually add the baking soda. You will have a very nice mass of snow from which you can sculpt figures.
Now let's move on to the adult part.
Artificial snow recipes
9. Snow made of foamed polyethylene
Ingredients:
foamed polyethylene (used as a packaging material for equipment, glass; shoe liners) or polystyrene;
fine grater.
We work with gloves. Grind polyethylene or polystyrene on a grater and ... Voila! You have fluffy flakes all over your house !!! If you add sparkles, then the snow will also sparkle. You can sprinkle anything you want with this snow, if you first grease the surface with liquid (diluted with water) PVA glue.
10. Snow from polymer clay
Ingredients:
the remains of dried polymer clay (plastic).
Needlewomen often keep the remains of polymer clay, which is a pity to throw away. It is very convenient to grind it with your hands, and then with a coffee grinder. It turns out a light and multi-colored (when using colored clay) snowball, which can be used to decorate postcards and other hand-made products.
11. Snow from a baby diaper
Ingredients:
baby diaper.
To get snow, you need:
1.Cut open the diaper and remove the sodium polyacrylate from it, and then tear into small pieces.
2. Put the resulting mass into a container and fill it with water. Pour in gradually, in small portions, until the pieces of polyacrylate begin to resemble snow. Just do not overdo it, otherwise it will turn out too wet;
3. To make the snow look more realistic, put the container in the refrigerator, but not in the freezer.
12. Salt frost
Ingredients:
salt (preferably coarsely ground);
water.
Preparing a concentrated salt solution. To do this, fill the pan with a little water and set it on low heat. Add salt until it stops dissolving. We dip the branches of a spruce, pine or any other plant in a hot solution and leave for a while. The crystal formation process is much faster in warm water! Let the water drain and leave the plants to dry for 4-5 hours. Sparkling frost is guaranteed to you! If you add brilliant green, food coloring or ink to the salt solution, then the frost will turn out to be colored!
13. Artificial snow for the "snow globe"
Ingredients:
Paraffin candle
It must be grated on a fine grater. This "snow" is great for making toys "a la snowball"when glycerin and artificial snow flakes are added to the water. The container is hermetically closed and when shaken, the snow smoothly sinks to the bottom.
You can really go a simpler way - and add ordinary sparkles to such a ball. It will turn out to be no less impressive.
14. Snow from PVA and flock
Flock is a very finely chopped pile. And if you are lucky enough to find a pack of white flock on sale - rejoice. After all, now you will get "snow" for any craft in a matter of minutes. It is enough to generously grease the surface with glue and sprinkle with flock on top (you can use a strainer).
15. Snow from PVA and starch
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of starch
2 tablespoons PVA
2 tablespoons silver paint
Mix (grind) the ingredients thoroughly.
Such snow is suitable when you need to decorate the surface of the product with a voluminous white mass.
16. Mass simulating snow
Ingredients:
small quartz sand or semolina or foam crumb
white acrylic
thick PVA
1. Pour a small amount of the material of your choice into a bowl. Approximately 1 faceted glass.
2. In this bulk material we begin to gradually add white acrylic paint... From experience, it is better to buy it in hardware store for facade works... We add to such a state that our free-flowing particles stick together, but do not float in the liquid.
3. Then add PVA, preferably thick. We also add quite a bit so that the mixture is elastic and viscous.
4. Well, and some silver sequins. We mix everything and ... everything !!!
Edible "snow" recipes.
17. Sugar Snow
Ingredients:
sugar.
Dip the edges of the glass (glass) in water or syrup, and then in sugar.
18. "Snowy" plants
Ingredients:
gum arabic;
egg white.
