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How to Make a Homemade Snow Globe

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various types of homemade snow globes

Shake up your winter routine with this easy-to-make homemade snow globe. This DIY project would be a perfect holiday gift for friends or family.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE A SNOW GLOBE

  • A clean glass jar with a lid. You can choose any kind of jar. Check your fridge for interesting shapes and sizes. Just make sure to clean it first
  • Distilled water
  • Glitter
  • Low-temperature glue gun and glue sticks
  • Small toy or figurine

HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOMEMADE SNOW GLOBE

supplies need to make a homemade snow globe

Step 1: Choose a toy/figurine that will fit inside your jar.

glue the figurine to the lid of the jar

Step 2: Glue the base of the toy/figurine to the inside of the jar’s lid.

adding glitter to be the snow in the globe

Step 3: Add glitter to the jar. The more you add, the more “snow” you’ll see.

fill the jar with water

Step 4: Fill the jar with distilled water. Leave a little room at the top so it doesn’t overflow.

put the figurine and lid on the jar to finish the snow globe

Step 5: Submerge the toy/figurine and tightly screw the lid on the jar.

completed homemade snow globe with penguin

For a how-to on other perfect holiday gifts, head to https://scoutlife.org/tag/holiday-fun/.


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9 Comments on How to Make a Homemade Snow Globe

  1. i loved this prodect i did it for my store

  2. i did for my store im selling my snowglbes

  3. Can you use other things to substitute glitter?

  4. Will it work if I use wood glue or super glue instead of hot glue?

  5. Unicornlover // January 26, 2022 at 4:18 am // Reply

    I wanna do it once I have everything for my mums birthday

  6. Snow globey! // June 13, 2021 at 9:39 pm // Reply

    So fun to make

  7. Penny and her parrot // July 10, 2020 at 10:47 am // Reply

    So cool! I love it!

  8. i cant do it ha ha😢😣😤😥😈😡

  9. i loved this fun! project

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