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Snow on the windows with your own hands. How to make artificial snow for decor with your own hands: seven recipes


Winter is associated with the New Year, gifts and, of course, snow. The New Year will definitely come, we will buy gifts ourselves, but what to do with snow? After all, he does not go by order, and even if he fell out, it happens that he immediately melts. Do not be sad, because there is always a way out of any situation. It may sound strange, but you can make your own fake snow with just two ingredients. If you want to please yourself and your loved ones with white and fluffy snow, then don't miss this easiest way to make artificial snow!

This simple method will help you make fluffy, not cold snow-white artificial snow, which, moreover, will not melt. The only caveat is not to taste it, as you will definitely not like it!

How to make artificial snow

To make artificial snow, you only need 2 ingredients:

  • Baking soda;
  • Hair conditioner

Step #1.

Pour three cups of soda into a deep container. This is a "trial" version. The resulting snow will be enough to decorate a Christmas tree or sculpt a miniature snowman. But the more baking soda (and conditioner, respectively) you use, the higher your snowy mountains will be.

Step #2.

For artificial snow, any hair conditioner will do. But your ideal candidate is one with an organic composition and a pleasant smell. For three cups of soda, you need half a cup of the product.

Step #3.

Now for the fun part of this easy way to make fake snow: beat the mixture with your hands until it flakes. Do not be alarmed: they are very pleasant to the touch and do not stick to your hands at all, like fresh morning snow. And if the mixture sticks, just add more soda.

Step number 4.

Your artificial snow is ready! Pour it out onto a comfortable surface and get creative or just carefree fooling around.

As you can see, thanks to this simplest method, you can make wonderful artificial snow with your own hands and please yourself and your loved ones!

See also the video on how to make artificial snow!



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In winter, the streets are covered with a fluffy white carpet. What New Year is complete without snowflakes and snowdrifts? Such charm can be made at home to please the kids. We will find out what snow can be made from to decorate your apartment.

The main methods of making artificial snow

To create artificial snowflakes, it is not necessary to buy a special tool in

can. You can use the materials that are in your home. Yes, according to your imagination. Any hostess has a lot of materials that will fit for this simple job.

Very often they are made from the stuffing of diapers, polystyrene, paraffin wax, soap, packaging bags, paper, shaving foam, salt or sugar. Perhaps something else will come to your mind. Try to remember what is in your bins. Get everything you need.

Let's talk more about how to make artificial snow at home. Despite the fact that there are a lot of options, we will analyze the main ones.

Styrofoam snow

If you've got pieces of Styrofoam you don't need, they'll work just fine for fake snow.

By the way, this material is often used for packaging household appliances and equipment, so finding it will not be a problem.

Break the styrofoam into small pieces so that they are comfortable to hold in your hand. Take a grater and grind the material. Remember that the foam can scatter throughout the apartment. Better lay something on the floor. The resulting crumbs should be collected in some container. Actually, that's all. Here's how you can make fake snow without spending any money.

Styrofoam can decorate spruce branches. To do this, they should be coated with glue, for example, PVA and sprinkled with crumbs. It will look very nice. If you add more sparkle, then the snow-covered twig will sparkle.

Snow made from soap and shaving foam

Shaving foam is not cheap, so you should first consider whether you are ready for such expenses. If yes, then feel free to take the can in your hands. You will also need a pack of baking soda and a large bowl. Pour the contents of the can into it and pour out the soda. Now you need to mix it all thoroughly. As a result, you should get a cool mass from which you can sculpt snowflakes.

To make snow from soap or paraffin, use a grater. Grind them up and mix them with baby powder. You get small flakes. To make the snow look like natural, take soap or a white candle.

Making snow from diapers

What else can make snow? From diapers. They just have to be new. They

consist of sodium polyacrylate, which we need. We take scissors and cut the diapers, extracting the contents from them and folding it into the basin.

When you have gutted all the cooked diapers, pour some water into the basin. Stir the mass and wait until the liquid is absorbed into the polyacrylate. If you feel that there is not enough water, add and stir again.

After a short time, the mass will begin to resemble real snow. It can be put in the refrigerator for a short time. Then it will become even colder. This is how you can make snow with your own hands with the help of diapers.

What can you make snow for decoration from?

To decorate Christmas tree decorations or open, you can use a polymer

clay. It should be well crushed. You can do this with a hammer or coffee grinder. The resulting crumbs should be sprinkled with glue or other object. Such a snowball can be tinted by adding paint or ink. Here's how to make snow quickly and cheaply.

Small branches can be decorated with frost. It is made from edible salt and looks like a real one. We boil about 1.5 liters of water in a saucepan (a little more can be) and pour a kilogram of coarse salt into it. When it dissolves, dip a dry twig into the hot liquid and leave for a while. When the water has cooled, take it out and put it on a sheet of paper or oilcloth to let it cool. Frost is ready.

