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Making Snow! 

Well, we don't really expect snow here in the Phoenix area!

But I found a really easy recipe for making it!  I know this is a cooking blog so let me be clear--THIS IS NOT EDIBLE! 

You can, however, make it in your kitchen.

All you need is a big box of Baking soda, Hair Conditioner, and optionally some white glitter.  

Mix in a bowl 3 cups of baking soda with 1/2 cup of conditioner.  Use your hands and fluff the mixture.  If it seems too gloppy, add soda.  If it seems dry, add a little more conditioner.And very important--choose one with little or no fragrance!  We had to do ours over because our Christmas decorated house was filled with a coconut and pineapple tropical cloud.  

You will probably want to wear gloves.  Not that the ingredients are toxic. but the baking soda is drying to the hands.

You can make as many batches as you need, and as far as your box of baking soda will take you.  There is a HUMONGOUS box at Walmart if you need a lot. 

Once it is mixed you can use it however you want.  Dump it into a cookie sheet.  You can make little snowmen and decorate with little black rocks for eyes and a painted orange toothpick for a nose. Use little figures and cars to make a winter wonderland!  Legos.  Whatever you like!  

Here's a link to a YouTube video that you might want to watch. 

We used this snow in a little project with Christmas Trees. We sprinkled the glitter on after we were all finished.   Pictures below.  Enjoy and let me know what you made with it in the comments!

So fun!