Here is an easy, fun craft that you can do with your kids — Snow Ornaments with miniature figures. They will look great on your Christmas tree or lined up on your mantle, and they make great gifts.
Here is what you need to make these cute little ornaments: 
Clear glass ornaments (available at craft stores)
Perlite (available at garden stores)
Small animals or figures (available at toy stores and/or craft stores)
Rubber bumpers (available at hardware stores)
Tweezers and/or chopsticks
Small soft brush on a wire (available at most drugstores in the cleaning isle)
Funnel or cardboard
Ribbon
Take the ornament and add 4 bumpers to the bottom of the glass so the ornament will stand upright.
Next, remove the top of the ornament and add the Perlite about 1/3 of the way up the ornament. Use a funnel or some cardboard to pour the Perlite in the ornament.
Now place your desired figure or small animal in the ornament. Once you get the figure in, use the tweezers or the chopsticks to position your figure. Once the figure is positioned, slightly tap the ornament to make sure the figure is stable. Once the figure is stable use your brush on the wire to clean off the dust from the inside of the ornament. If the figure falls over just reposition it.
Place the top back on the ornament. Once the top is back on, you can add a ribbon to the top if you desire.
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