Veronica Parfenova
Children sincerely rejoice at the arrival of winter, especially when there is a lot of snow. Then you can play various games with him games: fashion snowmen, build snow fortresses, go downhill, ski and sled. But the most favorite entertainment for children is playing with snowballs.
But what to do if winter weather brings us surprises: That very coldy, then it will rain, then it will be icy. There is no opportunity to go for a walk and play in this weather. So I asked my parents for help and together we did it for our children." snowballs" from cotton wool. Now we can play “with snow” in a group, regardless of any winter weather. Moreover, there is a great variety of games; in essence, we are replacing " snowballs"small balls in winter time of the year. Children get great pleasure from this.
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You will need:
Starch - 2 teaspoons
Water - 250 ml
Pot
Execution Sequence:
1. Cook glue (paste) from water and starch.
Pour 250 ml into a saucepan cold water and pour in 2 teaspoons of starch. Stir evenly and put on fire. This mixture should be brought to a boil, but not boiled. Don't forget to stir.
The paste will be ready when it thickens enough to be spread with a brush.
Leave the welded glue to cool.
2. Let's start working with cotton wool.
Unroll the cotton wool and form it into balls the right size. At the same time, we apply glue both inside and outside, then " snowballs"will be stronger and last longer.
Dip the fully formed balls into the paste, remove them and evenly distribute the glue with your fingers over the surface of the cotton wool. lump.
3. Place the resulting blanks on plastic surface or tray.
Dry" snowballs"in a warm place (I dried it near the radiator) until fully prepared. And for uniform drying periodically (in 2-3 hours) turn them over.
From one package I got two cotton wool"snowballs".
Environmentally friendly, lightweight, safe snowballs are ready.
Enjoy your games!
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Don't know how to make artificial snow? We have prepared the top 15 fastest and simple recipes. Artificial snow almost indistinguishable from the real thing!
For crafts with children, interior decoration or decoration holiday dishes Often you need to create a snowy effect. Artificial snow is sold in cylinders and in bulk, but its prices are almost the same as oil. To financial side The question did not limit creativity, we suggest making snow yourself.
Ingredients:
— foamed polyethylene (used as packaging material for equipment, glass, shoe inserts) or polystyrene foam;
- fine grater.
Wear gloves to prevent snow from sticking to your hands. Grind polyethylene or polystyrene foam using a grater (with a stick or fork). Voila! Fluffy flakes are now all over the house. To make the snow sparkle, add sparkles.
If you want to dust specific objects with this snowball, lubricate the surface with liquid PVA glue. Kids love to crumble the foam with their hands and watch how it sticks to their fingers. Do not deprive them of this joy, especially since such an activity wonderfully develops fine motor skills. If the foam consists of large solid balls, it is not necessary to grate it; you can manually break it into small crumbs.
Ingredients:
- remains of dried polymer clay(plastic).
Handicrafts often have leftover polymer clay, which is a pity to throw away. If you grind it with your hands and then with a coffee grinder, you will get a light and multi-colored (when using colored clay) snowball. This artificial snow can be used to decorate cards and other hand-made products.
Ingredients:
- coarse salt;
- water.
Fill the pan a small amount water and place on low heat. Add salt until it stops dissolving. Dip plants (beautifully curved tree branches, spruce or pine legs with cones) into the hot solution and leave for a day. Sparkling frost is guaranteed! If you add brilliant green to the salt solution, food colorings or ink, the frost will turn out colored! Plants treated in this way look beautiful in winter bouquets and do not lose their attractiveness for a long time.
Ingredients:
- white baby soap or candle.
Grate the soap (candle) onto a fine grater. If you mix such snow with talcum powder (baby powder), then it is quite possible to decorate a child’s craft or drawing. Another option is to use this snow to make toys “a la snowball"when glycerin and artificial snow are added to the water (you can also add sparkles or finely chopped rain). The container is hermetically sealed and when shaken, the snowball smoothly sinks to the bottom.
Ingredients:
- semolina.
Semolina can perfectly imitate snow on postcards or children's drawings. Apply glue to the area to be covered with snow and sprinkle with semolina. Shake off any remaining residue after drying. Instead of semolina, you can glue sea salt crystals.
Ingredients:
- PVA glue;
- shaving foam.
Mix PVA glue and shaving foam in equal proportions. You will get wonderful airy snow paint. You can add glitter to the paint. With this paint you can paint snowflakes, snowmen, polar bears and winter landscapes. After some time, the paint will harden, and you will get a voluminous winter picture.
For crafts with kids, you can use torn white paper. This exercise is very useful for motor skills.
You can use cotton pads, padding polyester, or foam balls as snow.
Ingredients:
- sugar.
Dip the edges of the glass (glass) into water or syrup and then into sugar.
Ingredients:
- gum arabic;
- egg white.
