Dollar Tree Has Everything You Need To Make Adorable DIY Snow Globes

Making your own snow globe is easier than you might think with the help of Dollar Tree. Whether you're looking for decorating tips for Christmas on a budget or a charming winter-themed craft, snow globes have lots of appeal for all ages. Using Christmas House plastic DIY snow globes, you can craft adorable, snowy scenes with a personal touch added to make it memorable. These handy Dollar Tree snow globe kits feature two parts for the base: a plastic insert and the screw-on lid. The double protection against leaks means you can worry less when using them for kids crafting projects.

Along with your plastic snow globes, grab superglue or a glue gun, distilled water, Crafter's Square ultra fine glitter, and Crafter's Square faux snow to complete the wintry scenes. To create your miniature snow-covered wonderland, you'll also need to add decorations. Before selecting any items, measure to ensure they will fit under the plastic dome, which is a little over 4 inches tall. 

Using glue, set up your scene on the plastic insert. After waiting for the glue to dry fully, fill the globe with water, a drop of glycerin, artificial snow, and glitter. Glycerin will help keep the fake snow and glitter suspended when you shake the globe. Carefully fit the plastic insert into the globe and screw the lid back on to ensure no spillage, adding glue to the inside edge if you want more security. 

Dollar Tree provides everything you need to turn DIY snow globes into heartwarming holiday mementos. Pair Crafter's Square bottle brush trees with Cobblestone Corners Christmas winter village miniatures to stage the cutest scenes straight out of a holiday village. Bringing some of the magic of a Christmas village into your home using snow globes is also a great holiday decorating idea for small spaces. Instead of a sprawling village with houses and figures that can take up entire countertops, stick with mini scenes in snow globes.

The village miniatures sold at Dollar Tree feature different sets to choose from, including figurines depicting a mail carrier, Santa Claus, carolers, someone walking their dog, and more. If you pick certain miniatures, like the skiing pair, your snow globes will have a basic wintry vibe that you can decorate with all season long, even after Christmas is over. Choosing exclusively winter-themed decor is a small way you can achieve a cozy winter home aesthetic after the holiday decor comes down. For a customized village, use acrylic paint to change the colors of clothing or accentuate areas with glitter paint. Add Mod Podge to the figures for a sealant if you'd like to preserve their colors for longer.

Another way to bring holiday memories to life is by adding personal photographs to your DIY snow globes. This is a great way to immortalize a family picture or a photo of your child's Christmas recital. Or, you can take photos of your kids all bundled up for a cold day to match the snowy visage inside a snow globe. Get the kids involved with the crafting project by letting them pick and cut out their own pictures. 

These look great nestled in snow and glitter alone, but if you are suspending a photo in liquid, use a laminator to protect the image before placing it inside. To secure the photo to the base of the snow globe, fold a section of the bottom to glue it directly to the plastic insert or attach it to a sturdy prop, like a popsicle stick. Style your photos with glitter paint, ribbon, and sequins. Here's where you can really get creative no matter what you add inside your snow globe. The main idea is to have fun and personalize it to represent you. Add a fun ribbon in velvet or tulle to the base of the snow globe for a polished and successful DIY.