With the help of these components, plants can be sugared (non-poisonous and non-bitter). Good taste possess flowers of pear, apple, cherry, rose, violet, primrose, lemon, begonia, chrysanthemum, gladioli, pansies... The candied leaves of mint, lemon balm, geranium are beautiful and very fragrant. Dissolve 12 g of gum arabic with constant stirring in ¼ glass of hot water (in a water bath). Cool the solution. Prepare sugar syrup: 100g sugar in ¼ glass of water. Cool too. Apply the gum arabic solution to the plants with a brush, and then the sugar syrup. Sprinkle with fine granulated sugar (but not powdered). Dry on parchment or tracing paper. Such "snowy" beauty will not deteriorate for several months. These flowers can be used to decorate a birthday cake or your favorite small sweet pastries.
19. "Snowy" plants - option 2
Ingredients:
egg white;
sugar.
Beat the egg white and sugar until frothy. Apply with a brush to the petals of the plant and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Put the plants prepared in this way on parchment and put in the oven over low heat. Two hours later, you can admire the beauty!
20. salty "snow" for meat
Ingredients:
a pinch of salt;
egg white.
Beat the egg white and a pinch of salt into a stiff foam using a mixer. Lay this impromptu snow on the meat and send it to the oven! Miracles: a chicken in a snowdrift!
I really hope that from these 20 options for artificial snow recipes you were able to find the right one for yourself.
Today, there are many ways to make artificial snow at home.
1. Making snow from soap
Rub white soap (or a candle white) on a grater and mix with baby powder.
2. Making snow from foam
On a grater, you need to grate the foam and sprinkle it on the branches, which must first be smeared with glue. Branches for this can be taken from any tree, and if you add a little sparkle to the foam plastic, then the snow on the branches will sparkle beautifully. This method can be used to decorate spreading and large branches. Snow-covered branches can be decorated with anything, for example, a garland, bows, balls, etc.
3. Snow from diapers
Taking enough diapers, you will have to carefully cut them with scissors and pour the contents - the same sodium polyacrylate - into a previously prepared container. For these purposes, you can take a bucket or a basin, or get by with a smaller container - it will all depend on how much snow you want to end up with. After the contents of the diapers are poured into the container, you should pour some water into it, stir, and wait some time until the sodium polyacrylate absorbs the liquid. If the "snow" looks dry, add some more water and stir again. And so on until the contents of the container look like real snow. To make the artificial snow look like real not only externally, but also to the touch, it is enough to place it in the refrigerator. If the container is too large - in the cold. The main thing is that the temperature is not below zero - in this case, the water will freeze, and our artificial snow will simply turn into ice.
4. Snow from packaging bags (in the photo, comparison with real snow)
You will need:
- foamed polyethylene; (material that is used as packing material for breakable items, as well as inserted into the toes of new shoes to maintain shape.)
- fine grater
- scissors. 
It is advisable to work with gloves. With a little effort, we get the following result, but if you are not satisfied with this result, you can experiment further. Let's take a pair of scissors and cut our snow flakes into small pieces.
5 salt frost
We will simulate hoarfrost using salt crystals. It will turn out to be real chemical experiment, and for the kid - a magical transformation. It is better to take coarse salt, then the crystals will be more effective. Salt crystals can be colored by touching up the salt solution with ink, brilliant green, or food dyes.
So. Pour salt into boiling water, let it dissolve completely (proportion: 1 kg of salt per 1.5-2 liters of water). Dip clean and dry twigs into a hot saline solution (this is important). Leave to cool. Then carefully remove the branches and let dry. The frost is ready. The method is convenient for small twigs, dried herbs, dill umbrellas, etc. You can grow salt crystals and Christmas tree decorations... "Frosty" branches look good not only solo, as an independent winter bouquet, but also in New Year's compositions from coniferous branches.
6. Snow from shaving foam
You need to mix about a pack of baking soda with about a can of shaving foam. By kneading a mass of these ingredients, you get a cool, snow-like substance from which snowballs and snows really form.
7. Shining snow
It comes out cold, fluffy and very soft.
