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CSS Christmas Tree Snow Globe

CSS Christmas Tree Snow Globe

CSS Snow Globe Animation:

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*to see the animation on the website click here.

Demo:

To create the CSS Christmas Tree Snow Globe follow the steps below and watch the video tutorial:

  1. Add HTML
  2. Add CSS
  3. Add CSS Animation

Step.1

Add HTML

<div class="snowball">
  <div class="ball">
    <div class="fall">
      <div class="snowFlakes1"></div>
      <div class="snowFlakes2"></div>
      <div class="snowFlakes3"></div>
      <div class="snowFlakes4"></div>
      <div class="snowFlakes5"></div>
      <div class="snowFlakes6"></div>
      <div class="snowFlakes7"></div>
      <div class="snowFlakes8"></div>
      <div class="snowFlakes9"></div>
      <div class="snowFlakes10"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="tree">
      <div class="tree1"></div>
      <div class="tree2"></div>
      <div class="snow"></div>
      <div class="balls"></div>
      <div class="balls1"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="star"></div>
    <div class="star1"></div>
  </div>
  <div class="holder">
    <div class="text">Merry Christmas!</div>
  </div>
</div>

Step2.

Add CSS

Set the colour and position of the background and elements: 

body {
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  background-color: #f1faee;
  height: 100vh;  
}

.snowball {
  position: relative;
  top:-200px;
  left:-200px;
}

Create the glass ball and the holder:

.ball {
  position: absolute;
  width: 300px;
  height:300px;
  border: 8px solid #003049;
  background-color: #bde0fe;
  box-shadow: inset 10px 10px 0 white;
  border-radius:50%;
  overflow:hidden;
}

.holder {
  position: absolute;
  width:250px;
  height:55px;
  background-color: #2a9d8f;
  border: 8px solid #003049;
  border-radius:20px 20px 0 0;
  top:308px;
  left:25px;  
}

.holder:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width:500px;
  height:8px;
  background-color:#003049;
  top:55px;
  left:-130px;
}
CSS Snowball

Add the Christmas Tree:

.tree {
  position: absolute;
  background-color:#003049;
  width:8px;
  height: 40px;
  top:270px;
  left: 145px;
}

.tree:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border-left: 75px solid transparent;
  border-right: 75px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 120px solid #003049;
  top:-120px;
  left:-70px;
}

.tree:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border-left: 60px solid transparent;
  border-right: 60px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 95px solid #386641;
  top:-103px;
  left:-55px;
}

.tree1 {
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border-left: 75px solid transparent;
  border-right: 75px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 120px solid #003049;
  top:-160px;
  left:-70px;
  z-index:1;
}

.tree1:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border-left: 60px solid transparent;
  border-right: 60px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 95px solid #6a994e;
  top:17px;
  left:-60px;
}

.tree2 {
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border-left: 65px solid transparent;
  border-right: 65px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 110px solid #003049;
  top:-200px;
  left:-60px;
  z-index:2;
}

.tree2:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border-left: 50px solid transparent;
  border-right: 50px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 85px solid #386641;
  top:17px;
  left:-50px;
}
CSS Snow ball

and decorate the tree:

.snow {
  position: absolute;
  z-index:5;
  background-color: white;
  width: 30px;
  height: 15px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  top:-119px;
  left:-30px;
  
}

.snow:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  z-index:5;
  background-color: white;
  width: 30px;
  height: 15px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  top:50px;
  left:30px;
}

.snow:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  z-index:5;
  background-color: white;
  width: 30px;
  height: 15px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  top:90px;
  left:10px;
}

.balls {
  position: absolute;
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  background-color: #d90429;
  border-radius:50%;
  border:4px solid #003049;
  top:-100px;
  z-index:10;
}

.balls:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  background-color: #118ab2;
  border-radius:50%;
  border:4px solid #003049;
  top:-50px;
  left:15px;
  
}

.balls:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  background-color: #8338ec;
  border-radius:50%;
  border:4px solid #003049;
  top:50px;
  left:-55px;
  
