I'm not sure where this idea originated online. I found it on coolscience.org. You pour milk in a bowl with a few drops of food coloring, then add a couple of drops of dish soap and the milk instantly makes a tie dyed design.
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Before soap...
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After...
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Lincoln was supposed to watch patiently like this...
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Instead he kept trying to do this...
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When I kept stopping him he did this...
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So I gave him a straw that produced a smile like this...
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This was a pretty neat experiment. Lincoln loved it but I think older kids would have even more fun with it!
Jenn, will you be my mom for a week?
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ReplyDeleteI love the picture progression...so funny/cute!
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