In winter, the streets are covered with fluffy white carpet. What New Year does without snowflakes and snowdrifts? Such a charm can be made at home to please the kids. Find out what snow can be made from that will decorate your apartment.
The main methods of making artificial snow
To create artificial snowflakes it is not necessary to buy a special tool in
spray can. You can use the materials that are in your home.
What can snow be made of? Yes, from what your imagination points to. Any housewife has a lot of materials that will fit for this simple job.
Artificial snow is often made from the filling of diapers, polystyrene, paraffin, 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 out anything that might come in handy.
Let's talk in more detail 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 have unnecessary pieces of polystyrene foam, they will perfectly pass for artificial snow.
By the way, this material is often used to pack household appliances and equipment, so finding it will not be a problem.
Break the foam into small pieces so that it is comfortable to hold in your hand. Take a grater and grind the material. Remember that polystyrene can scatter throughout the apartment. Better put something on the floor. The resulting crumbs should be collected in some container. That's all. Here's how to make artificial snow without spending money.
Polyfoam can decorate fir branches. To do this, they should be coated with glue, for example, PVA and sprinkled with crumbs. It will look very beautiful. If you add glitter, then a snowy twig will sparkle.
Snow from soap and shaving foam
Shaving foam is not cheap, so you should first think about whether you are ready for such expenses. If so, feel free to pick up the spray can. You will also need a pack of baking soda and a large bowl. Pour the contents of the can into it and pour out 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 and mix with baby powder. Small flakes are obtained. To make the snow look like natural, take soap or a white candle.
Making snow from diapers
What else can snow be made of? From diapers. Only they should be new. They are
consist of sodium polyacrylate, which we will need. We take scissors and cut the diapers, extracting the contents from them and folding it into a basin.
When you have gutted all the cooked diapers, pour a little water into the basin. Stir the mixture and wait until the liquid is absorbed into the polyacrylate. If you think that there is not enough water, add and stir again.
In a short time, the mass will become like real snow. It can be refrigerated for a short while. Then it will also become cold. So with the help of diapers, you can make snow with your own hands.
What can snow be made for decoration of?
To decorate Christmas toys or open, you can use polymer
clay. It should be crushed well. You can do this with a hammer or coffee grinder. The resulting crumbs should sprinkle with a glue-covered
Christmas ball or other object. Such a snowball can be tinted by adding paint or mascara to the
polymer clay . Here's how to make snow fast and cheap.
Small twigs can be decorated with hoarfrost. It is made from salt and looks like a real one. We boil in a saucepan about 1.5 liters of water (you can slightly more) and pour a kilogram of coarse salt into it. When it dissolves, dip a dry twig into a hot liquid and leave for a while. When the water has cooled, take it out and put it on a piece of paper or oilcloth to allow it to cool. Rime 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, which you can eat.
Make edible snow
Snow for decorating holiday dishes is very simple and fast. The easiest
way is to take sugar. They can decorate glasses. To do this, dip them into syrup, and then into sugar. The effect of snow spraying will result.
To decorate fruit and cake, beat egg white until it turns into a uniform white foam. Apply the mixture with a brush and sprinkle icing sugar on top. Then put the fruit in the oven on a small fire. After 2 hours, they can be removed and put on the festive table. In this way, you can decorate any pastries.
For meat dishes or poultry, you can make a similar glaze. Only 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 on your own. Use these tips and you will see how households rejoice at the splendor of the decoration of your apartment. In addition, you will have fun and give joy to children.