Description
Create your own unique lava lamp with simple materials that illustrate basic chemistry principles while providing a colorful and fun decor piece.
Ingredients
- Clear bottle or jar with a lid
- Water
- Vegetable oil or baby oil
- Food coloring (your choice of colors)
- Alka-Seltzer tablets (or any effervescent tablets)
- Optional: glitter for extra sparkle
- Funnel (for easy pouring)
Instructions
- Start with a clear bottle or jar and using a funnel, fill it about one-quarter full with water.
- Slowly pour vegetable oil or baby oil into the bottle until it’s nearly full, leaving some space at the top.
- Add a few drops of food coloring into the bottle.
- Break an Alka-Seltzer tablet into smaller pieces and drop one piece into the bottle to activate the lava lamp effect.
- Secure the cap on the bottle after enjoying the display.
Notes
Supervise children during the project and avoid opening the bottle while it’s active.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Craft
- 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