We placed a water bottle in a foil pan (I got two of these for $1.00 from the dollar store) and created our volcano with Crayola Air-Dry Clay.
We molded the clay around the bottle until C and R were satisfied that it looked like a volcano.
Once the clay was dry, C and R painted the volcano brown. After the paint dried, we prepared for an eruption. There are plenty of directions on the internet for creating volcano eruptions; we followed the directions at Enchanted Learning. We used a funnel to pour 3 TBSP of baking soda, a few drops of dish detergent, 1/2 cup of water, and 1/2 tsp of red glitter into the volcano. We then mixed a few drops of red food coloring with 1/2 cup of vinegar. C is covering his nose because he does not like the smell of the vinegar. We added the vinegar mixture to the volcano and quickly pulled the funnel away.
Eruption!
C and R were thrilled and cannot wait to try this again. I told them we will do it again when T comes home from school.
4 comments:
:) My sons like making volcanoes, too. In fact, my eldest has been asking a lot lately!
My kids always love doing the volcano project. Thanks for sharing and linkng.
We did this one during our acience week! It was very cool! Another fun vinegar project is to put a spoonful or two of baking soda inside a balloon, and then fit the mouth of the balloon over the mouth of the bottle. The balloon blows up on its own, fascinating the kids... especially if you don't tell them ahead of time whats going to happen!
I've always wanted to make a volcano! I'm so going to do it- I mean the kids will!
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