As you know, I’m a Southern girl who longs for snow, and since we don’t get a lot of the white stuff here in Atlanta, I made some!
It’s a good old Martha Stewart craft but as I started looking online, it’s actually as much a Science experiment as it is a craft! Here’s the link to the instructions per Martha Stewart. It’s super easy you just need some Borax…which is apparently a laundry booster. I’ve never in my life even seen Borax until I did this.
You’ll also need pipe cleaners and a jar…(Martha tells you how to cut and twist your pipe cleaners into a snow flake…I made a couple of different sizes)
The more jars the better right? I used wooden skewers to keep the snowflakes suspended in the jars but you could use pencils.
I also used a few drops of blue food coloring…again, the link to Martha Stewart explains this in beautiful detail but roughly :
Mix 1 cup boiling water to 3 Tablespoons Borax and 3 drops of food coloring…it takes MUCH more than the 1 cup of water but that’s the winning formula.
I took this photo after about 2 hours…you can see the crystals starting to form! (But Martha says leave them overnight, and I always obey Martha for heaven’s sake)
Here’s one of the big ones! Isn’t it exciting? FYI: DO NOT use plastic containers…I tried and they didn’t work.
And WaaaLaaa! Here’s what we were left with…after we cleaned up the AMPLE mess! I think your kiddos would have a bunch of fun making these!
Check this out…creative types from all over blog-land link up to give you the best ideas!
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Also, Trash To Treasure Tuesday! Such great ideas all over blog-land today!
And the fun party of Before and After at Thrifty Decor Chick!
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How beautiful . . . I live in western Michigan, so we get plenty of the real stuff,
but I am so going to make these for decorating the next two months.
Thanks for the link!
Very pretty ! They are predicting the REAL THING for this Friday.
Hope you are feeling better and can play in it.
that is so cool! thanks for sharing!
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Your so smart! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous! Love how you get your craft on
But this would totally be a neat homeschooling Science project!
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Those turned out fabulous!
Hi, Robin! I love your gorgeous blog, and this project is wonderful! So glad that we’ve found each other. xoxo Gigi
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hi robin! what a wonderful post.. beautiful snowflakes!! if you ever wanna visit some snow….and COLD come our way… there’s plenty of both.
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Hello sweet Robin – Happy New Year! I really love these snowflakes. You are right…my kids would have so much fun making them. Thank you for the inspiration!
Blessings,
Marie
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Oh my goodness, Robin, I looooove this. Will try with my kids asap. Thanks for linking up!
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Robin, can they be outside???/ Like on a wreath???? I LOVE THIS!!!!!
This will make a great homeschooling project for my crafty teen daughters! I used to use 20 Mule Team Borax in my wash when my kids were little. I have also driven by the place in the Mojave Desert where they mine borax many times. It is actually the largest borax mine in the world. FYI. :0)
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Well, shoot. Tried to follow one of your commenters and messed it up.
that is so cool. we might have to try that. making the pipe cleaner shapes may be the hardest part for me.
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These are awesome! I’m on a snowflake kick right now and might have to add these to my project list.
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Precioso trabajo felicitaciones, muy creativa, feliz año, Chany
Unfortunately, we’ve had real snow on the ground here since before Christmas. And we’re expecting more tomorrow. But, these Borax snowflakes are way too cool! In fact, I love your whole winter decorating theme! (As for Martha…I never know whether to love or hate her. So, I mostly fluctuate back and forth on that issue.)
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Jane…I’m back and forth with Martha too!
Hey, we might be getting some real snow flakes in Georgia this week. Love this snow flake recipe. I am going to copy it and save it – thank you. Sandie
Oh dear, what a gorgeous craft! I have never seen it before, I’m dying to try it! I’m in Dallas, and rarely ever see the real stuff here either, I hope I can remember what a snow flake looks like! haha! Thanks for the inspiration!
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I loved them in the jar.
Saving this for a snowy cold day activity!
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How cool is this? Love it! I included it on my Friday Favorites list!
~Liz
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When you said “science” you got my attention. These are so beautiful! Maybe my science minded son would enjoy the science aspect
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These are simply beautiful and you can enjoy them all winter long! I’ll be featuring these in my Readers ROCK post over the weekend!
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These are so cute. My son made one similar last year at school and I was wondering how he did it. I just love it and I might even have to do them next year for our Christmas tree. Great job.
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Those are fabulous!! This sounds like a fun one to do with my kids!
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I just book marked this as a project to do with my students next year! We won’t have time before winter is over this year, but this is a great project!!
Wow! I’m amazed at how people come up with these projects. Yours came out so pretty.
Thanks for linking up. Adding you to my blogroll. 
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I have seen this project so many places and really want to try it. I’m going to teach physical science next year and this just may be an experiment that I could use at school.
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Oh, you make me feel old. I remember Borax being a sponsor of many TV shows when I was a kid!
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