First, she filled a water bottle 3/4 full with lake water. Then we built a sand volcano up around it. She put blue food coloring in the water (blue is her favorite color).
Then she put 2 tablespoons of baking soda in the bottle.
I poured in the vinegar, and we watched our volcano explode!
We made it explode several times before O started experimenting with putting sand in the bottle, etc. This was such a fun activity!
I wish we had a beach around here. I was just thinking I'd like to do a volcano craft with my toddler this week, because we're (loosely) studying Iceland, at his request. Thanks for sharing this fun idea.
ReplyDeleteOh great idea! We will def do this when weather gets warmer. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun activity..
ReplyDeleteThis is a great activity - the children will adore it! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWe are going to the beach next week. Bet my son would love it.
ReplyDeleteWe're gonna do this in the sandbox tomorrow. Thanks for the idea! :-)
ReplyDeleteIf you add some dishwashing liquid to your volcano along with the baking soda and vinegar, it will foam and fizz much longer! I just found out about this after doing it the old fashioned way for years.
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