Description
A fun and engaging craft recipe for creating beautiful, whimsical trees using baking soda and household ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup baking soda
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1/2 cup corn starch
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Food coloring (various colors)
- Mixing bowl
- Spoon or spatula
- Parchment paper or silicone mat
- Optional: glitter for extra sparkle!
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the baking soda and corn starch.
- Slowly pour in the white vinegar and watch the fizzing action.
- Mix until you have a thick paste, then add the vegetable oil and combine.
- Divide the mixture into smaller bowls and add food coloring to each, mixing until desired shades are achieved.
- Shape the colored mixture into tree forms on parchment paper.
- Let the trees dry at room temperature for 24-48 hours until firm.
Notes
Use cookie cutters for different tree shapes, swirl colors for a marbled effect, and add glitter for decoration.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1440 minutes
- Category: Crafts
- Method: Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Varies by tree size
- Calories: N/A
- Sugar: N/A
- Sodium: N/A
- Fat: N/A
- Saturated Fat: N/A
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: N/A
- Fiber: N/A
- Protein: N/A
- Cholesterol: N/A