Ingredients:
Two boxes of cornstarch / cornmeal
Shaving cream
Peppermint extract (optional)
Sequins or mica
8. Snow plasticine
Ingredients:
2 cups of baking soda
1 cup cornstarch
1 and 1/2 cups cold water
A few drops of peppermint extract
Sequins
9. Snow "slime"
Ingredients:
2 cups PVA glue
1.5 cups hot water
Sequins
Optional: a few drops of mint extract to give the slime a frosty scent
Mix in a small bowl
In a second bowl, mix
3/4 teaspoon borax
1.3 cups hot water
Combine the contents of both bowls and stir with your hands for a few minutes until the mixture begins to stretch.
10. Snow paint
Ingredients:
Shaving cream
PVA school glue
Peppermint extract
Glitters
11. "Silk" snow
Ingredients:
Frozen white soap bars (any brand)
Cheese grater
Sequins
Peppermint extract
Method of preparation - send the soap overnight in the freezer. In the morning, you can take it out one piece at a time (Crystal used 6 bars) and rub it on a grater. This will create fluffy snow, which you can add glitter and mint extract to. It molds beautifully, and you can make a snowman or any other figurine.
12. Snow dough
Ingredients:
Cornstarch (freeze overnight to keep the snow dough cold)
Lotion (refrigerated overnight to keep the snow cold)
Sequins
13. "Liquid" snow.
Ingredients:
Frozen corn starch
Ice water
Peppermint extract
Sequins
You need to add ice water to the starch that you took out of the freezer until the desired consistency is obtained. It is recommended to add a little, so that the "snow" does not turn out to be too liquid.
Also, if you've never made a non-Newtonian liquid before, you might be in for a surprise. Because with active interaction, the mass becomes harder and more viscous, and at rest it spreads.
14 polymer clay snow
Ingredients:
the remains of dried polymer clay (plastic).
Needlewomen often keep the remains of polymer clay, which is a pity to throw away. It is very convenient to grind it with your hands, and then with a coffee grinder. It turns out a light and multi-colored (when using colored clay) snowball, which can be used to decorate postcards and other hand-made products.
15.PE foam snow
Ingredients:
foamed polyethylene (used as a packaging material for equipment, glass; shoe inserts) or foam;
fine grater.
We work with gloves. Grind polyethylene or polystyrene on a grater and ... Voila! You have fluffy flakes all over your house !!! If you add sparkles, then the snow will also sparkle. You can sprinkle anything you want with this snow, if you first grease the surface with liquid (diluted with water) PVA glue.
16. Artificial snow for the "snow globe"
Ingredients:
Paraffin candle
It must be grated on a fine grater. Such "snow" is great for making toys "a la snowball" when glycerin and artificial snow flakes are added to the water. The container is hermetically closed and when shaken, the snow smoothly sinks to the bottom.
You can really go a simpler way - and add ordinary sparkles to such a ball. It will turn out to be no less impressive.
17. Snow from PVA and flock
Flock is a very finely chopped pile. And if you are lucky enough to find a pack of white flock on sale - rejoice. After all, now you will get "snow" for any craft in a matter of minutes. It is enough to generously grease the surface with glue and sprinkle with flock on top (you can use a strainer).
18. Snow from PVA and starch
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of starch
2 tablespoons PVA
2 tablespoons silver paint
Mix (grind) the ingredients thoroughly.
Such snow is suitable when you need to decorate the surface of the product with a voluminous white mass.
19. Mass simulating snow
Ingredients:
fine quartz sand or semolina or foam crumbs
white acrylic
thick PVA
sequins
1. Pour a small amount of the material of your choice into a bowl. Approximately 1 faceted glass.
2. In this bulk material, we begin to gradually add white acrylic paint. From experience, it is better to buy it at a hardware store for facade work. We add to such a state that our free-flowing particles stick together, but do not float in the liquid.
3. Then add PVA, preferably thick. We also add quite a bit so that the mixture is elastic and viscous.
4. Well, and some silver sequins. We mix everything and ... everything !!!
Edible snow recipes.
1. Sugar Snow
Ingredients:
sugar.
Dip the edges of the glass (glass) in water or syrup, and then in sugar.
2. "Snowy" plants
Ingredients:
gum arabic;
egg white.
