Glowing Volcano Experiment

June 07, 2019
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Rosie and Jewel love to experiment with volcano science.
We have made snow volcanoes.  We have made beach volcanoes, and we have even made sound volcanoes.  Today, we wanted to see if we could make glow-in-the-dark volcanoes, and the results were absolutely amazing!  Read on for the easy tutorial.
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What could be more fun than a glowing rainbow?  To my kids not much!  We absolutely LOVED this activity!  We made so many eruptions, each one was more beautiful than the next.  Are you ready to make a fizzy, glowing rainbow?

Volcano Project for Kids

Materials
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Method
  • Begin by adding roughly 1 cup of baking soda to a bowl or container, using one bowl for each color of glow volcano that you wish to make.
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  • It is now time to add the vinegar!

Glowing Rainbow Eruptions

  • Have kids slowly pour vinegar into the colorful containers of baking soda.  
  • Then, step back and watch as amazing glowing volcanoes erupt before your eyes!
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  • Rosie and Jewel thought this was the coolest thing and wanted to make glowing volcanoes over & over again!
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They played and played until we eventually moved onto the next bit of wow.  

Glowing Rainbow Volcano

Extend the fun and make a glowing rainbow volcano!
  • Add roughly 1 cup of baking soda to a large bowl or container.
  • Add neon paint to the bowl, using 2-3 drops of paint for each color of the rainbow
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  • Slowly pour vinegar into the container.
  • Then, step back & watch as a glorious rainbow of color erupts before your eyes!
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Rosie and Jewel did this again and again, making glowing rainbows until we were all out of supplies!

A Few Tips:
  • For an even brighter effect try stirring varying colors of neon paint into cups of vinegar.  Then, pour the glowing vinegar into bowls of baking soda!
  • Add a squirt of dish soap to make the volcanic eruptions move slower and last even longer. 
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We really had a blast with this scientific play time. Give it a try. You truly won't believe your eyes!

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Crystal Underwood is the writer and creator of Growing A Jeweled Rose. She has worked extensively with children and strongly believes in the importance of play at the core of early learning. She is passionate about the early years and believes that childhood should be a truly magical time in life. For all the best kids activities connect with Growing a Jeweled Rose below!