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Experiment - Make Your Own Bubbling Magic Potion
Ingredients
- 50ml Water
- 1 drop of food colouring or paint
- 2 full teaspoons of baking powder
- 20ml of washing up liquid
- 40ml of vinegar
- A glass or jam jar
- A tray or plate to put the glass on, this gets a bit messy.
How to make the potion:
1) Measure 50ml of water and pour it into the glass
2) Add a drop of food colouring or paint to the water to add colour to your potion and stir. You could also add glitter for extra sparkle.
3) Measure the washing up liquid and add to the glass.
4) Add two teaspoons of the baking powder and give a little stir, your potion should begin to get very fizzy now.
5) To make your potion really bubble and froth you need to add the magic ingredient, vinegar.
6) Watch your potion bubble up and out of the glass.
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