Colorful Snow Volcanoes!

Eruptions are always a hit around here, so with the warmer weather we decided to spend some time melting some snow with our colorful snow volcanoes!

First, we gathered some snow to created our volcanoes. Then while the children chose their squeeze bottle, I sprinkled baking soda on the snow......

The squeeze bottles were filled with vinegar, water, and a couple drops of food coloring. The perfect combination of erupting fizz!!! (You can also add a bit of dish soap for a bubbly fizz).

After the children melted their volcanoes, they decided to just add color to the bin of snow:

Although the parking pad has melted, our yard is still full of piles of snow and we are expected to see more snow fall this weekend. We sure did enjoy the thaw and the sunshine today though!

If you enjoyed these eruptions, you might also enjoy some of our other explorations with vinegar and baking soda:

Preschool Chemistry

Giant Volcano

More Than Just Volcanoes

Blowing the Cork

Have you been playing outside? We'd love to hear about it!

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