Description
Create vibrant lava lamp style suncatchers that brighten your space and provide a fun, hands-on crafting experience.
Ingredients
- Clear plastic or glass jars with lids
- Water
- Vegetable oil (light oil works best)
- Food coloring (various colors)
- Alka-Seltzer tablets
- Glitter (optional)
- Fishing line or sturdy string (for hanging)
- Scissors
- Funnel (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare your jar by starting with a clean, clear jar or container.
- Fill with water until the jar is about one-third full.
- Add vegetable oil slowly until the jar is almost full.
- Color it up by adding a few drops of food coloring to the water layer.
- Sprinkle glitter on top for added shimmer and charm.
- Add the magic by breaking an Alka-Seltzer tablet into smaller pieces and dropping them into the jar.
- Secure the lid tightly and attach a fishing line or string if desired.
Notes
Make sure to display your suncatchers in different lighting to see how they shine.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 suncatcher
- 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