Description
Create a mesmerizing DIY Lava Lamp Suncatcher that brings colors and light to your space, inviting relaxation and joy.
Ingredients
- Clear plastic bottle (12-16 oz)
- Distilled water (about 1 cup)
- Cooking oil (1/2 cup)
- Food coloring (multiple colors)
- Alka-Seltzer tablets (optional)
- Glitter or small decorative beads (optional)
- Funnel
- Scissors
- Small bowl
Instructions
- Begin with your clear plastic bottle. Clean it well to make sure the colors can shine bright without any residue.
- Using the funnel, fill the bottle with about one cup of distilled water.
- Slowly pour in the cooking oil, observing how the oil sits atop the water.
- Add a few drops of food coloring over the oil.
- If you choose, sprinkle in some glitter or small decorative beads.
- Slightly break the Alka-Seltzer tablet into smaller pieces and drop them in one by one.
- Secure the cap tightly onto the bottle.
- Shake the bottle gently to combine the colors and activate the bubbles.
- Find a sunny spot in your home to display the suncatcher.
Notes
Store the suncatcher in a cool, dry place away from sunlight to maintain color vibrancy. Refresh the look by shaking gently or refilling with new colors.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: DIY
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 suncatcher
- Calories: Variable (non-nutritive category)
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg