Description
Create your very own colorful lava lamp using simple ingredients and household items. Perfect for a fun science experiment or a decorative piece.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 clean, clear jar or bottle
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup water
- food coloring variety of colors for rainbow effect
- Alka-Seltzer tablets or any effervescent tablets
- 1 flashlight (optional, to enhance the glow)
Instructions
- Fill the jar about ¾ full with vegetable oil.
- Add water until the jar is nearly full and watch how the water sinks below the oil.
- Add drops of food coloring, one color at a time, letting each color settle to the water layer before adding the next.
- Drop in half an Alka-Seltzer tablet to start the lava lamp effect and watch the bubbles rise and swirl.
- Repeat with more tablet pieces to keep the lava lamp going.
Notes
- For best results, use a clear jar to completely see the lava lamp effect.
- The colors can be mixed to create different shades.
- Change the amount of the effervescent tablets used based on the desired intensity of bubbling.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: DIY
- 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