Whether you have snow on the ground or not, you can conduct a melting snowman experiment from the comfort of your kitchen!
Materials:
- Baking soda
- White vinegar
- Water
- Googly eyes
- Orange foam sheet or colorful sequins
- Eyedropper or spoons
- Baking dish
- Glitter (optional)
- Food coloring (optional)
Directions:
- Pour a cup of baking soda into a baking dish. Slowly add small amounts of water to the baking soda and mix. It needs to form a pliable dough. Add some glitter for a magical effect.
- Roll the dough into round balls that will make your snowman.
- Give your snowman a face. Use googly eyes and either orange foam sheet or sequins for the nose. Then you can freeze your snowman for a few hours or continue to the next step.
- Add a few drops of food coloring to a quarter cup of white vinegar. Use droppers or a spoon to pour vinegar onto the snowman. Watch your child’s wonder as the snowman begins to melt!
