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 Holiday Crystal Snowflakes - Free Christmas Craft Project Instructions

Holiday Crystal Snowflakes - Free Christmas Craft Project Instructions
Holiday Crystal Snowflakes - Free Christmas Craft Project Instructions

 

Contributed by Tami Rose, with permission of Amanda Formaro

 

Grow your own snowflakes to use for Christmas decorations. This fun craft is easy enough for children and fun for adults too. The results are breathtaking. Make plenty to hang on the tree or give as gifts!

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Materials Needed:
  • 1 wide mouth jar
  • 3 - White pipe cleaners (chenille stems) per snowflake   (Item # 10166-10-A)
  • Boiling water
  • Borax (look in the laundry aisle for 20 Mule Team Borax Laundry Booster)
  • Pencil, straw or small rod
  • String
  • Food coloring (optional)

Instructions:

To create a snowflake shape, twist the 3 pipe cleaners together in the center to make a 6-sided figure (picture an X with a line through the middle). Trim as needed so that the snowflake will fit easily into the mouth of the jar.

Important: Adult supervision is needed when using boiling water and Borax. Please keep the Borax out of children's reach.

Fill the jar 3/4 full with boiling water. Add 3 tablespoons of Borax for every cup of water that is used. Stir until completely dissolved. It is ok if some of the Borax settles in the bottom of the jar.

You can now add food coloring to the water to create colorful snowflakes if you like.

Tie the string to one of the ends of the snowflake and the other end of the string to the pencil. Dip the snowflake into the water making sure that the string is long enough to completely cover it with water.

Rest the pencil across the top of the jar. Check to see that the snowflake floats freely not touching the sides or bottom of the jar.

Let the jar rest, undisturbed overnight (at least 8 hrs). The result is a snowflake covered in shiny crystals!

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