As Seen on Pinterest: DIY Snowglobes

The boys and I made our own snow globes this week. Of course ours are a bit quirkier than Martha's but we love them. First Sam and I went shopping while Mac was at school. We bought glycerine and glitter. The glycerine bottle says (in Swedish) "for preserving branches and autumn leaves." Hmmm, I wonder why I had to buy it at the pharmacy then.  

We each chose some plastic bric-a-brac to put inside, Mac choose a mini dinosaur, a Steve Irwin pencil topper and a Statue of Liberty pencil topper. I guess his could be a souvenir of Sydney, New York and the cretaceous period. For Sam we broke Percy off a Pez dispenser and I chose the very festive Playmobil "hooded ghost".  We used aquarium sealant to glue the plastic pieces to the jar lids and let them dry overnight. 

The next day we chose our glitter (the recycled plastic flakes are pretty but they float and collect at the top.) Glitter stars were the prettiest. We added a little glycerine to the bottle and topped up the water.

We were pleased with our results. So we glued on the lids. If we were really crafty we might have painted the lids or wrapped a nice ribbon around them...maybe next time.