A CLEVER mum has shared how her son made a lava lamp at home and claims it’s a “great experiment” for kids wanting to learn simple science.
The retro lamps are known for their ever-changing shape and mesmerising colour, but they are relatively easy to create yourself using a few basic pantry items.
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Posting to Facebook, the mum shared a video of the completed lava lamp which shows bubbles raising to the top of the glass – just like it would in a lava lamp.
While this mum used blue food colouring for hers, you can personalise your own by using any colour you have on hand.
Likewise, you don’t have to use a glass either, with some parents also using plastic water bottles to create the mesmerising lamp.
Alongside the clip in the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group, the crafty mum shared instructions on how to make it, which even explained the science behind how the “lava” is formed.
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To make it you need vegetable oil, vinegar, food colouring and bicarb soda, along with a glass or bottle of choice.
Simply add three spoons of bicarb into the glass or bottle and fill two third of the container with oil, without mixing.
In a separate cup, add the food colouring to the vinegar and slowly pour the mixture into the oil and bicarb concoction.
Upon doing so, you”ll start to see bubble appears as it transforms into your very own lava lamp.
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The science behind it, according to primary school teacher Emma Bothma who created and shared the method, is that vinegar is more dense that the vegetable oil and sinks to the bottom.
But once it reaches the bottom, it reacts with the bicarb which creates bubbles of carbon dioxide – which it what you see rise and float. Mind blown, right?
It’s clear we aren’t the only ones impressed by both the DIY lamp and the science behind it, because the post has attracted over 4k comments and thousands more likes.
Many parents commented saying their kids would love it, and that the simple experiment is definitely one they’d try.
While many other shared their own result after trying it with their kids at home.
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