Snow day.

Until we get some our annual dusting of snow in these parts, I decided to bring a little bit of winter weather to our house. Lately, Lane's been requesting a "project" to work on each evening. Since I love to craft, color and create, I'm more than happy to find ways to keep his little hands and mind occupied.

For this project, we decided to make snow globes. Using objects I had on hand and a few purchased pieces, we crafted a little holiday cheer and will be giving these to some of our friends who help us out on a regular basis - the girls in the childcare room at the gym, our neighbor across the street, our pediatrician and some of the doctors at our walk-in clinic.

We plan to spend today making cookies and tomorrow handing out our treats.

We started with a few Ball canning jars I had around the house and some cheap ornaments I purchased at Target.

For our first step, I placed a dab of glue on the lid and let Lane place the ornament on top of the glue.

Next, wait for glue to totally dry. For Lane, this was the hardest part.


Once the glue has dried, you can begin putting together your globes. Add some distilled water to your jar.

Then, add a drop of liquid glycerin to the water. This will keep the glitter from sticking to the jar.


Add as much glitter as your three year old heart can handle.


Place the lid on the jar.


Mama then closes the jar tightly before moving on to the next step.



Shake. Shake. Shake.

If your my child, you will want to have a little taste of the glitter next.

Then move to a towel to dry for the night.

Little brothers must sit contently and watch this project. Until - big brother gives him a special little globe made just for him. Then, his job is to smile and enjoy the fun.


When all your globes are complete, clean up. If your lucky, you will have some help.