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Volcanic eruptions and rainbow lava experiment – My Little Scientist

Posted on September 23, 2015 | Leave a comment

Art and science come together in this fun and colorful experiment. This activity comes together with just 3 ingredients and no preparation; In a brown cup (close to look like a real volcano) we put roughly 1 cup of baking soda with few drops of food coloring, then we poured the vinegar, enough to start seeing the eruptions (due to acid – base reaction).

To get those colorful ripples, looking like a rainbow, we were adding the food coloring one after the other while the volcano was erupting.

We started with green, yellow and blue, first all together then one at a time to get like earth colors ripples, and ended it with the red orange to look like a real volcano!.Every time we were adding a color, Nady was pouring more vinegar to get more and more eruptions. We did many until there was no more vinegar left at home 🙂

Stunning right? Nady and I were in awe!! Don’t hesitate to try this experiment, it’s absolutely safe (The chemicals produced are non-toxic), easy and so much fun.

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homemade bathtub paint

Posted on March 11, 2014 | 7 comments

Bath time is always fun, why not make it even more fun by introducing paint to your baby. “Safe paint” made by you at home. Great idea when it’s inconvenient to go out and play.

Sensory play are very important to your babies and toddlers, they can experience stimulation of their senses. In other words your kids discover and understand life through their senses.

I spotted this recipe while surfing on the net. Very Easy and simple, only 4 ingredients:

2 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup baby shampoo
4-5 drops of food coloring
2-3 tbsp water

Use a tear free shampoo, so when it gets into the eyes, it’s not the end of the fun.

I put the colors in separate disposable containers, no need to wash later, just throw them.

Now set up is ready… steady, gooooo

Bathtub picasso!

It was also fun for me, i was using my photography skills!

Nady’s chef d’oeuvre!

Can’t be more fun!

If you’re worried about cleaning, it did wipe away very easy with only water. No food coloring stains.

We loved the game… happy bath time!

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