A few ingredients water vegetable oil food coloring and alka seltzer and a flashlight create an afternoon full of magic.
Making a lava lamp with alka seltzer.
Another plus of this concoction is that it s mostly water and not nearly as much oil.
How to make a diy lava lamp with just a few ingredients.
Take it further make a lava lamp.
We found it created a lot of bubbles and the clarity of the lava lamp was not as good but it does still work.
The classic way to make a homemade lava lamp is to use alka seltzer.
In contrast the alka seltzer tablet in the cold water should have dissolved more slowly with most of it should disappearing in the first two to three minutes resulting in a calmer and longer lasting lava lamp effect.
If you don t have all the ingredients on hand you can make a few substitutions.
Lava lamp without alka seltzer.
How to make a lava lamp without alka seltzer tablets.
If you are going to buy some i would highly recommend buying the generic brand alka seltzer because it is more cost effective and works just as well.
This how to make lava lamp without alka seltzer tutorial will help you with that.
When the chemical reaction between the alka seltzer and water is over and the bubbling stops you re left with a cool looking wave bottle that will sit proudly on your desk.
Plus you can turn it into a nice activity during birthday parties or play dates.
How to make a lava lamp without alka seltzer.
This should have resulted in lots of rapid bubbling and an energetic lava lamp display.
With a homemade lava lamp you will have an easy way to explain density to young kids.
How to make a lava lamp without alka seltzer tablets.
Instead of vegetable oil you can use baby oil.
They chose their color of food coloring and put a couple drops in each glass.
Next if you don t have alka seltzer you can make your own mix.