🧁 How to Make It:
Make the Rainbow Balls:
In separate bowls, mix baking soda with a few drops of water, a squirt of dish soap, and different food colorings to create a thick paste. Shape them into balls or scoop into ice cube trays. Let them sit in the freezer or fridge until firm.Set the Scene:
Once the rainbow balls are set, place them in a bowl or tray. Get ready for the magic!Add the Science:
Slowly pour vinegar over the balls and watch them start to fizz, bubble, and melt into swirling, colorful puddles. The baking soda reacts with the vinegar, releasing carbon dioxide gas and creating those fun fizzy effects.
💡 What Kids Learn:
Chemical Reaction: The fizzing is a result of an acid (vinegar) meeting a base (baking soda).
Color Mixing: As the colors melt and swirl together, kids can observe how secondary colors are made.
Sensory Exploration: The textures, colors, and fizzing sounds make this a rich sensory experience.
👩🔬 Why This Activity is a Hit:
The Melting Rainbow Experiment turns your kitchen into a mini science lab full of color and excitement. It’s safe, easy to clean up, and endlessly customizable. It’s a perfect rainy-day project or classroom science demo that brings chemistry to life in the most dazzling way.
So grab your baking soda and dish soap, gather the kids, and get ready to create your own melting rainbow magic. Science has never been this colorful—or this fun! 🌈✨
