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Liverpool Echo
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Christopher Megrath

Mum's North Pole living room makeover sends parents spiralling

A woman has covered her living room in thousands of white, styrofoam balls to simulate a winter wonderland, leading to mixed reviews.

Sam Grace, from Middlesborough, has sent parents spiralling at the thought of the cleanup job required after millions of people watched her transform her home in a now-viral TikTok video.

The mum-of-one decided to give her son an extra special Christmas surprise in the form of a snowstorm in their living room, completely transforming the area into a winter wonderland.

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Equipped with several black bags of tiny styrofoam balls, the first tear sent shockwaves through her body as she contemplated what she was about to do. Later replying to a comment saying "too late you've done it now," Sam doubled down and dove right in.

Nearly 50 million watched the mum rip bag after bag open as the 'snow' builds up, covering her wooden floors entirely. Sam had to stand on top of her couch to ensure she was getting even coverage before she decided to embrace the chaos and slide in on her knees.

In another video, her son joins in on the action as the pair throw snowballs, make snow angels and tackle each other to the ground. The North Pole landscape was thoroughly enjoyed by the pair but other parents were split between the sweet chaos of it all and the daunting cleanup job involved.

One viewer said: "You can see the voice in your head say "it's for the kids". Another added: "She was rethinking her life for a good moment."

A third viewer said: "Omg the cleanup." Joking along, a fourth added: "I don't like my kids this much."

A final said: "I respect you so much I just know I couldn't do this and the fact you;d be finding them for years later x."

The task in hand doesn't appear to bother Sam as it's not the first time her home has been hit by extreme weather. Two years ago she crafted a similar winter wonderland and just a few weeks ago, turned her kitchen into a beach, substituting the snow for sand and plastic palm trees.

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