This easy tutorial on how to make a maple tree leaf globe is a great fall craft for kids.
Snow globes aren’t just for winter! This fall, make a maple tree leaf globe with your children just like the one you see here. Kids will love watching the leaves spin and swirl inside, and you will love that this is a budget-friendly craft that you can whip up in minutes. Take a look at how you can get busy making the maple tree leaf “snow” globe. It is the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of the fall season.
How to Make a Maple Tree Leaf Globe
Items Needed:
Mason jar with lid
Hot glue, glue gun
Twigs or sticks
Twine
Silk leaves
Red, yellow, and orange metallic confetti (we used a chili pepper garland from our local craft store, and simply cut the peppers into small bits to look like leaves)
Directions:
1. Begin by filling the jar with water. Basic tap water works fine. Since the confetti will be weighted, there is no need to add any oils of any kind. The water is enough.
2. Flip the lid over and add a generous dab of glue to the center of it. Hot glue is best for this. Press a twig or stick to the glue, allowing the little branches to branch out and up. It should resemble a little tree.
Your little tree should be given time to dry in place. Something such as the twig you see here is perfect.
3. Line the rim of the jar with glue. Quickly turn the lid over and insert the branch into the jar. Work slowly so you don’t bend and snap it. Screw the lid in place. Allow for several minutes to let the glue dry.
4. While the glue dries, you can decorate the lid with a little twine and silk leaves. Simply snip, tie, and glue them in place to your liking.
5. Now, just flip the jar over and give it a good shake. The red, yellow, and orange metallic confetti will twirl around the jar like a blustery fall day.
Beautiful, isn’t it? Give this easy-to-make maple tree leaf globe a try, and see how simple it can be to get in the spirit of all things fall.
Happy fall, y’all!
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Kitty Martin says
Many thanks, can’t wait to try it and will probably waterproof the twig to avoid rot.
Sophia says
Does this actually work I mean I feel like all of the confetti would just float to the top with only water
Alea Milham says
It is metallic confetti so it is a bit heavier.
Linda says
Would the stick branch eventually get nasty and get scummy in the jar
Ressa says
I was wondering the same thing!
Jess says
Ya I was too. Do you need to coat it with some sort of sealant so it doesn’t absorb the water and swell and get icky
Marybeth says
I was also wondering the same thing. I would probably use a plastic twig
Grace Houle says
Looks great! Excited to try it with my kids.
Rebecca Williams says
in the pictures it looks like there are no silk leaves inside the jar. did you just use the confetti on the inside and silk leaves on the outside of the jar to decorate?
Alea Milham says
Yes, the metallic confetti is inside and the silk leaves are on the outside.