Magic Milk

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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:
    1. Pour some whole milk into the bowl
    2. Carefully add one drop of 2-3 different colors.  Make sure the drops aren’t touching and that you don’t jostle the bowl
    3. Draw what you see in circle #1.  Try to use accurate colors
    4. 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
    5. Draw what you see in circle #2.  Try to use accurate colors
    6. Repeat and watch what happens!  
    7. Draw what you see in circle #3.  Try to use accurate colors

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