DIY Lava Lamp Experiment
How to Make a Homemade Lava Lamp
I did an Elf on the shelf idea this year for the kids to make a lava lamp and it turned out so cool!
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Watch the lava lamp in real time…
DIY Lava Lamp
Materials
- Vegetable oil you can also use baby oil
- Alka-seltzer tablet
- Food coloring
- Water
Instructions
- First fill your glass 3/4th of the way full with oil.
- In a seperate cup, mix water and food coloring. You can do multiple colors.
- Use a dropper or just pour the food coloring mixture into the oil.
- Open a alka-seltzer tablet and drop it in. Watch the magic! You can add another alka seltzer after it stops if you want a longer show (it lasts about 1-2 minutes).
