Be Amazing Insta-Snow Jar

by Be Amazing! Toys

• Create incredibly realistic snow scenes without the hassle of melting ice
• Absorbs up to 100 times its weight in water
• Just spritz with water to make it fluff-up
• All non-toxic and fully safety tested
• Great for holiday decorating

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 2.8 x 3.8 inches ; 5.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FA6APE
• Item model number: SNO-500
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,653 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #6 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science > Geology & Earth Sciences
  • #8 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science > Physics
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Insta-Snow is an amazing powder that turns ordinary water into a white fluffy substance that looks like real snow. Just add a little water and watch the white powder expand immediately. It makes approximately two gallons of faux snow. Use the activity guide to learn the science behind the erupting snow.

Product Description

Make realistic-looking snow inside the classroom that feels cold to the touch. Just add water and make up to 2 gallons of snow". The 3 1/2" oz. plastic jar of non-toxic "snow" powder comes with an activity guide and a measuring scoop. Ages 4 yrs. +. 3 1/2 oz. Jar Makes 2 Gallons of Snow."

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 55 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Looks like real snow, feels sort of like it January 31, 2011

By J. Kelley

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

Ok, nothing wrong with the product, it is what it is. A powder that when wet, quickly absorbs water and expands into wet snow-like fluffy water soaked flakes. Get it, play with it, throw it away. Caution, it is kind of messy to clean up, and the instructions to dehydrate the stuff and re-use it, forget that part, you won't want to do that.

So, funny story. Not knowing how messy this stuff could be, and living in Phoenix AZ, thought it would be cool to make it look like it snowed outside Christimas morning. Found a site selling similar stuff in bulk, so ordered enought to make 75 Gallons of snow. It came in 3 quart-sized pouches. I got up early before the kids and with a 5-gallon bucket started mixing up the stuff 3-4 gallons at a time. I had to mix the concoction with a stick to get it to all absorb evenly.

I took the now 25 Lb bucket of "snow" and dumped it around the edges of the patio, in the planters, on the edge of the trampoline, around the walkway steps, you get the idea.

Wow! It did look like it snowed when they looked out the window, SUCCESS!!! And 5-10 minutes of excitement/joy of having a white christmas in PHX.

After the presents were open, breakfast had, now it's time to play outside. WHAT A MESS!!!

That stuff sticks really well to EVERYTHING, bike tires, shoes, and it brings anything it touches with it, gravel, sticks, rocks, dirt, etc, etc, etc.

I grabbed a shovel and scraped as much as I could into one pile, our of the way, hoping the stuff would just biodegrade and go away, but it rained a day or two later, washing the stuff from its nice pile to where ever it wanted to go. Remember the movie BLOB?... Another few days later I grab the wheel barrow and shovel and rake and go after this stuff once and for all.

Anyway, hindsight, I wouldn't do that again LOL. Read more ›

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars REALLY COOL! December 14, 2007

By Mike Fewell

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

This brand of Insta Snow is the best quality. All you have to do is put in how ever many scoops of snow you want and add water, literally 10 seconds later it expands to 100 times it's size. The snow can last for weeks outside. It feels like fresh snow fall and looks exactly like real snow. I went around the neighborhood and put it all over people's car, and they thought that it was really cool. The price is kind of high with shipping, but I suggest buying 2 jars of it. Kids can have fun with this forever.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids love this! September 27, 2009

By D. Sperle

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I love this stuff and so do my kids. Simple to use and fun to play with. Just add water. Has the texture and look of real snow without the cold temperature. My son takes this outside, mixes up a bucket full, and he and the neighbors love to play with it. Let it dry out and it can be used again by adding water. Do not keep this in a closed container after it is mixed with water however because it will mold. As a chemistry teacher, I also find a lot of educational value in this product.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Makes snow that feels real December 10, 2010

By Tavmoney

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 1.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

The only complaint is that the picture of the product makes you think you are getting this big old jar of snow. This jar is about 4 inches tall, so that was disappointing. Besides that, great product. It does what it says.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very cool! January 12, 2010

By Cheryl S

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I saw instant snow on the internet and then did a search and found there were two kinds - the icky kind and this one. This was great! Add water and get fluffy snow. I can't believe how much just a little bit makes. I bought two jars, but really only needed one. My 3 year old loved it and played with it for over an hour - I put it in her water table and she played with measuring cups and toy cars in it. We also practiced "drawing" letters in the snow. She had a great time.

The only drawback is that it takes forever to dry out - yes, I'm hoping to reuse it.

I haven't put it in the freezer yet, but that sounds like fun.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing May 30, 2011

By Stephanie

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I got this for my son's Mad Scientist Birthday Party and it was a hit. We live in Florida so snow is not something we see here, especially in the middle of May. Out of the 7 experimants we did, this was in the top two. I didn't read the whole instructions so not sure how educational it is, but is sure has the "WOW" factor!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Snow Amazing! December 27, 2010

By Stacy G. Cortez Graves

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Took a giant metal bowl and a container of this stuff over to our annual Christmas breakfast with our two best friends. They had no idea what to expect and when we added the water we all turned into 5 year olds. It looks and feels like snow (well not EXACTLY) but when you live in Southern California - it's as close as we're ever going to get. Next year I plan to give this to everyone on my list.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun!!! Fun but... January 14, 2013

By The Wandering Reader

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Okay, this makes a TON (well, maybe not literally) of "fake" snow.

It feels like moist diaper filling. I personally don't like the way it feels, but my 2 daughters LOVE IT!!!

You can't make snowballs!!! ~ it's just light and fluffy bits of "I don't know what" ~ it looks like snow, but doesn't feel like snow.

Now, what do you do after you made snow? Throw it away. You can't save it. Supposedly, it will dry out and you can reuse. How long that takes, I have no idea ~ we left this in a bowl for over 2 weeks and it was still moist diaper filling. So, I don't think it can be re-used.

Oh, there is a "TRICK" to making it ~ The faster you add the water, the better it seems to work. Don't pour the water slow. Use the correct measurements that are suggested. We like putting the "Powder" in a tall glass (see through so you can clearly watch it expand) and put the glass inside a bowl to catch the overflow ~ it WILL overflow. Then, while everybody watches, quickly pour the suggested amount of water into the glass. It takes a moment, not long, but long enough that you think ~ Is it going to work? and then BOOM ~ it does. It just expands and expands and expands, overflowing the glass and filling the bowl ~ how much depends upon how much "Powder & water" you use. O ~ and more water is NOT better.

All in all, EVERYONE who has played with this at my home, LOVED it! We made batches and batches and batches of this stuff. But as a mom who had to "clean up" afterwards, I hated it. (but I did love making it. So I definitely see the appeal). I do suggest buying it and just "sucking it up" (not literally ~ I think this would kill a vacuum) when it's time to clean...