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Make Your Own Lava Lamp

May 12, 2014

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Lava Lamp - Bitz & Giggles

Did everyone enjoy Mother’s Day weekend? I sure did! Our weekend was filled with long days in the sun, four-wheeler rides, family meals, bike-riding and bubbles. I know I’ve been complaining about the weather the past couple months, but this weekend was absolutely beautiful. Now that spring has finally arrived, the entire family is eager to spend every possible second. . . outside.

Today I’m going to show you how to make your own Lava Lamp! This is a great outside project and one the kids are sure to enjoy. I ran across this post from S.L. Smith Photography and knew this was something I had to try with the kids. I changed the project up just slightly and used baby oil in place of vegetable oil so the lamps remained clear instead of yellow. Here’s what you’ll need to make your own:

Materials:

  • Water bottle (I used a glass Voss water bottle I found at Walmart)
  • Baby oil or Vegetable oil
  • Water
  • Food coloring (10 drops)
  • Antacid tablets (I used the generic form of Alka Seltzer)

Lava Lamp Materials

You want to begin with the empty water bottle and fill it 3/4 full with baby oil or vegetable oil.

Lava Lamp1

Then take some water and fill it up the rest of the way – leaving about an inch at the top.

Lava Lamp2

Here’s the fun part! Add your food coloring. We used neon because we love the bright colors.

Lava Lamp3

Break one of the antacid tablets into quarters.

Lava Lamp Tablets

Here’s where the big brother comes and takes the tablets to try the project out first. Will they ever learn the concept of sharing and taking turns? Of course they will, but it’s still a bit rough right now. We’re working through it!

Drop one of the pieces of the tablet into the bottle. Only drop one at a time or the water will get very cloudy and you will be at risk for an eruption. When children are around, this is bound to happen so as I said before – this is a great OUTDOOR project. Be ready for your lava lamp to turn into a volcano in the blink of an eye.

Lava Lamp4

Here it comes!

Lava Lamp Bubble

All the commotion got the attention of the neighbor girls and they needed to try it too!

Lava Lamp5

Whenever you’re dropping the tablets into the bottle, keep the cover off – otherwise the pressure inside the bottle won’t have anywhere to escape and the bottle could burst. Not a good idea. I would recommend supervision during the project especially with smaller children.

If you’re wondering how many times you can keep dropping tablets in, we had to have dropped at least 10 or so, and the oil mixture continued to return to its original clarity.

Once you’re done with the tablets, you can put the cover back on and play with it more by tipping it upside down and then right-side up again to watch the bubbles suspended in the liquid slowly drop to the bottom. Have fun trying this out on your own!

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  1. Naush says

    May 13, 2014 at 3:06 pm

    Looks like a lot of fun ! Have pinned it to my pinerest board 🙂

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    • Sara says

      May 13, 2014 at 10:20 pm

      Thank you for pinning, Naush!

      Reply
  2. Danielle says

    May 16, 2014 at 12:22 pm

    What a fun activity for this sumer! Thanks for linking up to The Feature Friday Linky Party!

    Reply
  3. Michelle from Weekend Craft says

    May 19, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    How fun! I think I have all those materials too!

    Thanks for stopping by Creative Sparks Link Party. Make sure to stop back on Wednesday!

    Reply
  4. Jeannene says

    August 6, 2017 at 1:46 pm

    How long do the bubbles last? An hour day, week? I am making sensory bottles for my classroom and I don’t want to have to change it very often? How many tablets did you use? If you use less are there less bubbles?

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    • Sara says

      August 8, 2017 at 10:23 pm

      The bubbles don’t last very long. They appear when you drop the pieces of the tablet in. Start with pieces from one tablet only – otherwise it could overflow.

      Reply

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