There is something fascinating about snow globes, no matter your age. Â Every year around this time they come out and it’s hard to resist shaking them up! Â We had snow on Sunday and we felt a little like we were living inside one of these special glass balls.. Â Huge snowflakes falling all around us made us glow with excitement for the season. Â Somehow the first snowfall is magical and the last snowfall is disgusting, I’m going to relish in the first for a few days, because it really was OH SO BEAUTIFUL!
I know I know, it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but I figured that most of the cold climates will be experiencing the first snow of the year very soon, if they have not already, and this is a great way to “celebrate” it!
Super easy, super fun…
You’ll need…. Â
Black and blue construction paper
white paint
ribbon for a scarf
glue
markers
Q-Tips
Toothpicks
HOW TO: Â
I traced the lid off of a sauce pan for a perfect circle and then cut them out. Â I used blue paper, but grey or even black might look cute too… Older kids can do this themselves… Â I then let the boys paint their own snowman and snowflakes with q-tips. Â I instructed them to use them like snowballs and paint up and down versus side to side. Â I also gave them toothpicks for the smaller snowflakes. Â Once they were dry we glued on hats (that we cut from black paper), scarves ( I used curly ribbon), and drew eyes, nose and mouths with markers… Â I drew a base for the snow globe and let the boys “name” their snowman. Â Sutton chose the name “Rosie” for his snowgal… Â Some of you who know him might know why :)! Â We added a name plate and TADA… Â Cute little paper snow globe! Â I’ve made REAL snow globes before out of baby food jars, maybe we’ll do that once we find more of our craft supplies that are still hidden in boxes! Â For now, I’m going to go outside and enjoy this day!