How to Make Snow From Soap Powder

Homemade snow is a great decorative element for many occasions.

Making your own snow flakes from soap powder is a great activity. Snow soap can be made with few ingredients and will provide many hours of fun for you and your little loved ones. For some, snow soap makes a great addition to a decorative item in front of your home. Making snow from soap is simple to do and there are many different recipes available.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup soap powder
• 1/2 cup of warm water
• cardboard
• Mixer
• Spatula

Instructions

1. Mix together your soap powder and water until the mixture becomes sudsy. An electric mixer will work best for this step. Make sure that you are using soap powder; Ivory makes a soap powder that works well.

2. Scoop or spoon out your mixture and lay it down over the cardboard. Use a spatula make a flat layer of soap on the cardboard, as if you were icing a cake with frosting.

3. Let dry undisturbed for at least 10 to 12 hours--overnight works best.

4. Peel the snow off the cardboard. Crush it with your hands to create individual snow flakes, or use a cookie cutter to cut bigger shapes out of it. You will be able to tell it is dry because it will be smooth and have a rubber-like consistency.

References

• Snow Recipe