They can be made as dry snow globes or with water and kids can help making them, since it is so easy!

DIY Craft Idea: How To Make Winter Snow globes

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Snow Globes Materials:

For water filled snow globes, you will need:

• Jars with a lid that seals tight. Any size and shape of a jar with a wide lid will do.
• Plastic or ceramic figurines and trees that are water resistant
• If you like, you can use laminated pictures
• Water-resistant glue or hot glue
• Glitter or fake snow
• Small plastic bottle caps to lift the items a little bit, especially if your lid has wide sides
• Paint for the lid and/or jars or ribbons or fabric for decoration

If you want to make dry snow globes, you won’t have to worry about water-resistant items or tight lids.

How To Make Snow Globes

Take the lid off the jar. If you want, you can even paint the lid. If it is necessary, you can glue one or more caps to the bottom of the lid. When they are dry, glue the items you want, paying attention so that they will not touch the sides of the jar when you screw the lid back on it. Let the glue dry completely and check that everything stays in place when you turn the lid upside down. Now, fill the jar with water, almost to the top. Add the glitter or fake snow. You can add a little glycerin or baby oil, which will make the glitter or fake snow fall slower. Now it’s time to screw the lid carefully on the jar. You can glue put insulating tape around the lid, but keep in mind that after that you will not be able to change the water or fix anything if there is a need to.

Use some burlap or other fabrics, beautiful wintery ribbons and felt decorations to round things up and to decorate the jar lid, if you haven’t painted it.

That’s it! The perfect way to keep winter in a jar all year around! We’d love to know what you will put in your globe!

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Do you want to present a gift to your dear ones that is not only easy to make but also guarantees to be loved by them? Well, espresso-flavored sugar cubes are such a gift that everyone – from elders to the young ones – will love. Christmas food gift ideas show your appreciation and your recipient will love the thought you put into it!

Christmas Food Gift: Espresso Sugar Cubes

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Sugar Cubes with Espresso Flavor

It is a great gift for two reasons – it is fun to use and easy to make. You can use them for your Christmas morning coffee or for a rich mug of cocoa to enjoy on a cold evening.

Ingredients (180 Cubes)

• Espresso powder (1 tablespoon)
• Meringue powder (½ tablespoon)
• Sugar (½ cup)
• Hot water (½ teaspoon)

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven at 250° F. In the meantime, mix meringue and espresso powder with hot water in a big bowl. Beat until the mixture is smooth. Set aside to let it cool.
2. Add sugar to the mixture and beat it until it looks like damp sand. Take an ice-cube tray and spoon the mixture into it.
3. Spread the mixture with a rubber spatula. Press the mixture of each compartment so that it settles there tightly. Scrape away the excessive mixture.
4. Put the tray on a baking sheet and bake for at least forty minutes. After that, let the cubes cool down in the tray for minimum eight hours.
5. Take out the cubes from the tray very carefully.

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Put equal number of cubes in several small bags and tie them with colorful ribbons. Inscribe the names of the people, who you want to present these cubes, on the bags with black sharpie and letter stencils.

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