Chasing Cheerios

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Volcano Fun

A few weeks ago, O told me that she loved volcanoes. I asked if she remembered making a sand volcano last summer, and she didn't. So, we made another one!

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!

7 comments:

  1. 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.

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  2. Oh great idea! We will def do this when weather gets warmer. Thanks

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  3. This is a great activity - the children will adore it! Thank you.

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  4. We are going to the beach next week. Bet my son would love it.

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  5. We're gonna do this in the sandbox tomorrow. Thanks for the idea! :-)

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  6. If 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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