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Cool STEM Experiments: Make Your Own Snow Globe

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Kids will love this creative STEM activity where you learn how to make your own snow globe. Truly cool Christmas STEM experiments!  It’s one of our favorite engineering activities for kids!

My kids had such fun making a bubbling snow globe they wanted to try it again! This time, we decided to skip the bubbling effect and see if we could make a snow globe that holds water and acts like a traditional snow globe.

The kids created their own design and and worked together to find things from around the house to put inside their globe. Learn how to make your own snow globe STEM project below!

Kids will love this creative STEAM project where they get to design their very own snow globe. Truly cool STEM experiments!
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Cool STEM Experiments: How to Make Your Own Snow Globe

Kids will love this creative STEAM project where they get to design their very own snow globe. Truly cool STEM experiments!

This snow globe STEM challenge learning how to make your own snow globe was one of our favorite cool STEM experiments. The girls loved how it was a mix between a building design challenge and a sensory bottle.

Kids will love this creative STEAM project where they get to design their very own snow globe. Truly cool STEM experiments!

What you’ll need to make your own snow globe:

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  • Glitter
  • Small plastic toys
  • Plastic DIY snow globe
  • Hot glue gun
  • Glycerin
Kids will love this creative STEAM project where they get to design their very own snow globe. Truly cool STEM experiments!

First, let the kids pick what toys they want inside the snow globe. We had little deer (from our hide the deer challenge) and little Christmas trees. Monkey thought we could transform dice into presents and she added a ribbon and a star to the tree to make it a Christmas tree.

Kids will love this creative STEAM project where they get to design their very own snow globe. Truly cool STEM experiments!

The girls glued their toys in place, and it was time to fill the snow globe.

We added glitter and water to the globe. Add a dash of glycerin if you want the glitter to take a little longer to fall.  Place the toy plate inside the globe and screw it on tight!

Kids will love this creative STEAM project where they get to design their very own snow globe. Truly cool STEM experiments!

We were surprised to see our water start to turn blue. We didn’t know it, but our tree was still dyed blue from the bubbling globe challenge and it turned everything blue! The girls thought it made the globe prettier, so they were happy with the surprise addition.

Kids will love this creative STEAM project where they get to design their very own snow globe. Truly cool STEM experiments!

Our globe wasn’t meant to be used long-term (I was afraid it would leak), so the girls just played with it for one day, then we dumped it out. But if you want yours to last longer, use a water-safe glue to hold the items in place and seal the globe to prevent it from leaking.

Kids will love this creative STEAM project where they get to design their very own snow globe. Truly cool STEM experiments!
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About Brenda Priddy

Brenda grew up thinking she hated science. But when her 4-year- old daughter was more interested in reading science facts than fairy tales, Brenda realized she had to learn more. Through simple at-home science experiments, Brenda developed a passion for science and now works as a STEMed advocate with a team of science educators to create hands-on STEM projects and curriculum for kids.

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