With the help of these components, plants can be sugared (non-poisonous and non-bitter). Flowers of pear, apple, cherry, rose, violet, primrose, lemon, begonias, chrysanthemums, gladioli, pansies have a good taste. The candied leaves of mint, lemon balm, geranium are beautiful and very fragrant. Dissolve 12 g of gum arabic with constant stirring in ¼ glass of hot water (in a water bath). Cool the solution. Prepare sugar syrup: 100g sugar in ¼ glass of water. Cool too. Apply the gum arabic solution to the plants with a brush, and then the sugar syrup. Sprinkle with fine granulated sugar (but not powdered). Dry on parchment or tracing paper. Such "snowy" beauty will not deteriorate for several months. These flowers can be used to decorate a birthday cake or your favorite small sweet pastries.
3. "Snowy" plants - option 2
Ingredients:
egg white;
sugar.
Beat the egg white and sugar until frothy. Apply with a brush to the petals of the plant and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Put the plants prepared in this way on parchment and put in the oven over low heat. Two hours later, you can admire the beauty!
4. salty "snow" for meat
Ingredients:
a pinch of salt;
egg white.
Beat the egg white and a pinch of salt into a stiff foam using a mixer. Lay this impromptu snow on the meat and send it to the oven! Miracles: a chicken in a snowdrift!
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Not sure how to make artificial snow? We have prepared the top 15 fastest and simple recipes... Artificial snow is almost indistinguishable from real!
For crafts with children, interior decoration or decor festive dishes often it is necessary to create a snowy effect. Artificial snow is sold in cylinders and in bulk, but its prices are almost like oil. To financial side the question did not limit the creative, we suggest making the snow yourself.
Recipe number 1
Ingredients:
- foamed polyethylene (used as a packaging material for equipment, glass; shoe liners) or polystyrene;
- fine grater.
Wear gloves to keep the snow from sticking to your hands. Grind (with a stick, fork) polyethylene or polystyrene. Voila! Fluffy flakes are now all over the house. To make the snow sparkle, add sparkles.
If you want to powder specific objects with such a snowball, grease the surface with liquid PVA glue. Toddlers like to crush foam with their hands, watch how it sticks to their fingers. Do not deprive them of this joy, especially since such an activity remarkably develops fine motor skills. If the foam consists of large solid balls, it is not necessary to grate it, you can manually break it into small crumbs.
Recipe number 2
Ingredients:
- the remains of dried polymer clay (plastic).
Needlewomen often have residues of polymer clay, which it is a pity to throw away. If you grind it with your hands, and then with a coffee grinder, you get a light and multi-colored (when using colored clay) snowball. This artificial snow can be used to decorate postcards and other hand-made products.
Recipe number 3
Ingredients:
- coarse salt;
- water.
Fill a saucepan with a little water and place over low heat. Add salt until it stops dissolving. Dip the plants (beautifully curved tree branches, spruce or pine legs with cones) into the hot solution and leave for a day. Sparkling frost is guaranteed to you! If you add brilliant green, food coloring or ink to the salt solution, then the frost will turn out to be colored! Plants processed in this way look beautiful in winter bouquets and long time do not lose their attractiveness.
Recipe number 4
Ingredients:
- white baby soap or a candle.
Grate the soap (candle) on a fine grater. If you mix such snow with talcum powder (baby powder), then it is quite possible to decorate the children's craft, drawing. Another option is to use such snow for making toys "a la snowball", when glycerin and artificial snow are added to the water (you can also use sparkles or finely chopped rain). The container is hermetically closed and when shaken, the snow smoothly sinks to the bottom.
Recipe number 5
Ingredients:
- semolina.
Semolina can perfectly imitate snow on postcards or children's drawings. Apply glue to the place to be covered with snow and sprinkle with semolina. Shake off the remains after drying. Instead of semolina, you can glue crystals of sea salt.
Recipe number 6
Ingredients:
- PVA glue;
- shaving foam.
