First off I wanted to thank you all for your support here on Crafty Kids Corner. It has been a great year and I have plans to make this year even better. Having Destri here for a few days has inspired me! She never ceases to amaze with her ideas! I am excited for new and exciting things to come…there will be more on this later.
For today, I am excited to introduce to you Magic Powder. What child does not LOVE magic? This activity is so easy and fun! Plus, I bet all the ingredients are in your kitchen.
Supplies:
- water
- vinegar
- food coloring
- baking soda
- cups
- spoons and something to put them on
- baking sheet (to keep vinegar from spilling all over)
Take your spoons and lay out on a pan. Place a dot of food coloring over each.
Now pour a little baking soda over each spoon.
Fill cups half full of water or vinegar. I do half the cups water and half of them vinegar to keep the kids guessing and wondering if it is going to bubble up or not.
Then just let them take a spoon, choose a cup, and stir! Oh, no magic in this cup….
But there is in this one! This is when they get really excited.
It is also fun for the kids to see what color their cup turns out to be. I love this activity because they never get sick of it.
Be creative and try different variations. You don’t have to use food coloring if you don’t have it or you could do all the cups vinegar if you want. I was thinking I would try it to help get chores done around the house in a fun way. For example, if it bubbles equals dusting or if it changes a certain color it could be a certain chore.
I hope your kiddos enjoy it as much as mine!
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I loved this! And Hank has not stopped talking about it. Such a cool project!
Can’t wait to see what you have in store!
I’m glad Hank liked it so much!
Thanks for your encouragement! You’re the best!
ohhh what fun! My 4 year old would get such a kick out of this!!! I can hear the squeals of delight now! Great idea :)
Thanks! Have fun!
Oh I love this idea… Must go out and buy some more baking soda and vinegarr today :) Thanks!
You’re welcome! Have fun!
What fun! I love the idea of the kids predicting which will bubble. :)
We’ve done this before but not in the cool, fantastic, can-hardly-contain-myself, magical, surprise way that you did it. I love it! I’m going to have to try this again your way.
My boys will love this. I think we’ll do it as soon as the little one gets up from his nap. Thanks.
such a darling idea! :)
I LOVE this!!
Loved this idea Aubrey!
http://abirdandabean.blogspot.com/2011/01/magic-powder-activity.html
We did this and LOVED it. I posted about it and gave you all the credit! Thanks for such a great activity! It was easy and fun!
What a great idea! We sometimes put colored water in cups on a tray and use an eye dropper to drop the different colors onto a coffee filter to make a quick art project. I think we’ll start with the “magic” first from now on. Thanks for another great idea!
I am excited to try this at my preschool! Looks like so much fun! Thank you, Julie
I really like your spin on this!!! The suspense/anticipation of finding a cup with magic in it is so fun! Thank you for sharing!
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