These snow making methods are great for decorating home decor and gifts. But besides this, the housewives want to decorate their holiday dishes. We will tell you how to make artificial snow at home that you can eat.

Making edible snow

Snow for decorating festive dishes is made very simply and quickly. The easiest

The way is to take sugar. They can decorate glasses. To do this, dip them in syrup, and then in sugar. Get the effect of snow spraying.

To decorate fruit and cake, beat until it turns into a uniform white foam. Apply the mixture with a brush and sprinkle with powdered sugar on top. Then put the fruit in the oven on a small fire. After 2 hours, they can be removed and put on. In this way, you can decorate any pastry.

For or a bird, you can make a similar glaze. Just use salt instead of sugar. Cover the dish with such a snowdrift and set to bake. The sauce will remain on the meat, giving the impression of a snow cover.

Now you know what you can make snow yourself. Use these tips and you will see how the household will be delighted with the splendor of the decoration of your apartment. In addition, you will have fun and give joy to children.

We offer another entertaining way to spend time with your child - to make artificial snow. Such snow is useful for home decoration, postcards, for winter crafts with children. All these 7 ways are very simple and low-cost. You can find all the ingredients at home.

shining snow

It will turn out cold, soft and fluffy. Just mix two boxes of cornstarch or cornmeal, shaving cream and glitter.

"Silk" snow

Ingredients:

  • frozen white soap bars;
  • cheese grater;
  • sequins.

Leave the soap overnight in the freezer. Take out in the morning and grate. Fluffy snow will be obtained, in which sparkles and mint extract can be added. It is perfectly sculpted, and you can make a snowman or any other figurine.

Shaving foam snow

Ingredients:

  • 1 can of shaving foam;
  • 1.5 packs of soda;
  • glitter (optional)

Squeeze the contents of the can of foam into the container and gradually add soda. You will get a very pleasant mass of snow, from which you can sculpt figures.

Polyethylene foam snow

Ingredients:

  • foamed polyethylene (used as packaging material for equipment, glass; shoe inserts) or foam;
  • small grater.

We work with gloves. We grind polyethylene or polystyrene on a grater and ... voila! Fluffy flakes all over your house!!! If you add sparkles, then the snow will also sparkle. You can powder anything with this snow if you first lubricate the surface with liquid (diluted with water) PVA glue.

Snow from a baby diaper

Cut open the diaper and remove the sodium polyacrylate from it, then tear it into small pieces. Put the resulting mass in a container and fill with water. Pour in gradually, in small portions, until the pieces of polyacrylate begin to resemble snow. Just do not overdo it, otherwise it will turn out too wet. To make the snow look more realistic, put the container in the refrigerator, but not in the freezer.

Frost from salt

Ingredients:

  • salt (preferably coarsely ground);
  • water.

We prepare a concentrated salt solution. To do this, fill the pan with a small amount of water and put on low heat. Add salt until it no longer dissolves. We dip the branches of spruce, pine or any other plant in a hot solution and leave for a while. The process of crystal formation goes much faster in warm water! We let the water drain and leave the plants to dry for 4-5 hours. Sparkling frost is guaranteed! If you add brilliant green, food coloring or ink to the salt solution, then the frost will turn out to be colored!

Snow from PVA and starch

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons of starch;
  • 2 tablespoons PVA;
  • 2 tablespoons silver paint

Thoroughly mix (grind) the ingredients. Such snow is suitable when it is necessary to decorate the surface of the product with a bulky white mass.

According to the site more-idey.ru

Of course, real snow can be brought into the house, but there is only one significant problem, it will quickly melt, here factory production came to the rescue, which gave the world dry artificial snow. It is customary to decorate spruce branches, window sills, shelves and other items in the house with such snow, it’s a pity that snowballs cannot be sculpted from it. But this problem is easily solved, below we will talk about several ways to make snow on our own, and we will tell not only about creating snow that can be sculpted, but also about methods for obtaining dry snow.


How to make artificial snow with your own hands - the best examples

1. From starch and shaving foam

Pour corn starch into a deep bowl (you can also use potato starch), squeeze shaving foam from the bottle here, mix the mass thoroughly with your hands. The snow is ready, you can sculpt snowmen or snowballs.


2. From diaper filler

Another great method for creating artificial snow, we take a baby diaper (in some pharmacies they are sold by the piece), unzip the bottom, take out the soft filler, put it in a deep bowl. Pour a little water into the container with the filler, wait for the mass to swell, mix it thoroughly with your hands. The result is a very realistic sleet.

3. Foam

We take the foam plastic (look in the boxes from under the equipment), scrape off small balls with a fork, which will move away from the foam plastic in the process of pressing with a fork. A scattering of such balls is more like small hail, but if such balls are glued to dry twigs, then a feeling of “homemade” snow will be created.


