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Artificial snow made from baking soda and hair conditioner
Artificial snow made from baking soda and shaving cream
Artificial
snow made of starch Snow for diaper filler crafts
Artificial snow slime
Fill your home with comfort and a New Year's fairy tale by making artificial snow with your own hands.
This snow will not freeze your fingers, decorate your Christmas tree and crafts and will be a fun activity for your children.
See also: Cutting snowflakes out of paper (templates)
At the same time, you will need the simplest materials and ingredients that are in every home.
1. Artificial snow made from baking soda and hair conditioner
This recipe will require two ingredients: baking soda and hair conditioner.
In the right proportions, they bond to form snow-like material. It's not cold and really feels like snow to the touch.
You'll need:
1 part hair conditioner (white, uncolored)
6 parts baking soda
For example, ¼ cup of conditioner for 1.5 cups of baking soda
1. Combine hair conditioner with baking soda in a bowl or other container. Some air conditioners are quite watery so you may need less.
2. Add the conditioner gradually. Stir with soda and see if the mass is collected in a lump. You must be able to form a snowball.
2. Artificial snow made from baking soda and shaving cream
This artificial snow is also easy to prepare and can feel slightly cool to the touch.
You can decorate your Christmas tree branches, a festive table with this snow, build snow castles and sculpt mini snowmen.
You'll need:
450 g baking soda
280 g shaving cream
white or silver glitter
1. Place baking soda in a bowl or other large container.
2. Gradually add shaving cream or foam, stir and see if you need to add more.
3. You'll know you've added enough shaving cream when the mixture is in shape.
5. Glitter doesn't have to be added to the snow if you don't want them to stick to your hands and other surfaces. If you decide to add glitter, add a few tablespoons to the mix.
3. Artificial starch snow
This snow looks like loose grains, and it is not cool to the touch.
You'll need:
1 cup of starch
1 cup baking soda
water
1. Put the same amount of starch and baking soda in a bowl or tray and mix them together.
2. Gradually add water until you can form the mass into a ball.
3. Remove the lumps until your artificial snow looks like real snow.
4. Snow for diaper filler crafts
Artificial snow can also be made using common polymers such as sodium polyacrylate. It is able to absorb very large amounts of liquid compared to its own weight.
Sodium polyacrylate is a polymer used in disposable diapers, sanitary pads, and some other products.
This snow is not toxic, lasts a long time and looks like real snow.
You'll need:
Clean diaper
Water
1. Open a clean diaper, inside which you will find cotton wool filler with fine powder. Put everything in a bowl and shake gently to extract the absorbent powder. Multiple diapers can be used to get more polymer.
2. Gradually add a small amount of water to the polymer. The mass will begin to increase as the liquid absorbs.
3. You can mix the mixture with a spoon to make it fluffier. If necessary, add a little water to get even more snow.
This artificial snow is cool to the touch because it mostly consists of water. You can also put it in the freezer for 10 minutes and make it look even more like real snow.
5. Artificial slime with snow
Adults and children will love this soft snow slime.
You'll need:
½ cup of PVA glue
3 cups shaving foam
½ tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon saline solution (contact lens solution)
glitter optional
1. Add shaving cream, PVA glue and baking soda to the bowl.
2. Add saline to the mixture and mix until the mass begins to assemble.
3. If the slime is too sticky, add a few drops of saline and mash the mass with your hands.
The resulting snow slime stretches well and is perfect for children's games or just relieving stress.