Sodium bicarbonate and vinegar for kids

Seeing as were in the experimenting mood and our Flour clouds went well, today we did more experimenting with Sodium bicarbonate and vinegar.

I set up some pots and cups and put plenty of sodium bicarbonate in each cup and a mixture of glitter and liquid colours and scents so when Sophie added the vinegar not only did it fizz but it gave off different smells, colours and sparkled.

There was lots of laughing and ooooing from Sophie when the pots fizzed and she even got a wiff of the scents i put in too.

After all the fizzing had happened she played happily still spooning the mixture and exploring the consistence.

PART TWO ADDING FAIRY LIQUID 

So today we tried the experiment again but we added fairy liquid to the mix as well of course we added glitter and colour again just for fun.

As you can see the foam this time was thicker and stayed for a lot longer and went on for ever and the more Sophie mixed it with the addition of a little more vinegar it reacted it again and again

We even had a go at trying to make a volcano but the bubbles were so dense and thick they pushed the funnel off the pot so i had to hold it in place and try and take a photo so i didn't get the big explosion part.

 

i have to say my platter we played on came up sparling clean after we had finished