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:
  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