Using these components, non-poisonous and non-bitter plants can be candied. For example, flowers of pear, apple, cherry, rose, violet, primrose, lemon, begonia, chrysanthemums, gladioli, pansies. Candied leaves of mint, lemon balm, and geranium turn out beautiful and very fragrant. Dissolve 12g of gum arabic in ¼ cup with constant stirring hot water(in a water bath). Cool the solution. Prepare sugar syrup: 100g sugar per ¼ glass of water. Cool too. Apply gum arabic solution first to the plants with a brush, and then sugar syrup. Sprinkle with fine granulated sugar(but not powder). Dry on parchment or tracing paper. Such “snow-covered” beauty will not deteriorate for several months. These flowers can be used to decorate a birthday cake or your favorite pastries.
Ingredients:
- egg white;
- sugar.
Beat egg white and sugar until foamy. Apply with a brush to the petals of the plant and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Place the plants prepared in this way on parchment and place in the oven over low heat. In two hours you can admire the beauty!
Ingredients:
- a pinch of salt;
- egg white.
Beat the egg white and a pinch of salt into a stiff foam using a mixer. Place this improvised snow on the meat and send it to the oven! Surprise your guests with chicken in a snowdrift! Never-fading frosty patterns on the windows
Ingredients:
- beer;
- magnesia or urea.
Real frosty patterns can be made on glass by applying a solution of beer and magnesia (sold at the pharmacy). Wash and dry the glass. Dissolve 50 g of magnesia or urea in 1/2 glass of light beer and apply to glass. You can use a brush, sponge or cotton swab. When applying, imitate frosty “feathers” and curls. When the liquid begins to dry, crystals will begin to appear on the glass, similar to real frosty patterns. You can use a hairdryer to speed up the drying of the glass. This solution is easily washed off from window glass. You can decorate glass very beautifully interior doors or on the site at the entrance.
Ingredients:
- PVA glue;
- powdered sugar.
To write congratulations or draw pictures on glass, you can use regular glue and powdered sugar. Apply the design with a brush or stencil and sprinkle with powder. The only negative is that the pattern may “float” if condensation accumulates on the glass. When decorating the glass with frosty streaks, don’t forget about the window sill.
Ingredients:
- water;
- sodium hyposulfite.
Don't be intimidated by sodium hyposulfite; you can find it in photography stores or chemical stores. It is also called sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate (this is a photographic fixer). Dissolve 30–40 g of sodium hyposulfite in half a glass of water and apply the mixture to the glass. Wait for it to dry. The crystals are dense, white, and opaque.
Which recipe to use is up to you to decide. It all depends on what you need snow for and what effect you want to achieve. Sometimes it is enough to simply scatter (or glue) pieces of padding polyester, cotton pads, or paper confetti. Sometimes you need a texture paste or fluffy small granules. No one has canceled the old proven method of painting on glass with white gouache and toothpaste. In fact, there are plenty of options to create a truly winter mood! Don’t wait for “manna from heaven”, create yourself a “snowy” mood right now!
Dear readers! What snow recipes do you know? Have you tried making snow with your children yourself? Share your tips in the comments.
Most people adore falling snow and the way it decorates the surrounding nature, which has lost its cover of leaves. This creates a kind of fabulous atmosphere, and any holiday during this period becomes brighter and lighter. But how can such beauty be transferred home, to kindergarten, to school? And many people wonder: how to make artificial snowballs?
There's really nothing complicated here. Absolutely all age categories of the family can participate in the production, but why reveal the secrets of magic to kids? What to make snowballs from? Easiest as quality source material take cotton wool. It is relatively cheap, can absorb liquid substances, take any shape, and, of course, matches the color.
So we go to the store: we buy starch and silver glitter. We buy cotton wool at the pharmacy: it will be synthetic best choice, because it is fluffier and has less density and weight compared to cotton. Now let’s describe a fairly simple way to make snowballs from cotton wool:
You can independently control the size of the lumps and their quantity. You can also use different colored glitter. In a similar way, you can create small snowmen by decorating them in the appropriate theme.
There are several more options for making snowballs with your own hands from cotton wool. For example, you need to take a small piece of our white air material, drop a little PVA glue, roll it up so that the glue is inside. Spray the resulting ball with hairspray, preferably with glitter.
Not only cotton wool can be used as a starting material. Of course, three-dimensional figures cannot be made from paper, but the resulting masterpieces can be hung on windows, doors, and ceilings.
Take a sheet of thin paper, place a round plate on it or use the capabilities of a compass. Trace the plate with a pencil and cut out the resulting circle. Consistently fold it in half three times. Only 1/8 of the previously cut circle will remain in front of you. Apply the design you like (they can be found on the Internet) and cut out the inside and unfold it. The resulting snowflakes can be decorated using various varnishes or watercolors.
