Description
A delightful hands-on craft merging art and science to create beautiful, crystal-like snowflakes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup Borax powder
- 2 cups Boiling water
- Heatproof container (like a jar)
- String
- Pencil or stick
- Scissors
- Optional: Food coloring
Instructions
- Boil 2 cups of water carefully.
- Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup of Borax powder until dissolved.
- Pour the Borax solution into a heatproof container.
- Cut a piece of string, roughly 12 inches long.
- Tie one end of the string to a pencil or stick, so the other end hangs freely.
- Dunk the string into the solution without touching the sides.
- Leave the container undisturbed for 6-12 hours.
- Check periodically to observe crystal formation on the string.
- Once satisfied, carefully remove the string and let the snowflake dry on a paper towel.
Notes
For colorful snowflakes, add food coloring to the solution. Experiment with different shapes and container sizes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 720 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: Growing
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: N/A
- 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