Mix equal proportions of PVA glue and shaving foam. This will make a wonderful airy snow paint. You can add glitter to the paint. This paint can be used to paint snowflakes, snowmen, polar bears and winter landscapes. After some time, the paint will harden, and you will get a voluminous winter picture.
Recipe number 7
For crafts with babies, you can use torn white paper. This exercise is very useful for motor skills.
Recipe number 8
As snow, you can use cotton pads, synthetic winterizer, foam balls.
Recipe number 9
Ingredients:
- sugar.
Dip the edges of the glass (glass) in water or syrup, and then in sugar.
Recipe number 10
Ingredients:
- gum arabic;
- egg white.
With the help of these components, non-poisonous and non-bitter plants can be sugared. For example, flowers of pear, apple, cherry, rose, violet, primrose, lemon, begonias, chrysanthemums, gladioli, pansies. The candied leaves of mint, lemon balm, geranium are beautiful and very fragrant. Dissolve 12 g of gum arabic with constant stirring in ¼ glass of hot water (in a water bath). Cool the solution. Prepare sugar syrup: 100g sugar in ¼ glass of water. Cool too. Apply the gum arabic solution to the plants with a brush, and then the sugar syrup. Sprinkle with fine granulated sugar (but not powdered). Dry on parchment or tracing paper. Such "snowy" beauty will not deteriorate for several months. These flowers can be used to decorate a birthday cake or your favorite cakes.
Recipe number 11
Ingredients:
- egg white;
- sugar.
Beat the egg white and sugar until frothy. Apply with a brush to the petals of the plant and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Put the plants prepared in this way on parchment and put in the oven over low heat. Two hours later, you can admire the beauty!
Recipe number 12
Ingredients:
- a pinch of salt;
- egg white.
Beat the egg white and a pinch of salt into a stiff foam using a mixer. Lay this impromptu snow on the meat and send it to the oven! Surprise your guests with a chicken in a snowdrift! Non-melting Frost patterns on the windows
Recipe number 13
Ingredients:
- beer;
- magnesium or urea.
Real frosty patterns can be made on glass by applying a solution of beer and magnesia (available at the pharmacy). Wash and dry the glass. Dissolve 50 g of chalk or urea in 1/2 cup of light beer and apply to glass. You can use a brush, sponge, or cotton swab. Imitate frosty feathers and curls when applying. When the liquid begins to dry out, crystals will begin to appear on the glass, similar to real frosty patterns. You can use a hairdryer to speed up the drying of the glass. This solution is easily washed off from window panes. You can decorate glass very nicely in interior doors or on the site at the entrance.
Recipe number 14
Ingredients:
- PVA glue;
- icing sugar.
You can use regular glue and icing sugar to write greetings or draw drawings on glass. Apply the drawing with a brush or stencil and dust with powder. The only drawback is that the picture may "float" if condensation accumulates on the glass. Having decorated the glass with frosty stains, do not forget about the windowsill.
Recipe number 15
Ingredients:
- water;
- sodium hyposulfite.
Don't be intimidated by sodium hyposulfite, you can find it in photography or chemical stores. It is also called sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate (this is a photographic fixer). Dissolve 30-40 g of sodium hyposulfite in half a glass of water and apply the mixture to glass. Wait until dry. The crystals are dense, white, opaque.
Which of the recipes to use - decide for yourself. It all depends on what you need snow for, what effect you want to achieve. Sometimes it is enough just to scatter (or glue) pieces of padding polyester, cotton pads, paper confetti. Sometimes you need a textured paste or fluffy small granules. Nobody canceled the old proven method of painting on glass with white gouache and toothpaste. In fact, there are a lot of options to create a truly winter mood! Do not wait for "manna from heaven", create yourself a "snowy" mood right now!
Dear Readers! What snow recipes do you know? Have you tried making snow with your children yourself? Share your tips in the comments.