These are just a few of the simplest ways to make a snowball with your own hands. You can also use synthetic polyester, foil, and coffee filters as starting materials. From the resulting snowflakes you can make wreaths, appliques, and drawings. Here you only need to turn on your imagination and catch the wave of a fabulous mood. Go for it!
On New Year's Eve, kindergartens regularly organize matinees, where Father Frost and Snow Maiden give gifts to children and tell fairy tales. But in order to create a fairy-tale atmosphere, it is not enough to just decorate the Christmas tree and dress the teachers in costumes. Toys made from cotton wool and paste were invented especially for this purpose. A simple method allows you to transform any room and breathe real New Year's spirit into it!
Making decorations from cotton wool in the form of snow is as easy as shelling pears. In fact, even the smallest members of the family could take part in this, but then all the secrets of the fairy-tale setting will be revealed. Therefore, you need to set aside time when none of the kids are at home and make snowballs from cotton wool.
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Preparation method:
Artificial snowballs made from cotton wool are the most simple craft. If you have completed this task, try making funny toys from cotton wool and paste. They are made very simply, and the pleasure from the process is great. In addition, you can do this with children - applied art perfectly develops fine motor skills.
Necessary materials:
Preparation method:
In this way you can make anything, from a simple Christmas tree decoration made of cotton wool and paste, to the tree itself. Don't forget about glitter - it will give your craft a fabulous shine.
New Year is a wonderful holiday that can be made even more magical if you put in a little effort and a little imagination. You have the power to create a fairy tale with your own hands, especially since now you know what you can use to make artificial snowballs for children with your own hands!
Winter is a fabulous time. Frost paints icy stained-glass windows on the windows, and a blizzard sweeps all the surrounding streets, dressing the trees in snowy down jackets and covering the houses with fluffy white caps. Winter also gives all people two great holidays - New Year and Christmas. Preparations begin a week before the celebration.
In markets and supermarkets you can find a wide variety of decor: bright light bulbs, tinsel, glass balls and stars. Winter motifs are very welcome in jewelry: products are sprinkled with glass snow or painted with snow patterns.
The winter garland made of cotton wool has become widespread. This decor is available for sale in New Year's shops and stores, but it will be much more pleasant to make it yourself. In addition, the actual cost of a garland made by yourself will be several times lower than that of a factory one.
Before you do New Year's garland, it is necessary to take measurements of the part of the room in which it will hang. This will help determine the length of the warp thread.
For a window garland it is calculated as follows:
window width + 10 cm on each side = required thread length.
The length of the side threads is determined based on the height of the window and wall. In this case, an additional 4-5 cm must be left on one edge (for fastening).
The second stage of preparation is the selection of raw materials and tools.
To carry out the work, the master will need the following materials:
Please note: if desired, the threads can be replaced with thin transparent fishing line.
The easiest option to implement. Creating this garland does not require any special physical or material costs.
A “blizzard” garland made of cotton wool is created according to the following algorithm:
Please note: do not usecotton wooldiscs when forming snowballs. The discs hold their shape worse and do not provide uniform density to the balls.
A snow garland made of cotton wool is not complete without soft clouds, which can be made in two ways:
Flat blanks in the shape of clouds are cut out of thick cardboard in light shades. Then they need to be covered with rolled cotton wool balls or cut cotton pads. The clouds will turn out soft and “shaggy”.
Clouds formed from cotton balls must be covered with starch paste. It will give rigidity to the shape and make the parts of the garland invulnerable to contamination.
How to make a garland from these clouds? Follow the instructions:
Fluffy snow clouds will decorate your home for the New Year. This composition looks great in a children's room.
Craftsmen create more complex variations from cotton wool with their own hands:
Each craftswoman adds decor at will. Snowflake figures are covered with beads or glass beads. Glitter glue is often used. If you don't have one at hand, use the following recipe:
Please note: cosmetics stores sell glitter powders for manicures. They are very similar to natural snow and are perfect for work, replacing foil.
Snowflakes covered with such shiny glaze will effectively complement the New Year's garland made of cotton wool.
To make the craft fit better into the Christmas setting, complement it with sparkling angels and stars. Just like snowflakes, they are cut out of cardboard and covered with a fluffy layer of cotton wool.
A snow garland is not only hung on the window. This product is also suitable for decorating a New Year tree.
A Christmas tree garland made of cotton wool is created using the following algorithm:
The thread is cut to such a length that it can be wrapped freely around the tree.
A variety of objects are strung on this blank:
All of them are fixed with glue.
The space between the decor is occupied by light ribbons, beads and glass beads (optional).
This snow plume will successfully replace the standard rain and give the New Year's tree a natural look.
Garland made with my own hands, is one of the best themed decorations for the New Year.
Shared creativity brings people together, so involve your loved ones in creating a festive garland. The master classes presented in the article will be suitable for even the smallest family members.
Garlands of cotton wool were made 100 years ago, when there were no other materials at hand. But such crafts still remain relevant.
