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How to Change the Water in a Snow Globe

Snow globes became popularized at the Paris Exposition in 1889 when a commemorative Eiffel Tower was encased in a glass globe. In the 1920s, most snow globes in the United States were imported from Germany. Today, snow globe scenes include movie memorabilia and tourist attractions. To keep your snow globe looking clear and clean, you can easily change its water.

Things You'll Need

Sterile or distilled water
Medium-sized bowl
Rice
Hot glue gun

Instructions

- 1
  Turn your snow globe upside down. Find the plug underneath on the plastic and carefully remove.
- 2
  Dump out the old water without losing any of the snow globe's contents.
- 3
  Place the snow globe upside down again into a bowl with rice so it stays straight.
- 4
  Fill the snow globe carefully with sterile or distilled water.
- 5
  Plug it back up without putting too much air into the globe. A couple small bubbles are fine, but you want as little air as possible.
- 6
  Glue the plug secure with a hot glue gun.
- 7
  Shake the globe, and turn it back to the normal position.

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