Magic Milk

Magic Milk – mix colors in this engaging activity and see what happens!
- Materials:
- Whole milk
- Bowl
- Food coloring
- Q-tip
- Dish detergent
- Crayons and Recording sheet (optional)
- An adult to help out!
- What to do:
- Pour some whole milk into the bowl
- Carefully add one drop of 2-3 different colors. Make sure the drops aren’t touching and that you don’t jostle the bowl
- Draw what you see in circle #1. Try to use accurate colors
- Carefully dip one end of your Q-tip into the dish detergent and slowly touch the Q-tip to the milk. Quickly lift it away without stirring. Repeat. What happens? If nothing seems to happen, make sure you have enough dish detergent on the end of your Q-tip, and try touching one of the drops of color
- Draw what you see in circle #2. Try to use accurate colors
- Repeat and watch what happens!
- Draw what you see in circle #3. Try to use accurate colors
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