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Make Your Own Snow Activity

Want to build a snowman but don’t have any snow? This play snow is a great substitute—it’s cool to the touch, moldable, looks just like real snow, and only requires two ingredients!

What You’ll Need

  • ½ cup hair conditioner (preferably white to mimic real snow)
  • 2 cups baking soda
  • Measuring cups
  • Mixing bowl
  • Container or placemat for play
  • OPTIONAL: Beads, plastic toys, etc. to bury in snow if desired
DIY Snow Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine baking soda and hair conditioner in mixing bowl until the texture is crumbly (the “snow” should be moldable, like kinetic sand).
  2. OPTIONAL: add optional toys if desired
  3. Now take your snow over to your play area and start having fun! The best part about making this type of snow is that you can store it for later use—if it dries out slightly, just add a little more conditioner the next time you want to play!
DIY Snow dry ingredients in a bowl
Hand mixing the wet and dry ingredients of the DIY snow
Completely mixed DIY snow!

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