Snow Globes have been a delight to adults and children around the 1800’s. They first started showing up in France and quickly became popular all over the world. Snow Globes were often used for advertising in the Unites States. Snow Globes have also appeared in a number of movie scenes

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In the early 1950s the globes, which were previously of glass construction, became available in plastic. Currently, there are many different types of Snow Globes available. Snow Globes feature many diverse scenes, ranging from the typical holiday souvenirs to more eclectic collectibles such as characters, popular icons, animals, military figures, and historical scenes.,  Snow Globes have even been used for election campaigns.

Initially Snow Globes consisted of a heavy lead glass dome which was placed over a ceramic figure a ceramic base, filled with water and then sealed. The snow was created by use of bone chips or pieces of porcelain, sand or even sawdust. As they became more sophisticated, the glass became thinner, the bases were lighter and the snow was made out of particles of gold foil or non-soluble soap flakes although nowadays, for health and safety reasons, small pieces of white plastic are used.

Today Snow Globes can include music boxes, moving parts, internal lights, and even electric motors that make the "snow" move so that it is no longer necessary to shake the globe. Some Snow Globes also have center slots for putting items such as pictures of you and your family or pets. Any picture you might treasure.

There are many different types of Snow Globes on the market today some which are:

• Musical Snow Globes
• Character Snow Globes
• Animal Snow Globes
• Flower Snow Globes
• Christmas Snow Globes
• Scenic Snow Globes
• Picture Snow Globes
• Medieval Snow Globes
• Holiday Snow Globes

You can also let your children make their own Snow Globes. All you need is a jar, a base such as a saucer, waterproof glue, and any small item to be inserted into the Snow Globes.