How To Make Fake Snow: 5 Cool Options

Are you ready to make glowing snow at home? We have selected 5 cool options of fake snow you can try immediately!

No, you do not have to dream about white Christmas anymore, simply because you can make snow anytime you wish.

Kids Frozen party theme, or Ice Age challenge, your winter-themed celebrations, and gatherings will have a totally cold look with some snow around!

Create a real white wonderland for your kids especially if you are living in an area where snowing is unusual. Or have another cool sensory activity for your toddler.

The choice is yours, ideas are below!

How to Make Fake Snow

You would be surprised but making fake snow is just like a piece of cake. You need simple ingredients and all of them are available in your kitchen and bathroom drawer.

So let it snow with the main ingredients below:

baking soda
shaving cream
water
conditioner
lotion
cornstarch or corn flour
glitter to make it shine
blue food coloring to add hues
essential oils to add a specific scent
a container
a spoon to mix with

Do not worry, these are all ingredients needed for the 5 variations of our fake snow. Below you can see how to combine them in order to get fresh, white, and sparkling snow.

Shaving Cream Fake Snow

You will need only 3 things to make this snow:

2 lb box baking soda
1-2 cans of shaving cream
a plastic box or container

Mix it all and have fun!

Baking Soda Fake Snow

1 cup of baking soda
water
plastic container/bowl
whisk/spoon or a fork to stir

Add 1 cup of baking soda into a plastic container or a bowl. Pour water one tablespoon at a time.

With a fork or a whisk mix the ingredients together, adding more water as you go. You need to get a light and powdery mix.

Conditioner Fake Snow

1/2 cup of conditioner
3 cups of baking soda
a bowl or container
fork/spoon or whisk to stir

For this recipe, it is important to use white conditioner so you will skip answering questions about why the snow is not white.

Pour 1/2 cup of conditioner into the bowl, add 3 cups of baking soda and stir it with a fork. This snow recipe is ideal to make snowballs and little snowmen!

Cornflour Fake Snow

equal parts of shaving cream
equal parts of cornflour
equal parts of baking powder

Mix equal parts shaving foam cream and cornflour into a bowl or plastic container and your perfect snow is ready to play!

Cornstarch and Lotion Fake Snow

one part cornstarch
one part lotion

Mix together equal parts of cornstarch with the lotion and you will get this crumbly snow recipe. If you prefer more powdery snow then add slightly less lotion than cornstarch.