Hi there The 36th Avenue Readers!!
I am SO happy to be here today. Desiree is my blog crush!!
For reals – I just LOVE everything the girl does!! 😀
My name is Kristyn and I blog over at Lil’ Luna.
 It’s there that you can find lots of cute and inexpensive crafts, decor, printables, DIY and more. Come on over and say hi!! Today I will be sharing with you a super fun tutorial! I’m sure everyone is wondering what they can do to entertain the kiddos during the summer. My kids aren’t in school yet, but it’s definitely getting super hot here in AZ so I’ve been trying to think of some fun things we can do inside. If you missed our DIY Dinosaur Ice Fossils, be sure to check those out. I recently saw an awesome idea on Family Fun and thought we would give it a go. What was it you ask? DIY Lava Lamps! These were easy peasy and were so fun for the kiddos to make!
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SUPPLIES:
– Plastic Bottles (I used VOSS water bottles) – Vegetable Oil – Water – Food Coloring – Alka-Seltzer
DIRECTIONS:
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{My little partner in crime who helps me with all my projects while the other two are napping – LOVE her!!!}
1. Gather your supplies.
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2. Empty water bottles. The hubby said there was a flavored water drink whose bottle looks like a lava lamp but I couldn’t find those. These VOSS bottles seemed like they would work though.
Fill a little over half way with vegetable oil. Fill the rest until about one inch from the top with water.
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 3. Add 10 drops of food coloring.
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4. Break your Alka-Seltzer into quarters. Add one piece at a time and what the lava go!! Be sure to wait until the bubbles settle to add another piece of Alka-Seltzer or the bottle can get pretty cloudy.
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5. You can continue to add quarter pieces to see the lava lamp in action.
Not sure how many times it will work, but we’ve already done it about 15 time for each bottle and it looks great!!
Man, I LOVE fun and easy projects to do with the kiddos!!
For more Summer Fun ideas, be sure to check out this awesome Round-Up HERE.
ENJOY!
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I am so happy to have Kristyn visiting with us today.
She is an amazing talented blogger and such a fun person to be around.
If you don’t follow her blog it is time for you to do so. Â
I am visiting Kristyn’s blog today and sharing a Christmas project there
since she is having Christmas in July!
Come visit with us… you are going to love Lil’ Luna.
I adore her!
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Happy Friday My Friends!
Besos!
Desirée
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This works great. I tried this and loved it!!!
Yay! Thank you for visiting with us!
How long do these last? As in; how long do they continue to bubble, is it only for a few hours or do they last for months?
This is so awesome! I’ll have to do this with my daughter when she gets a bit older!
our grandchildren will love this project! Sigh….I had the real thing, giggle. Yes I am that old. LOL xo
how awesome is this!!! great craft for the kids and the big kids…question??? does this project come with bell bottoms…grooooooooooooooooooooooooovy!!! thanks for sharing : ) hugs…
i am loving this DIY. what if i want to use alternate of Alka-Seltzer? As in Pakistan I think it will not be available…..
I just made some with my kids yesterday! But we turned ours into a “volcano”
What a perfect Summer Craft for the kids! Great idea, and loved this post! Off to check her blog out more! Thank you!
Jen
This would be a great activity to do with my preschool class!
What a fantastic activity!!! I will have to try that with the kiddos when the weather warms here. 🙂