Egg Carton Volcanoes (VIDEO)

These Egg Carton Volcanoes are super easy to make and make a fun recycled idea for kids of all ages!

Kids will love these exploding volcanoes! Perfect as a child’s’ first experiment to see the reaction between baking soda and vinegar. Safe and exciting! Keep reading to see the simple tutorial, list of materials and instructions!

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materials:

• Egg carton
• Craft scissors
• Baking soda
• Vinegar
• Dropper
• Bowl
• Cardboard
• Hot glue gun
• Washable kids paint (orange, red, green)
• Paintbrush

Instructions:

1. Using the craft scissors, cut the middles of the egg carton.
2. Cut a piece of cardboard, approximately 4 x 4 inches and glue the egg carton volcanoes onto the cardboard using a hot glue gun (this step is for adults).
3. Next, using a funnel (or not, like me lol), place about a tablespoon of baking soda into each section.
4. Using the paint, paint the volcanoes to make them look real!
5. Pour a bit of vinegar into a bowl.
6. Using the dropper, squirt vinegar into the holes of the egg carton volcanoes to watch them erupt!

more experiments for kids

Try these Lava Lamps for a fun science experiment!

This Milk Experiment will get kids excited too!

What is my child learning and improving?

• Fine motor skills (painting with the paintbrush, pinching the droppers and releasing)
• Creativity + imagination (decorating the volcanoes, imagining the volcanoes erupting)
• Experiments (this is great, easy experiment to see the reaction of baking soda with vinegar for even the very little ones)

Do you have an egg carton at home? Make these Egg Carton Volcanoes!