Kiev decided that spring had begun. I even found fluffy cats on a willow tree, can you imagine! And Ksyusha has been yearning for snow since summer. she remembered so much that the whole year the baby is waiting for new snow. Well, no - that means you need to do it yourself. In search of the perfect homemade snow, I stumbled upon many interesting recipes, each of which promises to be super duper. Okay, let's try everything. During the day's walk, Serafimka and I went around all the necessary nearby shops and collected a bunch of ingredients.
Ingredients
From all this wealth, I prepared 4 types of artificial snow and recorded a short video review for you, which shows how each snow mixture looks like: does it stick, how loose, smooth is each of them:
Recipe one: "Cold home snow"
Shaving foam snow
Ingredients:
- Shaving foam
I mixed the components without adhering to any proportion, although the recipe says that you need to take 1 can of foam for 1 pack of soda. I decided to save the foam for two more experiments, so I didn't make artificial snow from the whole can.
This snow turned out to be wet, cold and fragrant (we have a smell of menthol and something else). It is easy to sculpt snowmen from it.
Recipe two: "Fragrant gentle snow"
Snow from baby oil
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of flour
- 1/4 cup baby massage oil
Important:
The original recipe suggested taking 1 cup of baby oil for 8 cups of flour. This portion seemed a bit big to me, so I cut it 4 times. You need to knead it thoroughly; for these purposes, you can take an egg whisk.
This recipe made the most delicate homemade snow with pleasant aroma... Suitable for children with very sensitive skin. You can sculpt snowballs and figures from it, just like from the present.
Recipe three: "Very white and crispy snow"
Cornstarch snow
Ingredients:
- 3 cups cornstarch
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Important: the presence of oil in the recipe makes it difficult to clean up after the game!
We knead the ingredients very carefully, you can also take a whisk. The result is super crisp, tactile, lively snow that looks a bit like kinetic sand... By the way, this recipe is surprisingly the most economical :) And one more significant plus for mothers of year olds: this snow can be eaten and it is safe!
Fourth recipe: "Do-it-yourself kinetic snow"
Snow made from soda, starch and flour
Ingredients:
- 1 cup baking soda
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
I prepared this snow like this: I mixed soda with cornmeal, added water, then added the right amount of starch (about 1/2 cup). The snow turned out to be very interesting to the touch, some kind of slightly fluid. Cornstarch adds this sensation to it.
How to play with home snow?
- You can add glitters, snowflakes, food colors, or other little things to every snow.
- It is worth cooking for games different tools for (rolling pin, plastic knife, spoons, spatulas, molds, stamps, etc.), baby dishes or bottles with liquid paint and spray.
- You can also invite different characters to the game: animals, Santa Claus, and others.
Instruments
Tidier on a rimmed tray
I do not like to build a children's game according to a specific scenario, so I do not invent any fairy tales in advance. I just create conditions that are conducive to exciting game... The only thing, before each game, I voice some rules, for example: “Do not scatter snow around you, do not walk around the house with a box, use tools in turn, and the like”. Of course, these rules often pass by my girls :) But I think that you still need to say them ...
Simochka sprinkles snow in a mini-bowl with a spoon
Of course, you can bring real snow from the street and play with it. But this magic will not last long. They cannot decorate a Christmas tree, window sills, candles and other details. For this, artificial snow is best suited, which is easy to make at home. In some cases, you can even make snowballs out of it. We have compiled for you a collection of 15 ways to make artificial paraphernalia.
1 snow plasticine
2 cups baking soda, 1 cup cornstarch, 1 or 1/2 cup cold water (see consistency), a few drops of peppermint essential oil (optional), glitter (optional).
2. Snow "slime"
2 cups PVA glue, 1.5 cups hot water, glitter and a few drops of peppermint essential oil to give the slime a frosty aroma and shine. Mix in a small bowl.
In a second bowl, mix 3/4 teaspoon of borax and 1.3 cups of hot water. Combine the contents of both bowls and stir with your hands for a few minutes until the mixture begins to stretch.
3. Snow paint
Shaving cream, PVA school glue, a few drops of peppermint essential oil, glitter.
