23
May

Volcano Fun!

We are learning all about dinosaurs, and what would a theme about dinosaurs be without making a volcano?

Volcano Activity

First, Hailey mixed up a mountain- we used:
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 tbs cooking oil
water

Volcano Activity

She formed a mountain around a small water bottle.

Volcano Activity

Then she painted it.  We didn’t wait for the salt dough to dry before painting, and it worked out fine.

Volcano Activity

We set up a little area for our dinosaurs.  Hailey added a little pond (lower left hand corner), some rocks, trees, dinosaurs, and of course the volcano.

Time to set off the volcano!! In the bottle we put:
warm water
red food coloring
Dawn dish soap
2 tbsp of baking soda
and…

Volcano Activity

Hailey added the vinegar!

Volcano Activity

Hunter and Hailey playing with the dinosaurs.

Volcano Activity
The dinosaurs heard that the volcano was going to erupt again, so they wanted to get a closer look.

Volcano Activity

Hailey loved it!

Volcano Activity

More lava!

Hailey wanted to see a bigger explosion, so when Rich got home, we mixed everything up in a soda bottle and put the top on the bottle and let the gasses built up for a bit.

Here is what happens when you do that:

Volcano Activity

Volcano Activity

Volcano Activity

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4 comments on “Volcano Fun!

  1. Sarah on said:

    Love volcanos. Can’t wait to do one here soon!

  2. Garden Tenders/Kim on said:

    how fun is that! I bet my little girl would love it! Thank you for sharing!

  3. Momma Jo on said:

    Your post will be featured on my blog tomorrow in our Hearts for Home Weekly Blog hop. Congratulations.

  4. PragmaticMom on said:

    Saw this on Teach Me Tuesday and it looked like a lot of fun! Love your dinosaur set up with the volcano! Awesome!

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