Instant Snow

Last week,

snow was predicted for 

East Tennessee,

but it often gets predicted

and never shows up,

especially for us living in the valley.

Therefore,

I decided to pull out...

...the "Make Your Own Snow" kits

I bought at The Dollar Tree

a little while back.

If we were not going to get

the real thing,

then, by golly,

we would make our own!

Each kit contained...

...a fine white powder.

 After putting a teaspoon of the powder

in a cup...

 ...and adding 2 ounces of water to it...

...the kiddos each created some

lovely snow-like material.

It was fun to get in the "snow"

and squish it and squeeze it...

All the kiddos had a great time playing with it,

and were amazed how the fine powder 

expanded so much

after the water was added to it.

(To understand the why and how

this lovely stuff works,

just click HERE...)

Just know that if you decide to do this experiment 

with your kiddos,

you might need to take cover...

...from any snowballs that may come your way!  ;0)

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