Potions
Making potions is a great way for children to make scientific discoveries as they learn how different things interact when they are mixed in a super exciting way!
What you will need:
Household materials that children can mix to make potions
Test Tubes
Stir Sticks
Apron
Gloves
Glasses
*Safety Tip: Ensure that all materials that you use are safe. Read the labels!*
Children will make potions in test tubes and name them. Encourage children to write down the ingredients that they used so they can share their potion and make it again if they want. Allow the children to share their potions with their friends. Ask them to think about what their potion will do.
Children could also take pictures of their potions and record the reactions in order to create a book,
Here are some of the potions that we created:
Sunrise:
Ingredients:
Baking Soda
Food coloring
White Vinegar
Baby Oil
Anti-Acid
Mellow Yellow:
Ingredients:
Baby Oil
Food Coloring
Shaving Cream
Sea World
Ingredients:
Daily Fiber
White Vinegar
Ice Cream Salt
Denture Cleaner
Mr. B
Ingredients:
White Vinegar
Baking Soda
Salt
Ice Cream Salt
Denture Cleaner
We discovered that baking soda and vinegar made a chemical reaction, so we added baking soda and vinegar to all of our potions at the end.