4. Eggshell

We separate the inner films from the egg shell, then put all the shells in a transparent tight bag, and grind them with a rolling pin to the desired state.


5. From soap and paper towels

We take a roll of snow-white toilet paper or paper towels. We tear the paper into small flakes, put grated soap on the bottom of the plate and pour pieces of paper. Place the plate in the microwave for one minute. Look at what is happening inside the oven, the paper should rise and fluff. The soap will become soft and pliable, take out a plate, pour a little water here, mix the composition thoroughly. From such snow you can sculpt snowmen or snowballs.


6. Polyethylene foam

An elementary way to create dry snow, we take a piece of foamed polyethylene (look in boxes with equipment) and rub it on a grater.


7. From soap and starch

We grate the snow-white soap on a grater, pour it into a deep plate, add potato starch here, and pour in hot boiled water, beat the whole mixture into foam with a mixer. We apply the mixture to the surface of the prepared foam ball. Let the product dry. Such snow looks great on spruce branches.

8. Snow made from baking soda and shaving foam

An elementary method for creating very effective snow, squeeze shaving foam into a deep bowl, pour soda into it, stirring constantly. Such snow will not only smell good, but it will also be cool to the touch.

Sodium Polyacrylate Artificial Snow

5 different ways to make snow (video)

Today, there are many ways to make artificial snow at home.
1. Making snow from soap

Grate white soap (or a white candle) on a grater and mix with baby powder.

2. Making snow from Styrofoam

On a grater, you need to grate the foam and sprinkle it with branches that must first be smeared with glue. Branches for this can be taken from any tree, and if you add a little glitter to the foam, the snow on the branches will sparkle beautifully. This method can be used to decorate sprawling and large branches. Snow-covered branches can be decorated with anything, such as a garland, bows, balls, etc.
3. Snow from diapers

Having taken a sufficient number of diapers, you will have to carefully cut them with scissors and pour the contents - the same sodium polyacrylate - into a container prepared in advance. For these purposes, you can take a bucket or basin, or get by with a smaller container - everything will depend on how much snow you want to end up with. After the contents of the diapers are poured into the container, you should pour some water into it, mix, and wait some time until the sodium polyacrylate absorbs the liquid. If the "snow" looks dry, add a little more water and mix again. And so on until the contents of the container look like real snow. To make artificial snow look like real snow, not only externally, but also to the touch, just place it in the refrigerator. If the capacity is too large - in the cold. The main thing is that the temperature should not be below zero - in this case, the water will freeze, and our artificial snow will simply turn into ice.
4. Snow from packaging bags (comparison with real snow in the photo)

You will need:
- foamed polyethylene; (material that is used as wrapping material for breakable items, and is also inserted into the toe of a new shoe to keep its shape.)
- fine grater
- scissors.

It is advisable to work with gloves. With a little effort, we get the following result. But if this result does not suit you, you can experiment further. Take scissors and finely cut our snow flakes.
5. Hoarfrost from salt

We will imitate frost with the help of salt crystals. It will turn out a real chemical experience, and for the baby - a magical transformation. Salt is better to take coarse grinding, then the crystals will be more effective. Salt crystals can be made colored by tinting the saline solution with ink, green paint, or food coloring.
So. Pour salt into boiling water, let it dissolve completely (proportion: 1 kg of salt per 1.5-2 liters of water). We lower clean and dry branches into the hot saline solution (this is important). We leave to cool. Then carefully remove the branches and let dry. Frost is ready. The method is convenient for small twigs, dried herbs, dill umbrellas, etc. You can grow salt crystals on Christmas tree decorations. "Frost-covered" branches look good not only solo, as an independent winter bouquet, but also in New Year's compositions from coniferous branches.

6. Snow from shaving foam

You need to mix about a pack of baking soda with about a can of shaving foam. By kneading a mass of these ingredients, you will get a cool, snow-like substance, from which snowballs and snows are really molded.

7. Shiny snow

It turns out cold, fluffy and very soft.
Ingredients:
Two boxes of corn starch / corn flour
Shaving cream
Mint extract (optional)
Glitter or mica

8. Snow clay

Ingredients:
2 cups baking soda
1 cup cornstarch
1 and 1/2 cups cold water
A few drops of mint extract
sequins

9. Snow "lizun"

Ingredients:
2 cups of PVA glue
1.5 cups hot water
sequins
Optional: a few drops of mint extract to give the slime a frosty flavor
Mix in a small bowl
In a second bowl, mix
3/4 teaspoon borax
1.3 cups hot water
Combine the contents of both bowls and mix with your hands for several minutes until the mass begins to stretch.

