How to Make Snow Play Safe and Simple with FAUX Snow!
“Do you wanna build a snowman?” Yes! But the temp’s not sub-zero where you are, so no snow? Or it’s waaay too frigid outside, so you’d prefer the little ones staying safe and warm indoors?
Well, they can still have all the fun of snow play (okay, maybe minus the snowball fights) right in your home kitchen or family room. The secret: your very own homemade fake snow!
Wondering about the method and worried about the mess? Well, here are 7 super-simple ways to make faux snow using readily available household items. Plus, clean-up is a breeze AND you and the kids will have a blast!
7 Recipes for Fake Snow: Easy and Kid-friendly
Apparently, there are quite a number of ways to create what looks and feels like snow, from supplies you probably already have on hand. So we’ve divided up these 7 how-to’s we found into 3 using baking soda, 3 using other household supplies, plus the last one using a surprise material!
Read through the great step-by-step tutorials. Some even give tips on texture and temperature of the mixture for a “real snow” feel, and adding glitter for a bit of magic!
Then, take your pick of which one your kids can manage and will enjoy.
Faux Snow Recipes Using Baking Soda
1 – Cornstarch and baking soda + water – from Little Bins for Little Hands
2 – Baking soda + shaving cream + glitter (optional) – from Simply Designing
3 – Baking soda + white hair conditioner – from Made With Happy
Faux Snow Recipes Using Other Materials
4 – Salt + water – 1 of 3 options from Playing With Rain
5 – DIY snow flocking: Grated white soap bar + a little water – from A Piece of Rainbow
6 – “Clean mud”: Grated white soap + cut-up toilet/tissue paper + water – from Craftberry Bush
Lastly: Faux Snow Made From …..
7 – Cut-up white plastic shopping bags – from Purple House Blog
Now, why didn’t we think of that?!
How else can you use faux snow?
- As a sensory activity for preschoolers or a lesson on weather in homeschool
- For a fun game or activity at a winter birthday party
And even…
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- To decorate a sparkly winter dinner party tablescape (we even have a tutorial post on it)!
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