Description
Create your own mesmerizing DIY lava lamp using simple household ingredients while exploring chemical reactions.
Ingredients
- Clear plastic bottle or jar with a lid
- Water
- Vegetable oil (or baby oil)
- Alka-Seltzer tablets
- Food coloring (optional)
- Glitter (optional)
- Funnel (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare Your Bottle: Start with a clean, dry plastic bottle or jar. Use a funnel if available to prevent spills.
- Add Water: Fill the bottle about one-quarter full with water.
- Pour in the Oil: Open the bottle and carefully pour in vegetable or baby oil until it’s almost full, leaving space at the top.
- Add Color: If desired, add a few drops of food coloring to the water.
- Activate with Alka-Seltzer: Break an Alka-Seltzer tablet into smaller pieces and drop one piece into the bottle to see the reaction!
- Repeat: Add more pieces of Alka-Seltzer to keep the effect going as needed.
Notes
Customization options include using glow-in-the-dark paint or different shaped jars. Ensure to clean up spills promptly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lamp
- 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