10. Snow paint

Ingredients:
Shaving cream
PVA school glue
Peppermint extract
Glitter

11. "Silk" snow

Ingredients:
Frozen white soap bars (any brand)
cheese grater
sequins
Peppermint extract
Method of preparation - send the soap overnight in the freezer. In the morning, you can take it out one by one (Crystal used 6 bars) and grate it. Fluffy snow will be obtained, in which sparkles and mint extract can be added. It is perfectly sculpted, and you can make a snowman or any other figurine.

12. Snow dough

Ingredients:
Corn starch (freeze overnight to keep snow dough cold)
Lotion (refrigerate overnight to keep the snow dough cold)
sequins

13. "Liquid" snow.

Ingredients:
Frozen cornstarch
Ice water
Peppermint extract
sequins
In the starch that you got from the freezer, you need to add ice water until the desired consistency is obtained. It is recommended to add little by little so that the “snow” does not turn out to be too liquid.
Also, if you've never made non-Newtonian fluids before, you might be in for a surprise. Because with active interaction, the mass becomes harder and more viscous, and spreads at rest.

14.Snow from polymer clay
Ingredients:
remnants of dried polymer clay (plastic).
Needlewomen often keep the remains of polymer clay, which is a pity to throw away. It is very convenient to grind it with your hands, and then with a coffee grinder. It turns out a light and multi-colored (when using colored clay) snowball, which can be used to decorate postcards and other hand-made products.

15. Polyethylene foam snow
Ingredients:
foamed polyethylene (used as packaging material for equipment, glass; shoe inserts) or foam;
small grater.
We work with gloves. We grind polyethylene or polystyrene on a grater and ... Voila! Fluffy flakes all over your house!!! If you add sparkles, then the snow will also sparkle. You can powder anything with this snow if you first lubricate the surface with liquid (diluted with water) PVA glue.

16. Artificial snow for the "snowball"
Ingredients:
Paraffin candle
It must be grated on a fine grater. Such “snow” is great for making “a la snowball” toys when glycerin and artificial snow flakes are added to the water. The container is hermetically sealed and when shaken, the snow falls smoothly to the bottom.
You can really go the simpler way - and add ordinary sparkles to such a ball. It will turn out no less effective.

17. PVA and flock snow
Flock is a very finely chopped pile. And if you are lucky enough to find a package of white flock on sale - rejoice. After all, now you will get “snow” for any craft in a matter of minutes. It is enough to generously grease the surface with glue and sprinkle flock on top (you can use a strainer).

18. Snow from PVA and starch
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons starch
2 tablespoons PVA
2 tablespoons silver paint
Thoroughly mix (grind) the ingredients.
Such snow is suitable when it is necessary to decorate the surface of the product with a bulky white mass.

19. Mass imitating snow
Ingredients:
fine quartz sand or semolina or foam chips
white acrylic
thick PVA
sequins
1. Pour a small amount of your chosen material into a bowl. Approximately 1 faceted glass.
2. In this bulk material, we begin to gradually add white acrylic paint. From experience, it is better to buy it in a hardware store for facade work. We add to such a state that our loose particles stick together, but do not float in the liquid.
3. Then add PVA, preferably thick. We also add quite a bit so that the mixture is elastic and viscous.
4. Well, some silver sequins. We mix everything and ... everything !!!

Recipes for edible snow.
1. Sugar snow
Ingredients:
sugar.
Dip the rim of the glass (glass) in water or syrup, and then in sugar.

2. "Snow-covered" plants
Ingredients:
gum arabic;
egg white.
With the help of these components, plants can be candied (non-poisonous and non-bitter). Flowers of pear, apple, cherry, rose, violet, primrose, lemon, begonia, chrysanthemum, gladiolus, pansies have good taste. Candied leaves of mint, lemon balm, geranium are obtained beautiful and very fragrant. Dissolve 12 g of gum arabic with constant stirring in ¼ cup of hot water (in a water bath). Cool the solution. Prepare sugar syrup: 100 g of sugar in ¼ cup of water. Also cool. On plants, apply with a brush first a solution of gum arabic, and then sugar syrup. Sprinkle with fine granulated sugar (but not powdered). Dry on parchment paper or tracing paper. Such "snowy" beauty will not deteriorate for several months. These flowers can decorate a birthday cake or your favorite small sweet pastries.

3. "Snow-covered" plants - option 2
Ingredients:
egg white;
sugar.
Beat egg white and sugar until foamy. Apply with a brush to the petals of the plant and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Put the plants prepared in this way on parchment and put in the oven on a small fire. Two hours later you can admire the beauty!

4. salty "snow" for meat
Ingredients:
a pinch of salt;
egg white.
Beat the egg white and a pinch of salt in a steep foam with a mixer. Lay this impromptu snow on the meat and send it to the oven! Miracles: a chicken in a snowdrift!
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