You'll need a bit of patience, but this science experiment will wow your kids as they make Borax crystal ornaments out of pipe cleaners!

Elevate your holiday decor with DIY Christmas Decorations using Borax! 🌟 Discover simple and festive crafts that bring a touch of sparkle to your festivities. From crystal ornaments to charming snowflakes, these projects are easy and enchanting. Get ready for a crafty Christmas! 🎁❄️ #ChristmasCrafts #DIYDecor #BoraxCrafts #HolidayCrafting

Learn how to make beautiful crystal snowflakes with simple supplies. A fun, festive DIY craft perfect for holiday decor and family bonding!

Do people still celebrate Christmas in July? We don't, but today's crystal craft adds a bit of a frosty, winter element to our crafts. (Come to think of it, this would also make a great craft for kids who love Anna, Elsa, or Olaf from the Frozen movie.) We're using Borax to grow crystals on natural items like seed pods, sticks, shells, and leaves. The process is super simple and the results are super sparkly. You'll only need a couple of items and a bit of patience to do this easy and fun…

These Quick and Easy Icicle Ornaments are made with Borax and pipe cleaners. This rustic tree decor is easy to make and beautiful.

Do you remember the first time you held a real crystal in your hand? Wasn't it magical? I remember it well! We bought one at a souvenir shop at a campsite where we were camping. You would have thought that I was holding the Hope Diamond! Well, that love of…

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Looking for a fun DIY for the holiday season? Crystallize your decoration pieces with just water and borax with this tutorial!

This Borax snowflake experiment makes a great crystal science project, stuck at home winter activities for kids, or homemade Christmas tree ornament! It's also a fun addition to your crystal structure formation science lessons or STEM studies for kids. These are fun snowflake crafts for adults and kids — even for winter preschool activities and kindergarten ideas.

Briana Bosch on Instagram: "A beautiful AND fun decor craft for adults or kids that only requires ONE ingredient? YES! My husband was making these with my kids using pipe cleaners and then we went rogue and started crystallizing everything… like these evergreens and dried orange slices! I love the look of these and they aren’t plastic, so that’s always a win! Borax is still safe to add to the compost pile as well, so these are still compostable unlike plastic coatings. That being said, the…