I Need "Snow": I'm trying to make a snow globe, but I can't find "snow" that sinks. I bought a bag of it, but it floats on the surface. Looking at all the Q&A online, it seems that...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I'm trying to make a snow globe, but I can't find "snow" that sinks. I bought a bag of it, but it floats on the surface. Looking at all the Q&A online, it seems that everything floats. I ordered some glitter, but it won't arrive till next week.

Do any of you have any experience making snow globes that work as they should?

GPappy Loc: Finally decided to plop down, Clover, S.C.

When I was a kid we used crushed moth balls for the snow in homemade snow globes.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

jerryc41 wrote:

I'm trying to make a snow globe, but I can't find "snow" that sinks. I bought a bag of it, but it floats on the surface. Looking at all the Q&A online, it seems that everything floats. I ordered some glitter, but it won't arrive till next week.

Do any of you have any experience making snow globes that work as they should?

Maybe your liquid is too thick

cyclespeed Loc: Calgary, Alberta Canada

Can't help you. Here we need real snow like the Alps are missing due to climate change.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Manglesphoto wrote:

Maybe your liquid is too thick

The problem was the snow. I should have gotten crushed glass. I ordered some, but it will take a week to get here.

RiJoRi Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC

Like GPappy, my sister made a snow "globe" using moth flakes and water in a baby-food jar. The flakes were probably easier for little hands.

It worked! Never had any moths in that jar!

--Rich

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

RiJoRi wrote:

Like GPappy, my sister made a snow "globe" using moth flakes and water in a baby-food jar. The flakes were probably easier for little hands.

It worked! Never had any moths in that jar!

--Rich

Thanks for that! If moths appear in the globes, I'll know what to do.

usnret Loc: Woodhull Il

jerryc41 wrote:

I'm trying to make a snow globe, but I can't find "snow" that sinks. I bought a bag of it, but it floats on the surface. Looking at all the Q&A online, it seems that everything floats. I ordered some glitter, but it won't arrive till next week.

Do any of you have any experience making snow globes that work as they should?

Hey Jerryc41, was just wondering if you've ever heard of growing small bits of stoker coal into a multi colored dish of crystals ? My grandmother tought me how to do this by using coal chips, salt, water, ammonia and misc. colors of laundry bluing. In just a few days it was in full bloom.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

usnret wrote:

Hey Jerryc41, was just wondering if you've ever heard of growing small bits of stoker coal into a multi colored dish of crystals ? My grandmother tought me how to do this by using coal chips, salt, water, ammonia and misc. colors of laundry bluing. In just a few days it was in full bloom.

I remember doing something like that when I was a kid. It was like magic. I found a source for "sinkable snow" - National Artcraft

I'm patient, but I'm not patient enough to wait for snow to grow.

I'm a few hours away from Pennsylvania, so obtaining coal would be a problem. : )