Wizard's Brew

We loveThe Usborne Big Book of Science things to make and do! 

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We've created plenty of messy & exciting projects from this book and it has been so much fun! Today BrookLynn wanted to make the Wizard's Brew. Last week at the library we had checked out the book Imagine you're a Wizard!, so this fit in quite nicely. For several days the girls were lost in a magical world of becoming wizards complete with wizard hats, wands, secret codes, cauldron, & brews. One of their adventures eventually led to concocting a "smell-good potion". {cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, & allspice mixed in a big pot} 

                Wizard's Brew
Supplies needed: vinegar, dish soap, glass jars, glitter, food coloring, baking soda, & baking tray

Half-fill a glass jar with clear vinegar. Add several drops of food coloring, then sprinkle a little glitter over the top of the vinegar.

Add a good squeeze of dish soap to the jar. Then gently stir the mixture with a spoon to mix everything together.

Put the jars in the middle of your baking tray. Add a heaped teaspoon of baking soda to the jar and see what happens! {we used a heaped tablespoon}

The foam that pours out of the jars is a simple chemical reaction. When the vinegar & baking soda mix, they make tons of tiny bubbles of gas. The bubbles churn up the dish soap, making lots of foam!

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