Fill the bottle two thirds full of oil.
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Watch what happens to the water with your kids.
Grab a clean plastic or glass container from your recycle bin.
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Follow these simple steps to make your very own lava lamp.
Then add water until there s around an inch remaining at the top.
Today i m going to show you how to make your very own lava lamp with just a few simple ingredients.
Make your own lava lamp.
When the bubbles have stopped dribble a couple drops of food coloring into the bottle.
Your kids will have fun making them and they will be getting a science lesson.
The alcohol and oil used in this lamp are flammable and must be treated with care when heating them to get the lava moving.
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Now your kids can make their own lava lamps with common household items and a staple from your bathroom cabinet.
This activity is interesting because rising gas bubbles carry big drops.
Commercial lava lamps use a proprietary combination of melted waxes.
Make this lamp only with adult supervision.
Lava lamps demonstrate liquid density which is the phenomenon where less dense liquids float atop more dense liquids.
Children should show an adult these instructions and ask for help and not attempt this on their own.
It will sink slowly beneath the oil layer creating lots of bubbles.
Lava lamps are both mesmerising and beautiful to look at and in this daily dose we re going to make our own.