Valentine’s Day Volcano Science Experiment and Friendship Valentines
This Valentine’s Day, if you are looking for an idea to keep candy at a minimum, try this volcano science experiment and valentine craft! Make homemade valentines to pass out and conduct your own erupting volcano at home!
Supplies
Link for Valentine cards: Download Here
Baking soda
Distilled Vinegar
Small Ziploc bags
Red food coloring
Valentine confetti
Stapler
Instructions for Valentines
Pour a bit of baking soda and valentine confetti into each small bag.
Print and cut out the Valentine cards. Then use a stapler to staple the cards to small bags. Optional: You may include instructions on how to conduct the experiment.
Instructions for Volcano Experiment
Pour baking soda and confetti into a container.
Add red food coloring to a bit of distilled vinegar.
Then, watch as your experiment “explodes” when you add the vinegar to baking soda!
My young child had a lot of fun watching this experiment over and over. His favorite part was watching the container overflow, of course!
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Photos & content by: Heather Kucenski
