Description
Create your own mesmerizing lava lamp using simple materials in an engaging craft project that teaches about density and chemical reactions.
Ingredients
- Clear plastic or glass bottle (empty soda bottle or old jar)
- Water
- Vegetable oil (or baby oil)
- Food coloring (various colors)
- Baking soda (optional for added effervescence)
- Vinegar (optional for added effervescence)
- Funnel (optional for easier pouring)
- Glitter or small beads (optional for sparkly effect)
Instructions
- Start with a clean bottle or jar; this will be the base of your lava lamp.
- Fill the bottle about one-quarter full with water.
- Use a few drops of food coloring to the water. Watch as the color disperses through the water!
- Carefully fill the rest of the bottle with vegetable oil. Observe the oil floating on top of the water, creating two distinct layers.
- Add a teaspoon of baking soda to the bottle; it will react with the water.
- Slowly pour vinegar over the baking soda. Sit back and marvel as the colorful bubbles rise and fall like lava!
Notes
For enhanced visuals, consider adding glitter or experiment with different types of oil for unique effects. Adult supervision is recommended for young children.
- 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