Volcano CraftThis is a great Craft that you can make very easily!!  Kids love to watch the eruption from their volcano!!  It’s a great Volcano experiment, my kids asked me to erupt it over and over again!!

Supplies:

Volcano Shell

  • Small Dixie Cup
  • Aluminum muffin pan
  • Masking tape
  • Plate with edge or bowl

Dough

Eruption Material

  • Baking Soda (3 tablespoons per eruption)
  • Vinegar (1/3 cup per eruption)
  • Dish soap-optional for more bubbles
  • Food Coloring

Erupting volcano experiment

Volcano Erupting Experiment

Steps:

  1. Cut hole in dixie cup (bottom of cup-cut out)
  2. Cut out one of Muffin Pan Muffin holders, flip upside down
  3. Flip Dixie cup upside down and tape top (which is now at the bottom) to bottom of muffin cup (now at the top) with masking tape.
  4. Cover bottom with tape as well
  5. Cover whole thing with dough (or aluminum foil if you prefer)
  6. Let dough dry
  7. When dough dry, put 3 tablespoons of baking soda in the dixie cup
  8. Poor 1/3 vinegar and mix with food coloring
  9. If you want extra bubbles, put a drop or two of dish soap.
  10. Then poor vinegar mixture into dixie cup slowly and watch it erupt!!

Enjoy!!