}

.balls1 {
  position: absolute;
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  background-color: #ff006e;
  border-radius:50%;
  border:4px solid #003049;
  top:-160px;
  left:-30px;
  z-index:10;
}

.balls1:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  background-color: #fb5607;
  border-radius:50%;
  border:4px solid #003049;
  top:100px;
  left:55px;
  
}

.balls1:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  background-color: #ffbe0b;
  border-radius:50%;
  border:4px solid #003049;
  top:75px;
  left:-25px;
  
}

.star1 {
  margin: 50px 0;
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  border-right: 45.5px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 31.85px solid #003049;
  border-left: 45.5px solid transparent;
  transform: rotate(35deg);
  top:3px;
  left:107.5px;
  z-index:3;
    }

.star1:before {
      border-bottom: 36.4px solid #003049;
      border-left: 12.85px solid transparent;
      border-right: 12.95px solid transparent;
      position: absolute;
      height: 0;
      width: 0;
      top: -22.75px;
      left: -31.85px;
      display: block;
      content: '';
      transform: rotate(-35deg);
    }

.star1:after {
      position: absolute;
      display: block;
      top: 1.365px;
      left: -48.37px;
      width: 0px;
      height: 0px;
      border-right: 45.5px solid transparent;
      border-bottom: 31.85px solid #003049;
      border-left: 45.5px solid transparent;
      transform: rotate(-70deg);
      content: '';
    }

.star {
  margin: 50px 0;
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  border-right: 25px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 17.5px solid #ffbe0b;
  border-left: 25px solid transparent;
  transform: rotate(35deg);
  top:10px;
  left:126px;
  z-index:4;
    }

.star:before {
      border-bottom: 20px solid #ffbe0b;
      border-left: 7.5px solid transparent;
      border-right: 7.5px solid transparent;
      position: absolute;
      height: 0;
      width: 0;
      top: -12.5px;
      left: -17.5px;
      display: block;
      content: '';
      transform: rotate(-35deg);
    }

.star:after {
      position: absolute;
      display: block;
      top: 0.75px;
      left: -26.25px;
      width: 0px;
      height: 0px;
      border-right: 25px solid transparent;
      border-bottom: 17.5px solid #ffbe0b;
      border-left: 25px solid transparent;
      transform: rotate(-70deg);
      content: '';
    }
CSS Snow globe

Step3.

Add CSS Animation

Add the snow:

.fall {
  position: absolute;
  z-index:15;
}

.snowFlakes1, .snowFlakes2, .snowFlakes3, .snowFlakes4, .snowFlakes5, .snowFlakes6, .snowFlakes7, .snowFlakes8, .snowFlakes9, .snowFlakes10  {
  width:10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius:50%;
  position: absolute;
  background-color: white;
}

.snowFlakes1 {
  top:10px;
  left:80px;
  animation: fall 7s linear infinite;  
}

.snowFlakes2 {
  top:10px;
  left: 140px;
  animation: fall 5s linear infinite; 
}

.snowFlakes3 {
  top:10px;
  left: 70px;
  animation: fall 5s linear infinite; 
}

.snowFlakes4 {
  top:10px;
  left: 40px;
  animation: fall 9s linear infinite; 
}

.snowFlakes5 {
  top:10px;
  left: 190px;
  animation: fall 9.5s linear infinite; 
}

.snowFlakes6 {
  top:10px;
  left: 220px;
  animation: fall 4s linear infinite; 
}

.snowFlakes7 {
  top:10px;
  left: 250px;
  animation: fall 13s linear infinite; 
}

.snowFlakes8 {
  top:10px;
  left: 30px;
  animation: fall 3s linear infinite; 
}

.snowFlakes9 {
  top:10px;
  left: 130px;
  animation: fall 7s linear infinite; 
}

.snowFlakes10 {
  top:10px;
  left: 230px;
  animation: fall 5s linear infinite; 
}

Animate the snow:

@keyframes fall {
    100% {transform: translateY(300px);}
}

Watch also the video tutorial:

Enjoy coding!

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