How To Make A Lava Lamp Experiment

Learn how to make a lava lamp in this simple tutorial. Have you ever tried the Lava Lamp experiment? It is one of the most beautiful and easy science experiments for kids requiring 4 simple ingredients. Read on to see how easy it is to create a homemade lava lamp!

How to make a lava lamp

We love easy science experiments. Especially one that requires minimal materials, is easy to clean up and that has a wow factor. My children love science experiments that focus around color. That’s why the skittles science experiment was such a hit with them. This homemade lava lamp was just as exciting

As always, all activities seen on the Fun With Mama website should be done under close adult supervision.

Requirements for Lava Lamp:

Alka Seltzer Tablets
Food Coloring
Water
Cheap Canola oil
Glasses, empty Voss water bottles or heavyweight cups
Eager children!

Lava Lamp Experiment

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Homemade Lava Lamp

The how to make a lava lamp picture tutorial is below.

Begin by making sure you have all items needed for the experiment. I like to place our activities on trays. This allows us to be less concerned with potential spills on our floor and carpet.

Add 1/4 cup of water to 3 of your empty cups. Add a drop of food coloring to these glasses and mix.

Fill the other 3 empty cups with 1/2 – 3/4 cup oil.

Pour the colored water into the oil containers. This part is SO beautiful. You can explain to your children about how oil and water do not mix.. that is why you see the separation of colors.

Break your Alka Seltzer tablets into 4 pieces.

Start throwing the Alka Seltzer tablets into the mix slowler.

The Lava Lamp experiment is so beautiful! Look at how vibrant those colors are.

Now go into a dark room with a flashlight. Position the flashlight under the lava lamp and watch how it glows. It looks SO spectacular.

Don’t forget to check out more science experiments for kids. They are a blast and always full of experimentation and fun. Learn how to make slime here. Create a volcano science project here.