Superhero snow globe … According to my grandson, this is the coolest thing I’ve ever made. Which is awesome, because he’s the whole reason I made them 🙂 Creating a snow globe is super, duper easy – a project you can make in about 2 minutes that will have the superheroes in your life something to cheer about. And it’s a cute way to either use old toys or with new ones.
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DIY Superhero Snow Globe
Supplies:
- Superhero Figurines (this is the set shown here)
- Hot Glue + Gun
- Glitter
- Mason Jars
- Water
Start with by putting a healthy amount of hot glue on the center of the inside of the lid. These figurines have a little base they sit on, making it easy to attach them.
Center the figurine on the lid and sit aside to cool while you make some snow.
Inside the jar, pour in about 1/2 a tablespoon of blue, silver and white glitter. You could use a little more or a little less – and you can mix up the colors depending on what you’d like. (I used leftover glitter from my Starry Night Luminaries.)
Next fill the jar to the very top with water. All the way to the rim where you think it might overflow.
Carefully insert your lid, making sure to center it where you want the figurine to show. The jar WILL overflow, so be prepared to clean up a bit of water with some paper towels. If it doesn’t overflow, you’ll have air pockets. If you do have an air pocket, remove the ring and lid, then add a bit more water and try again.
Once you’ve got the air bubbles out, tighten the lid and clean up everything with a few paper towels.
Want to see it in action? Watch below:
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Khadija says
December 15, 2015 at 10:43 pmOh my gosh, that is such a cute idea! I can just see little boys making their little snow globes fight each other, ha ha. I wish i would have thought of this when my boys were small. 😀
Karen Neill says
September 21, 2016 at 12:00 pmOMG!!! So very cute! I am definitely doing this!
Gina Luker says
September 22, 2016 at 9:00 amYea! So glad you like it!
Beth says
October 16, 2018 at 8:57 amHow do you get the glitter to not clump up
Gina Luker says
October 18, 2018 at 12:02 pmI never had that problem Beth 🙂
Carrie says
November 17, 2016 at 5:27 amMe and my sister tried this with plastic globes specially for snow globes and the glitter sticks to the globes and don’t fall like it’s supposed to. Any suggestions?
Gina Luker says
November 17, 2016 at 2:33 pmI used little mason jars and had no problem with the glitter sticking.
Melissa says
December 21, 2019 at 8:52 pmAdd a few drops of dish soap
Catherine Burbank says
December 5, 2016 at 5:13 pmMaking these for my husband (!) and gotta find a Wonder Woman for Granddaughter!
Marlys Busch says
March 1, 2017 at 12:36 pmOur church’s Vacation Bible School’s theme this year is Hero Central. I was looking online for superhero crafts for the children to do. Then all of a sudden I came upon your Superhero Snow Globes to make. These will be perfect and easy for the children to make. My problem is, I can’t find the little superheros for the project. Could you please tell me where you got your superheros for the project. I would so like the children to make these, but have looked online and in a few stores, to no avail. I appreciate any help from you. Thank you for your time.
Gina Luker says
March 1, 2017 at 1:28 pmHi Marlys,
What a wonderful idea for your VBS 🙂 I’m honored! I got mine at Walgreens but I’ve also seen them at Dollar Tree and on Amazon too. Good luck 🙂
Marlys Busch says
March 23, 2017 at 10:35 amThank you so much for the information on the figures. I went to three different Dollor Tree stores before I found them. They are just perfect, thanks again for the info. Marlys Busch
Diane says
October 12, 2017 at 9:33 pmWhat size Mason jars did you use?
Really cute idea!
Gina Luker says
October 13, 2017 at 11:56 amThanks Diane! I used the mini ones, not sure what they are called. You can find them at Walmart in the canning area 🙂
Diane says
October 13, 2017 at 2:15 pmThank you!
Kelli says
January 7, 2018 at 2:12 pmDo the figurines turn greasy or moldy after sitting in the water for awhile?
Gina Luker says
January 8, 2018 at 12:23 pmHi Kelli,
I don’t know, I put them in there permanently 🙂
Jane Doe says
April 28, 2018 at 6:10 pmWe tried making these with my grandkids- they totally did not work out- the glitter never separates and the mason jars leaked so we tried gluing the lids which did not help either. The kids were totally disappointed in these. Not happy.
diane l hernandez says
June 23, 2018 at 6:52 ammy turned brown i used distilled water and glycerin can u tell me why
Gina Luker says
June 25, 2018 at 2:04 pmI do not know why, Diane, I never had that happen. So sorry 🙁
diane l hernandez says
June 23, 2018 at 6:53 ammy water turned brown used distilled water and glycerin