Description
Create your own mesmerizing boiling lava lamp jar using simple ingredients for a fun and educational project.
Ingredients
- Clear glass jar or bottle with a lid
- Water
- Cooking oil (vegetable or corn oil)
- Food coloring (any color)
- Alka-Seltzer tablets or baking soda (as a reaction agent)
- Funnel (optional)
- Optional decorations (glitter, small beads)
Instructions
- Prepare the jar by ensuring it is clean and dry.
- Fill the jar about one-third full with water.
- Slowly pour in cooking oil until the jar is almost full.
- Add a few drops of food coloring.
- Break an Alka-Seltzer tablet into pieces and drop one in the jar.
- Seal the jar with the lid if desired.
Notes
Customize your lava lamp with different colors and optional glitter for added sparkle.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: DIY Project
- Method: Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lamp
- Calories: 0
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg