Seriously, it's been years since we had such a freezing cold winter! We've had snow on the ground for weeks. It seems that when it does finally get all melted away, we get another fresh coat! I'm not complaining here!!! I'm just thinking that Spring will bring a new appreciation in my life!!! When we start thinking that 30 degrees outside is warmer ... you know the tempts have been below normal!
Going with the "frozen" theme ... I decided to do a fun little craft with my Sunday School class this past Sunday. It ended up just being one girl in class, but we still had a good time! I found the idea online and it's so easy that you can do it with your kids! We made our craft and talked about the uniqueness of each person. Everyone being different and special in God's eye!!! Just like each snowflake is different.
"Borax Crystal Snowflakes" ...
Take a 12 inch pipe cleaner and cut it into three 4 inch pieces. Make a six-pointed snowflake and twist the center to keep it from coming apart. Make a small lope at the end on one point on the snowflake. Stick a small piece of wire through the lope and secure the wire so that the snowflake hangs on it. Then twist the other end of the wire around a pencil/popsicle stick. Add 9 TB. of Borax Laundry Soup to 1 Qt. container and dissolve completely in 3 cups of very hot water! Submerge the pipe cleaner snowflake in the borax solution, resting the pencil across the mouth of the container. You want the whole snowflake to be completely covered in the solution but not touching the sides or bottom of the container. (You may need to trim the edges to keep it from touching.) Cover the top of your container with a napkin to keep dust out of it and let it set, undisturbed, for 8 hours. As it soaks, the Borax solution will 'grow' on your pipe cleaner and make a pretty snowflake crystal! After eight hours, pull out the snowflake and dry it on a paper towel. I cut the wire off and added some white thread to hang my cool snowflake!!! Have fun!!!
The final project looks like rock candy. Don't eat it though! It's not safe for mouths!
You can try colored pipe cleaners too. I did a blue one and it turned out pretty too!!!
The frozen things outside will be cold for a few more months. Then Spring will come and the ground will begin to warm up!!! I can't wait!!!
Stay warm! Stay indoors! Don't get frozen!
