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How to Make Snow
Learn how to make fake snow that is cold to the touch using just 2 ingredients you already have. Kids love playing with this DIY snow that feels SO real!
Active Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
Equipment
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Plastic container with lid or large bowl (to mix the snow in)
Materials
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2 lb box baking soda
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1-2 cans shaving cream
Instructions
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Pour the whole 2 lb. box of baking soda into a plastic container with a lid.
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Add some shaving cream, and knead it into the baking soda. Keep adding more shaving cream, mixing, and repeating, until the mixture is the consistency of snow. You will know it is done when it is light and powdery and doesn't leave residue on your hands.
Ingredients
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School glue (white glue works best)
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Warm water
What’s the best saline solution for slime?
Any multi-purpose contact solution that contains boric acid and sodium borate will work. The slime needs those ingredients to activate.
Tools
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Measuring cups
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Mixing spoons
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2 bowls
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Airtight containers (for storing)
How to Make Snow Slime (Step-by-Step)
Here’s exactly how we made it
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Pour 2 ⅔ cups of glue into a large mixing bowl.
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Measure ⅔ cup of saline/contact solution.
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Add the saline 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing between each tablespoon.
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In a second bowl, add ⅓ cup of Instant Snow.
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Add ⅔ cup of warm water to the Instant Snow and fluff it up.
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Pour the snow mixture into the glue mixture.
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Mix until your slime forms.
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Play! Stretch, fold, pull, and squish.
It really does look like snow, fluffy, soft, and not sticky at all.
