Description
A delightful and colorful craft project that teaches about density while creating a vibrant rainbow in a jar.
Ingredients
- Clear glass jar or container
- Water
- Food coloring (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
- Sugar or corn syrup
- Light oil (vegetable or baby oil)
- Spoon for stirring
- Measuring cups
- Optional: glitter or small beads for extra decoration
Instructions
- Measure equal parts of sugar or corn syrup into separate bowls.
- Add food coloring to each bowl, using red for the bottom layer and continuing with orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.
- Stir each bowl until the color is mixed thoroughly.
- Carefully spoon the red mixture into the bottom of your jar and allow it to settle.
- Gently add the orange mixture on top of the red, using the back of a spoon to slow down the pour.
- Repeat for the remaining colors: yellow, green, blue, and purple.
- Slowly pour the light oil on top of the colored layers.
- If desired, sprinkle glitter or small beads on top for added sparkle.
- Place your completed rainbow jar in a sunny spot where the light can enhance its beauty.
Notes
Customize the layers with different colored or flavored liquids. Discuss density and dissolution during the process for an educational twist.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jar
- 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