Following
on from how much ad enjoyed our
rain cloud glasses I've been on the
lookout for other similar activities. Here are 3 others that D's enjoyed
recently :)
Snowstorm in a glass
We
followed the instructions on
Growing a jeweled rose. First we filled the
glass 3/4 with baby oil and diluted some white paint with warm water. D
then pipetted the white mixture into the glass, added some glitter and
once the snow settled added a quarter of an Alka Seltzer. This was so
simple but so pretty to watch. D was mesmerised and kept adding more
tablets as soon as one "storm" finished!
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| Watching the snow fall |
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| The storm is nearly over... |
Fireworks in a glass
This
one is even more simple - you just need to fill the glass with warm
water and in a separate glass (we used disposable shot glasses) add a
drop of food colouring to a spoonful of oil. Mix the colour drop so it
separates into lots of tiny drops and then pour into the large glass.
Start with the lighter colours (eg orange/red) and do the darkest ones
(eg purple) last - you can see why from the bottom pic below!
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| The first colour |
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| The second |
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| A few more... |
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| After adding a dark colour! Lol |
DIY lava lamp
I
loved this one - I think it's my favourite - although D was a bit
non-plussed and preferred the snowstorm one. This one is great though
because you can do it in a bottle with a lid and then keep it for ages
(ours is still going strong 10 days later) - definite bonus! Puts
actually even worked better *after* the first day! Anyway to make it
half fill the bottle with water and half full with vegetable oil. Add a
few drops of food colouring and wait for it to get to the water later.
Then add a quarter of an Alka Seltzer... pretty pretty pretty!
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| Pure concentration! |
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| Patiently waiting for it to settle... |
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| Adding the Alka Seltzer... |
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| Yay! Bubbly fun :) |
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Have you done any "glass" experiments? Or got any ideas? Let me know as we love doing them!
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