Description
Create your own mesmerizing lava lamp using common household items and explore the wonders of density and chemical reactions.
Ingredients
- Clear plastic bottle or glass jar (empty and clean)
- Water
- Vegetable oil (such as canola or olive oil)
- Food coloring (your choice of colors)
- Alka-Seltzer tablets or baking soda
- Funnel (optional)
- Spoon (for stirring)
Instructions
- Remove any labels from your bottle. Rinse well with water and dry thoroughly.
- Using a funnel (if needed), pour water into the bottle until it’s about one-quarter full.
- Slowly pour vegetable oil into the bottle until it is almost full, leaving some space at the top.
- Add several drops of food coloring to the mixture.
- Break an Alka-Seltzer tablet into a few pieces and drop one piece into the bottle.
- When the reaction slows down, add more Alka-Seltzer as needed to keep the fun going!
Notes
Experiment with different colors of food coloring for creative looks. For a glittery effect, add a teaspoon of glitter before adding the Alka-Seltzer.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: DIY
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lamp
- Calories: N/A
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg