What You Need
- borax
- a large jar
- white pipe cleaners
- string
- pencil
- food colouring (optional)
- boiling water
- scissors
What To Do
- Make your snowflake shape with a pipe cleaner. You can do this by cutting it into three equal pieces, and twisting them together in the centre. Make sure it fits in your jar
- Tie one end of a length of string to your snowflake, and the other end to a pencil, so that your snowflake can hang in the jar when the pencil is rested on top
- Fill the jar with boiling water
- Add a tablespoon of borax powder at a time, stirring to dissolve each time. The amount of borax you need depends on the size of your jar - roughly you will need to use 3 tablespoons of borax per cup of water
- Add a little food colouring if you like
- Hang the snowflake in the jar, so it isn't touching the sides or bottom
- Leave overnight and in the morning you will have your very own home grown crystal snowflake!