How to make artificial snow with your own hands

How to make artificial snow from baking soda

What do you need

• Baking soda;
• shaving foam white.

How to do

Pour into a large bowl soda.

Top with about the same amount of shaving foam.

Mix thoroughly. Adjust snow consistency by adding more baking soda or foam.

Such snow comes out plastic and loose, so it is ideal for modeling. True, over time, the foam melts and the mass becomes more liquid. It is best to store it in a container with a lid.

You can see how snow from soda and foam turns out in this video:

How to make artificial snow from yarn

What do you need

• Cotton or wool yarn in white;
• scissors.

How to do

Wrap the yarn around your fingers several times to make a thick skein.

Cut the skein in half. Cut the resulting bundle very finely with scissors.

For this snow, it is best to use thick fluffy yarn made from natural materials. "Flakes" will turn out more naturalistic.

More detailed instructions can be found here:

How to make artificial snow from semolina

What do you need

• White liquid watercolor;
• PVA glue;
• semolina.

How to do

Pour paint into the container and add about three to four times less glue.

Gradually add semolina and mix thoroughly until you get the desired consistency.

Semolina snow is good for crafts, but for games or furniture decor and windows he doesn't fit. Use it immediately after preparation before the glue dries.

A better look at the consistency of snow from semolina will turn out in this video:

How to make artificial snow from diapers

What do you need

• 2-3 diapers;
• scissors;
• 250–350 ml of water.

How to do

Make a slit in the center of the inside of the diapers.

Take out the filler. It consists of a cotton-like material and a white powder, an absorbent polymer.

Carefully separate the polymer from the cotton wool and pour it into a separate glass or bowl.

Add about 80-100 ml of water to the powder, mix and leave for a few minutes to absorb the liquid.

Pour in some more water, mix again and leave. Add liquid until the polymer stops increasing in size. Do not overdo it with water, the snow should not feel wet to the touch.

Wool from the filler can also be used. Finely chop it with scissors, mix with the polymer and also gradually pour water and mix. But keep in mind that this version of the snow will not be so uniform.

This video shows in detail the process of making snow from diapers and its comparison with purchased artificial snow:

How to make artificial snow from polyethylene foam

What do you need

• Foamed polyethylene;
• scissors;
• coffee grinder or small grater.

How to do

Foamed polyethylene is often used for packaging equipment. It is similar to foam, but there are no granules in its texture, so the snow is more uniform and airy.

Cut the polyethylene foam into small pieces with scissors.

Grate the material on the smallest grater or grind in a coffee grinder.

Full instructions are in this video:

How to make artificial snow from starch

What do you need

• Potato starch;
• soda;
• cold water.

How to do

Mix equal parts starch and soda.

Add water to the dry ingredients in very small portions, stirring the mass vigorously.

You need quite a bit of water. If you pour a lot at once, the snow will turn into a viscous Newtonian liquid. It will be very difficult to return him to the desired consistency. You will have to add more starch and soda, and then mix the snow for a long time and thoroughly.

To get it right, watch this video: