DIY Snowglobe

Time:30 min

Difficulty:Medium

There’s nothing quite like looking up as snowflakes swirl around and the world becomes a snowglobe… so why not make your own to enjoy indoors?!

Here’s what you need:

An upcycled mason jar
Water
Modeling Clay
Eco-friendly / Biodegradable glitter
Help from an adult

Here’s how you make it:

Step 1: Clean out the jar and make sure all of the labels are gone.

Put your jar through a leak test. Add water, close the lid tightly, and leave it upside-down to make sure that no water gets out. If it passes the test, it’s good to use. Dump the water out and make sure your jar and lid are completely dry.

Step 2: Press a mound of modeling clay to the inside of the lid, making sure it’s secure.

Step 3: Craft your figurine. Press your figurine firmly in the clay. You don’t want them coming apart in your snowglobe!

Step 4: Fill your jar with water almost to the top, leaving space for the figurines on the lid. Testing that it fits before moving on to step 6 is a good idea to avoid a sparkly mess!

Step 5: Add your glitter, then screw the lid on tightly. For more security, be sure to ask an adult to help you add some hot glue around the rim (caution: lid may get hot!)