4. Silk snow
Frozen white soap bars (any brand), cheese grater, glitter, mint essential oil.
Send the soap to the freezer overnight. In the morning, you can take it out one piece at a time and grate it. This will create fluffy snow, which you can add glitter and mint extract to. It molds beautifully, and you can make a snowman or any other figurine.
5. Snow dough
Cornstarch, lotion (put everything in the refrigerator overnight to keep it cold), glitter. Stir to the desired consistency.
6. "Liquid" snow
Frozen cornstarch, ice water, peppermint essential oil, glitter.
You need to add ice water to the starch that you took out of the freezer until the desired consistency is obtained. It is recommended to add a little to prevent the "snow" from getting too thin.
7. Snow from shaving foam
1 can of shaving foam, 1.5 packs of baking soda, glitter (optional). Squeeze the contents of the foam can into a bowl and gradually add the baking soda. You will have a very nice mass of snow from which you can sculpt figures.
8. Snow made of foamed polyethylene
Foamed polyethylene or polystyrene; fine grater. We work with gloves. Grind polyethylene or polystyrene on a grater and ... Voila! You have fluffy flakes all over your house! If you add sparkles, then the snow will also sparkle. You can sprinkle anything you want with this snow, if you first grease the surface with liquid PVA glue.
9. Snow from polymer clay
Remains of dried polymer clay (plastic), grind it with your hands, and then with a coffee grinder. It turns out a light and multi-colored (when using colored clay) snowball, which can be used to decorate postcards and other hand-made products.
10. Snow from a baby diaper
To get snow, you need to cut the diaper and remove the sodium polyacrylate from it, and then tear it into small pieces. Put the resulting mass in a container and fill it with water. Pour in gradually, in small portions, until the pieces of polyacrylate begin to resemble snow. Just don't overdo it, or it will get too wet. To make the snow look more realistic, place the container in the refrigerator, but not in the freezer.
11. Frost from salt
Salt (preferably coarsely ground), water. Preparing a concentrated salt solution. To do this, fill the pan with a little water and set it on low heat. Add salt until it stops dissolving. We dip the branches of a spruce, pine or any other plant in a hot solution and leave for a while. The crystal formation process is much faster in warm water. Let the water drain and leave the plants to dry for 4-5 hours. Sparkling frost is guaranteed to you! If you add brilliant green, food dyes or ink to a salt solution, then the frost will turn out to be colored.
12. Artificial snow for the "snow globe"
The paraffin candle must be grated on a fine grater. This "snow" is great for making toys "a la snowball" when glycerin and artificial snow flakes are added to the water. The container is hermetically closed and when shaken, the snow smoothly sinks to the bottom.
13. Snow from PVA and flock
Flock is a finely chopped pile. And if you are lucky enough to find a white flock pack on sale - good luck! After all, now you will get "snow" for any craft in a matter of minutes. It is enough to generously grease the surface with glue and sprinkle with flock on top (you can use a strainer).
14. Snow from PVA and starch
2 tablespoons of starch, 2 tablespoons of PVA, 2 tablespoons of silver paint. Mix (grind) the ingredients thoroughly. Such snow is suitable when you need to decorate the surface of the product with a voluminous white mass.
15. Mass simulating snow
Fine quartz sand (available at the pet store, filler for chinchillas), semolina or foam crumbs, white acrylic, thick PVA, glitter (optional).
Pour a small amount of the material of your choice into a bowl, about 1 glass. We begin to gradually add white acrylic paint to it (it is better to buy it in a hardware store for facade work). Add until the free-flowing particles stick together, but do not float in the liquid. Then add PVA, preferably thick, also quite a bit, so that the mixture is elastic and viscous. Well, and some silver sequins. We mix everything and ... that's it!
We hope you find a suitable recipe for yourself and arrange a snow fairy tale with the children at home. Well, if it didn't work out, don't worry, there is a 16th, secret recipe - buy a ready-made snow remedy and just add water.
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