Hip2Save This Holiday: Homemade Snow Globes
This Hip2Save.com Deal was hand-posted on Thursday, December 20th, 2012 at 12:45 pm.
Hip2Save This Holiday Guest Post Submitted By Reader Sarah…
This year we’ve got a crawler in the house for Christmas, which means our older boys had to box up lots of tiny toys so baby brother doesn’t choke. Instead of just getting rid of them, we glued them into the lids of baby food jars, then filled the jars with water, white glitter and a touch of glycerin (don’t tell my kids…it’s K-Y 
) and screwed the tops back on. The snow globes are super cute and much more durable than most you can buy.
1.) Wash and de-label your jars – for stubborn adhesive, I use goo-gone
2.) Choose small toys or holiday ornaments that will fit inside the jars. Choose things with nice sturdy bases for gluing.
3.) If it’s an ornament, just unscrew the hook and apply super glue to the base
4.) Adhere to the inside of the jar lid and set aside to dry
5.) Fill your jar with water, leaving about 1/4 inch for displacement
6.) Add about 1/4 tsp of glitter- more if you want a blizzard – and 1/4 tsp of K-Y ( the glycerin is optional, it just allows the glitter to stay suspended longer)
7.) When your glue is dry, simply turn your lid over and screw it back on – no need to glue unless you’re sure your kiddos will unscrew it.
8.) Attach a simple band of ribbon will cover any text on the lid and add a festive touch. Happy Holidays!
Years have passed by, but we still continue this family tradition. Every year my children look forward to going to the nursing home to sing and perform for these precious people. I think through this small act of service, my children have learned that it is definitely more blessed to give than to receive, and to me….this is what Christmas is truly all about.
Tera @ Adventures in Mommy-Hood says:
Um, love the creative use of “glycerin”! I’ve wanted to do this for *years* but, alas, I have no babyfood jars, and no one I know seems to have any either…
Tiffany says:
You could try joining a freecycle.org group in your area. People offer things they would normally throw away. I got a whole bunch for decorations on the diaper cakes for my sister’s baby shower. Or you could put an ad on craigslist
Heather Nicosia says:
I was just about to suggest your local freecycle group too! You could also use mason jars, pickle jars etc.
Jenny says:
Our freecycle.org group is a bunch of bullies! It’s a shame who they let moderate those groups. Just saying. The one in my last town were so nice and sweet.
Dawn says:
I am a very nice moderator on ours
I often see baby food jars Offered on Freecycle, and now wish I would have put in for the Offers! 
Cute idea!
summer says:
You could use pasta sauce jars! That is what we will be using… those or even something like the jars that artichoke hearts, olives, or tomatoes come in!
rosebudds says:
That is really cool. I used to try and save my glass baby food jars, but I never knew what to use them for.
Jodi K says:
my daughter made one at school yesterday
Karin says:
This idea is AWESOME!! Thank you for sharing! I’ll definitely try this for Christmas every year!
marchand16 says:
we do this with plastic fish… my kid’s used small beads for the fish toys or food
Lisa says:
I love making these, they are so cute. LOL about the K-Y seriously that is hilarious!! “)
michelle says:
Ugh I made a lot of home made gifts the other day!! I never thought of using ky for the glycerin! I went and bought some but at least I used a 40% off coupon for hobby lobby
I paid $2.53 which is okay but would’ve loved to use my ky stockpile lol 
thanks for the tip for next time!!!
rae says:
Oh my gosh this brought back memories!!! I made one of these in 3rd grade but they had us use modeling clay to keep the little figure secure to the lid and it helped seal the lid too. Though it did leak after some time and mom tossed it out.
lisadesigner1 says:
Woo Hoo! Another use for that cheap and free KY we got!
Cara says:
I got all the supplies to make these with my daughter (just going to use other jars like jam jars and such) but hadn’t bought glycerin yet — thanks for the idea!:)
mary says:
I think you are supposed to add a drop of bleach or alcohol as well so it doesn’t yellow if you save it more than one season
Joy says:
I think the last paragraph was from a different post because it’s talking about a nursing home tradition? LOL
Ann Dee says:
Yeah! My 7 yr old is an art/craft nut, so this will be a perfect craft to do over the break. LOVE IT!!!!! Great use of so many things that normally just get tossed. And FINALLY I can use some of my KY stockpile…Ha ha. None of my friends and family needed any….
Jamie says:
I love Hip2Save because I learn so many uses for free KY. LOL!
Jenny says:
Just so you know those baby food jars break SOOOO easily! We did this last year and when they drop they shatter worse than a floresent light bulb! Becarefull when kids shake these! Huge dangerous mess!
Crzycpnldy says:
My sons preschool class just made these… Very cute idea!