To make your own Magic Foaming Snowman, you'll need the following:

Baking Soda

Dish Soap [2] (aka Washing Up Liquid)

Salt

Vinegar

Waterproof accessories

 

First let's talk about the accessories.  Anything waterproof will work fabulously.  We used black brads for his eyes, and then I made a carrot nose out of orange foam [3] (I glued it using hot glue [4] to make a 3D carrot).  I also cut pieces to make a little top hat out of black foam [3] and hot glued [4] them together.  We grabbed two skinny little twigs from outside and we were ready to make our Foaming Dough!

In a bowl or other container, measure out two cups of baking soda and add 2 Tablespoons of salt.  Mix throughly (little hands are very good at this).  Add 1 tsp soap and mix it into the dough well.  The dough should look crumbly.  Next add 8 Tablespoons of water.  If your dough will form a ball, you're all set.  If it's still too dry and crumbly add water 1 Tablespoon at a time until you have a dough that molds into a ball.  It will not feel like playdough - it's more smooshy and crumbly than that.  But it should form into and hold a ball.

 

Make and decorate your snowman and once you're ready to transform him into a mound of icy cold foam, add your vinegar!  It works best (i.e. creates the most foam) if you add a lot of vinegar at once.  A squeezy bottle [5] works best, but if you don't have one of those, pouring a cup filled with vinegar on him will also create a foamy explosion!

 

 

** For detailed tutorial please follow the link to Fun at home with kids**