7.6.11: Bubble art & volcano eruption activity

For our learning playdate, which is held fortnightly, we did a bubble art and volcano eruption activity.

Bubble Art
Items required:

• shampoo / liquid detergent 
• food colouring
• straw
• container (small to medium size. The big ones won't work). 
• blank paper
  
  

Procedure

1. Pour a little shampoo / liquid detergent, water and food colouring into a container.
2. Mix them up and blow bubbles in the solution. 
3. Make sure that the bubbles are over the top of the container.
4. Press a piece of blank paper over the top of the bubbles.  

Stirring the solution

Blowing bubbles

Bubble art

Volcano eruption

Items required: 

• Liquid detergent
• Vinegar
• Baking soda
• Volcano (made from clay, with a container / hole inside)
• Food colouring (optional)

Procedure:

1. Pour some liquid detergent, vinegar and baking soda into the hole. (The amount is all on a guesstimate basis)
2. Watch it bubble and erupt from the volcano. 
3. To give the lava some colour, you can add some food colouring. 

Pouring liquid detergent

Pouring vinegar

Adding baking soda

Volcano erupting