How to Make a Snow Globe With No Water

You can make a handmade snow globe using basic kitchen materials.

Most store-bought snow globes are created with a combination of water and other chemicals that allow the snow or glitter to move freely around the globe. If you are making your own handmade snow globe, you can make the particles move in a more interesting way by using other substances instead of water, such as glycerin. You can find glycerin at any natural food store, or you can buy glycerin solution at a craft supply store.

Things You'll Need

• Glass jar with lid
• Glycerin
• Clear micro glitter
• Plastic figure
• Hot glue gun
• Hot glue stick

Instructions

1. Unscrew the lid from a glass jar and place the lid top-side down onto a table.

2. Insert a hot glue stick into a hot glue gun and plug the gun into an electrical outlet to heat up for ten minutes.

3. Squeeze a dollop of hot glue onto the center of the inside of the jar lid.

4. Press the bottom of a small plastic figure onto the hot glue and hold it in place until the glue cools and hardens completely.

5. Fill the glass jar with glycerin, leaving a small area at the top of the jar empty.

6. Pour 1 Tbsp. of clear micro glitter into the glycerin. Screw on the lid tightly.

7. Shake the jar well and set it onto a flat surface using the lid as the base.

Tips & Warnings

• Use caution when working with a glue gun. The gun itself and the melted glue can cause burns.

• Keep the hot glue gun out of the reach of children.

References

• Family Education: Mason Jar Snow Globe