Soapy Snow Creatures
[30 Minutes]
Sculptures can be made of just about anything and date back to prehistoric times. The earliest sculptures were made of ivory, bone, horn, or stone and are thought to be 27,000 to 30,000 years old! Make these snowy soap sculptures to create a medium of your own.
You'll need:
• Ivory Snow powder • water • bowl • wrapping paper
What to do:
- If possible, print out these directions. Read them through before you begin.
- Gather everything you'll need and always remember art safety.
- Mix the Ivory Snow powder with water until it is thick enough to shape.
- Think of what type of sculpture you would like to create.
- You may wish to draw a design on paper first.
- Make your own snow creations, molding the Ivory mixture into any shape you choose.
- Add more water or more soap powder to keep the mixture easy to mold.
- Allow the soap shapes to harden.
How to use:
You may wish to paint the snowy sculptures.
Useful information:
My brother and I are always looking for projects during the winter months, it is cold and snowy where we live. Together, we made these snowy sculptures. We created some pretty wild designs. (Matthew, age 13)
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