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Glowing snowballs

Little lanterns made of snow. Pack snowballs around a battery light and watch them glow.

  • 15 min total
  • Some mess
  • Ages 2–5*
  • Outdoors
  • Snowy evenings
Let's do this

*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.

A tiny plan for your day

Estimated time: 3 min to prepare · 10 min to build · 2 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • Snow
  • A few battery tealights
  • Warm gloves

Let's begin

Five simple steps

That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.

  1. Just as it gets dark, switch on a tealight.

  2. Pack snow around it, leaving it peeping through.

  3. Make a few and place them along a path or wall.

  4. Watch them glow in the dark.

  5. Can you make a glowing snow tower?

All done!

That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.

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