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Fizzy Fake Snow Snowmen

Fizzy Fake Snow Snowmen: a winter sensory bin where kids build, decorate, and melt a fizzy snowman with vinegar.
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Fizzy Fake Snow Snowmen

Ingredients

  • Shaving cream (foam, not gel)
  • Baking soda
  • Vinegar
  • Small bowl of vinegar + dropper or pipette
  • Ribbon or fabric strips
  • Black dried beans
  • Orange pipe cleaner
  • Black construction paper
  • Small sticks

Instructions

  • Mix baking soda and shaving cream until it feels cold and moldable.
  • Roll into balls and stack into a snowman shape.
  • Decorate with beans, pipe cleaner, ribbon, sticks, and a paper hat.
  • Fill a dropper with vinegar and drip it onto the snowman.
  • Watch it fizz and melt, then rebuild and repeat.