Erupting Rainbow Science Experiment Story

Erupting Rainbow Science Experiment

This Erupting Rainbow Science Experiment is perfect for little kids as well as big ones, and the best part? It’s a super easy activity to put together.

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Begin by gathering your supplies:

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We got started by letting the boys put a smidge of baking soda down in each section of their ice cube tray.

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Next, I added a drop of food coloring to each section.

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No particular order or anything, I just randomly made colorful drops.

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Now…for the erupting rainbow part…I let each child pour cups full of vinegar all over their ice cube tray,

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and each section fizzed up with colors everywhere!

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Not only are these ingredients great for science experiments, but I also use a mixture of the two in my laundry as well as when I’m cleaning in the kitchen.

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