Description
Create your own mesmerizing lightning storm right in a jar, perfect for a fun activity with kids or for satisfying your inner scientist.
Ingredients
- Clear glass or plastic jar with lid
- Water
- Vegetable oil
- Alka-Seltzer tablets or any fizzing tablets
- Flashlight or small LED light (optional)
- Blue food coloring
- Yellow food coloring
- Dropper or spoon
- Funnel (optional)
Instructions
- Start by filling your jar about one-third of the way with water.
- Next, pour in the vegetable oil until the jar is nearly full; you’ll notice they don’t mix!
- Using a dropper or a spoon, carefully add a few drops of blue and yellow food coloring into the water layer.
- Break an Alka-Seltzer tablet into smaller pieces and drop them into the jar—this is where the magic starts!
- For an added touch, shine a flashlight or small LED light through the side of the jar to create a dramatic effect.
- Finally, sit back and watch the enchanting storm come to life before your very eyes!
Notes
- Ensure that the Alka-Seltzer reacts in the jar for the desired effect.
- Experiment with different food coloring combinations for varied visual effects.
- Keep the jar capped when not in use to prevent spills.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Activity
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: N/A
- 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