Epsom Salt Snowy Pinecones

Thursdays are our "Nature Days" and we decorated some pinecones we found on a nature walk last week.  I spray painted a few of them white and left the rest natural.  The kids made them "snowy".

Supplies

• Pinecones (white spray paint optional)
• Epsom salt in a small bowl
• School glue
• Paper towel or newspaper to protect your work surface

Step 1

Take your pinecones outside and spray paint them if desired.  Allow to dry.

Step 2

Drizzle school glue over a pinecone.  Roll the pinecone in epsom salt and gently shake off the excess.  Repeat process if desired.  

Step 3 
Allow to dry thoroughly and gently shake off any remaining loose epsom salt.

After a few days the epsom salts turn opaque and really look more like snow.

I hot glued a piece of ribbon to their tops and have them hanging in a kitchen window. 

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