Silvery Snow: Peg Doll Family Snow Globe
Our eldest was dreaming of making a family snow globe to put out each year, so we made this together. Personalize it to represent the uniqueness of your family!
- This activity was featured on The Crafty Crow! Looking for other handmade holiday items? Check it out!
http://www.thecraftycrow.net/2014/12/peg-doll-family-snowglobe-diy.html
- It was also featured on Margaret Bloom’s (author of Making Peg Dolls) site, We Bloom Here as part of a collection of tutorials for children on making peg dolls. Her two books are beautifully inspiring and we have given them as part of a kit with supplies to make peg dolls to friends. http://webloomhere.blogspot.ca/2014/12/pegdoll-families.html
you'll need Materials
Peg People 
- Peg people (You can find these unfinished at craft stores or online stores such as Etsy)
- Beads (Optional: for example you could glue green ones together to make a tree or use a small, medium and large one, painted white to make a snow person if you wanted to include something like that in your wintery world.*)
Painting 
- Acrylic paint
- Paint brushes (we used a flat shape)
- Painter’s tape
- Scissors
- Pencil/erasers
- Stylus or toothpick
- Paint palette
- Craft tray
- Smock
- Acrylic gloss (optional finish)
Embellishments 
Here are a few suggestions:
- Fabric
- Felt
- Beads
- Fabric glue
“Globe” 
- Ceramic paint
- Artificial snow
- Cloche or jar
Directions
People:
- Tape off your body and paint your head to match your family’s skin tones if you like. We decided to leave them unfinished.
- For painting peg people we found it helpful to use painter’s tape and paint in layers. So for example we covered the head and the pants area with tape (and a section for a shirt logo/design) and then painted the shirt. Let this dry overnight.
- Peel off the tape for the pants area, tape the shirt area and paint the pants etc.
- To make the eyes we dipped a stylus in paint to make dots or you could use something similar like a toothpick. You could also use a thin tipped paint pen.
- Sketch a hairline and paint it in.
- When we were finished all the painting and it was dry, we covered the people in a layer of acrylic gloss.
- We then added details with fabric and felt. (Note: This a perfect way to cover up any imperfections that may have occurred!)
Globe:
- We put little snow dots on our glass enclosure using a paint pen.
- We then filled the bottom of our “globe” with artificial snow.
- Arrange your family in the globe and add your lid.
- Display somewhere special in your home or carefully wrap and give as a keepsake.
Purpose
- Learning how to use painter’s tape
- Painting small objects
- Representing one’s family
Safety Notes
- Use scissors with care and adult supervision.
- Be sure to wear a smock and use a craft tray to prevent potential damage to surfaces and clothing from paint.
- Beads can be a choking hazard and are not recommended for children 0-3 or those that tend to put things in their mouths.
