This adorable Valentine’s Day Heart Snow Globe was super easy to make using a glass jar and few simple craft supplies. They make an adorable Valentine’s Day gift for teachers or grandparents.
Our family had the best time making this sweet Valentine’s Day Heart Snow Globe to give to the grandparents for Valentine’s Day. They were super easy to make and cute enough to feel really special for anyone who receives them. Plus making them was a fun way to make the most of the time together on a cold and snowy winter day stuck indoors.
The Perfect DIY Valentine’s Day Gift
The kids and I typically make DIY Valentine’s for their class exchanges (you can download my free printable Cupid’s Arrow Pencil Valentines here), but this was our first try at a larger gift.
The best easy DIY Valentine’s Day Heart Snow Globe
The key to making the best easy DIY Valentine’s Day Heart Snow Globe comes down to a couple of things:
- Choose a wide mouth jar with a lid that has a smooth surface (not a lot of writing or decoration on the glass itself, since that will obstruct the view of the items placed inside the jar.
- Also make sure your jar is wide enough to hold your chosen decoration
- Use bottled water mixed with vegetable glycerin (you can pick up a bottle of the stuff on Amazon) so that the water stays clear and your confetti falls gently
- Make sure you seal the lid securely with both super glue and an outer layer of hot glue.
How to Make a DIY Snow Globe:
Supplies:
- Wide mouth glass jar with lid
- A small, waterproof toy or figurine to place inside your snow globe (we up-cycled the plastic heart decoration from the top of a tube of Valentine’s Day candy…these are widely available at drugstores this time of year).
- Plastic or metallic glitter
- A glue gun and super glue
- Bottled water (tap water may turn cloudy),
- Glycerin or baby oil (makes the glitter fall more slowly)
- Ribbon to decorate the bottom of your jar
Step 1: Glue your toy or figured to the inside of the inner jar lid. You can use hot glue, super glue or epoxy for this step. Just make sure the glue is fully dried before continuing (see glue manufacturers instructions).
Step 2: While the glue is drying on the inner lid of your jar, use hot glue to add decorative ribbon to the outer ring lid.
Step 3: Pour bottled water into the jar. Water should be at least 3/4 full.
Step 4: Add 3 tablespoons of glycerin or baby oil to the water mixture. This will thicken the water mixture enough to slow the pace of the falling glitter. You may need to add more or less depending on the size of your jar.
Step 5: Check the water level by inserting the figurine and lid to make sure the water is nearly full but does not overflow. You may want to do this over the sink or a large bowl in case of overflow.
Step 6: Remove the lid and add glitter to the water mixture.
Step 7: Carefully position inner lid on top of jar. If your jar has writing on one side, be sure to position the figurine so that the front is visible through the unmarked portion of the jar. Add the outer ring lid to seal (if desired, seal the outer lid in place with hot glue or super glue).
Step 9: Turn your jar over and watch the glitter fall! Repeat a zillion times (or until Spring arrives)!
