How to Make Fake Snow: 3 easy methods

As a young couple with kids it is important to give your spouse some time for themselves. Letting your spouse go shopping, to the gym, or to do something they enjoy without having kids can help you show them your appreciation for all they do at home. Which means you are left to find a fun activity for you do to with the kids. As a young father finding new activities to do with you kids can be difficult. Just this month I came across a new activity called Fake Snow.  The kids loved the idea that they can play with snow and make snowmen in the middle of the summer.

So, you may be wondering how do you make fake snow in the summer? Well keep reading and we will walk you through a few different ways step by step.  You can choose between the following 3 ways to make your fake snow:

1. Fake Snow with Baking Soda
2. Fake Snow with Cornstarch
3. Fake Snow Using the inside of a diaper

Fake Snow with Baking Soda

                First things first, You will need the following ingredients and tools to make your fake snow creation.

Ingredients/items:

• 2 ½ cups of baking soda
• ½ cup of white conditioner or shaving cream ( if you want colored fake snow any conditioner with the color you want or add a few drops of food coloring.)
• Mixing Bowl
• Glass pan

Mix the 2 ½ cups of baking soda with the ½ cup of white conditioner in the mixing bowl. I found that giving your kids a spoon each to help mix the mixture is a good opportunity to teach them about mixing and lets them help create their snow. If you have more than one kid you may want to mix multiple batches so that each kid can create their own snowman and winter landscape. You can add more baking soda to make your snow less wet and if you want to make more just multiply the recipe for more fun.

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Once mixed pour the snow into the glass pan and let the kids play and they can even make snow men, snow forts and little snow balls as well.  A lot of people do not want to use baking soda and so our next two examples are ways to make fake snow without baking soda.

Fake Snow without baking soda using cornstarch

For this method, You will need the following ingredients and tools to make your fake snow creation.

Ingredients/items:

• 1 16 oz bag of cornstarch
• 1 cup of unscented conditioner or lotion ( if you want colored fake snow any conditioner with the color you want or add a few drops of food coloring.)
• Mixing Bowl
• Glass pan

Just as above mix the 16 oz bag of cornstarch and 1 cup of unscented conditioner in the mixing bowl. If you feel that the snow is too dry then you can add a little more conditioner until you get the consistency you are wanting. This is also the case if it is too wet then just add a little more corn starch. Once the consistency is right you can transfer the fake snow to the glass pan and enjoy making your winter wonderland.

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Once your kids are done playing you can choose to store your fake snow in a sealed container or ziplock bag. It may dry out over time and if it does you can always add a little more conditioner and the fun can continue.

Fake snow using a diaper

As many parents learn as your baby grows out of each diaper size you tend to have left overs that either are given to others or thrown away. Well be fore you get rid of your unused diapers check out this great way to make Fake snow.

Materials to make fake snow from a diaper

• Diaper
• Scissors
• Water
• Large bowl or deep-dish container

First, Cut the bottom of the diaper and peel out the white fluffy part of the diaper and place it in the bowl. Then slowly add water a little out of time. The white fluffy part will become mushier and more snow like. After adding the water squeeze and squish until it starts to look like fake snow. Chill in your fridge for 15 minutes and now you are ready to play. Once done be sure to place in trash and do not flush down your drain as this could cause your drains to clog as it will expand further.

I hope that his article will help you find a new activity to do with your kids and give your spouse a break and enjoy some fun experiences with your kids. If you want to learn more about ideas to do with your kids subscribe to our newsletter