 Snow Sharks - Fun and Educational
A snow shark being made during the Winter Fun Day at Bradbury Mt. State Park.
Unleash your creativity and try your hand at a Snow Shark! It's lots of fun, and when you attach our QR code, you’ll be helping others learn about sharks and why they are critical to ocean health.
All you need is snow, water, four spray bottles, and food coloring (icing coloring – sometimes called “edible paint” is best. A small pack of colors with red, yellow, green, and blue is fine). Here’s how:
- Prepare your snow colorings: fill spray bottles with water and add a color to each. Make the colors dark to best appear on the snow. Mix drops of color to create new colors – red and yellow mixed to make orange or blue and red to make purple.
- Print and laminate (clear shelf paper or self-stick laminate sheets) the Snow Shark QR Code. Staple to a stake (avoid stapling through the QR code).
- Make a mound of snow, packing form on all sides. Then, when the desired size, start carving. You do not need more than your hands, but if you choose, try various tools such as ice cream scoops, small trowels, and cookie cutters to help create shapes.
- Add color by spraying with the prepared food colors. Be sure to test adjusting the sprayer nozzle for both fine lines (loosened) and broad sprays (tighter nozzle).
- Place the QR code by your shark and see who stops by to view your shark!
Share the Fun! Make you snow shark where passersby can see it, or get your local schools involved in making them at playgrounds and school yards.
Send a photo of your snow shark with Maine Sharks in the subject line of the email to Jocelyn.Hubbell@Maine.gov and you will receive notices about shark programs, educational materials, and news.
Have fun!
Jocelyn
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