Cuppa Snow
Snow!
Materials
2 teaspoons of Snow powder
A plastic cup
A teaspoon
Materials from your house
1/2 cup measure
Water
Do not eat, or get it in your eyes! Wash hands with soap after handling! Supervise kids always!
How do I begin?
1. Add a teaspoon of Snow powder in the plastic cup.
2. Now add 1/4 cup of water first and then add the remaining 1/4 cup of water. Watch the magic!
3. You will immediately notice that the Snow powder begins to swell up and grow 3 times its size.
4. You have made your own snow!
5. If you notice that the snow is still kind of translucent, be patient. In a few minutes, all of the powder will resemble real snow.
6. For each teaspoon of Snow powder, you need a 1/2 cup measure of water.
7. Enjoy your own special Snow in May! It will not melt or blow away, and can be used on almost any surface, indoors or outside. It lasts for months and can be reused to make "snow" again and again!
What just happened?
The super-absorbent Snow Powder is really a Super Absorbent Polymer called Sodium Polyacrylate, which was invented by scientists at Dow Chemical Company. It has the ability to expand to 100 times its original volume once you add water to the it.
It is used in disposable baby diapers, to clean up oil spills, and in the garden centers, where it is used as a soil additive, used to retain moisture.
Refresh: To refresh your Snow, periodically sprinkle water on the surface or spray with a bottle. Sometimes just fluffing it up works, but you will need to replace moisture that is lost through evaporation.
Reuse: Let it dry to a crumbly powder, like it was before you added the water to it. Store in a tightly closed container or in a Ziploc bag for a limited amount of time (a couple weeks). Or, put the wet snow in a Ziploc and freeze it; take it out when needed.
The best and most popular way to reuse or dispose of your snow is to give it away to guests (supply plastic bags) so they can use it at their own events at home, work or school.
Disposal: Do not wash Snow away as it will turn to gel. You can mix it in with garden soil as an additive that helps retain the soil moisture. Alternatively, you can vacuum, broom and dispose it off like ordinary waste. Do not put it in a sink as it may clog drains.
2 teaspoons of Snow powder
A plastic cup
A teaspoon
Materials from your house
1/2 cup measure
Water
Do not eat, or get it in your eyes! Wash hands with soap after handling! Supervise kids always!
How do I begin?
1. Add a teaspoon of Snow powder in the plastic cup.
2. Now add 1/4 cup of water first and then add the remaining 1/4 cup of water. Watch the magic!
3. You will immediately notice that the Snow powder begins to swell up and grow 3 times its size.
4. You have made your own snow!
5. If you notice that the snow is still kind of translucent, be patient. In a few minutes, all of the powder will resemble real snow.
6. For each teaspoon of Snow powder, you need a 1/2 cup measure of water.
7. Enjoy your own special Snow in May! It will not melt or blow away, and can be used on almost any surface, indoors or outside. It lasts for months and can be reused to make "snow" again and again!
What just happened?
The super-absorbent Snow Powder is really a Super Absorbent Polymer called Sodium Polyacrylate, which was invented by scientists at Dow Chemical Company. It has the ability to expand to 100 times its original volume once you add water to the it.
It is used in disposable baby diapers, to clean up oil spills, and in the garden centers, where it is used as a soil additive, used to retain moisture.
Refresh: To refresh your Snow, periodically sprinkle water on the surface or spray with a bottle. Sometimes just fluffing it up works, but you will need to replace moisture that is lost through evaporation.
Reuse: Let it dry to a crumbly powder, like it was before you added the water to it. Store in a tightly closed container or in a Ziploc bag for a limited amount of time (a couple weeks). Or, put the wet snow in a Ziploc and freeze it; take it out when needed.
The best and most popular way to reuse or dispose of your snow is to give it away to guests (supply plastic bags) so they can use it at their own events at home, work or school.
Disposal: Do not wash Snow away as it will turn to gel. You can mix it in with garden soil as an additive that helps retain the soil moisture. Alternatively, you can vacuum, broom and dispose it off like ordinary waste. Do not put it in a sink as it may clog drains.