Making a Volcano

We decided to make a volcano and watch it explode! We use the recipe from this site.

What You Need

  • 6 cups flour
  • 2 cups salt
  • 4 tablespoons cooking oil
  • warm water
  • plastic soda bottle
  • dishwashing detergent
  • food colouring
  • vinegar
  • baking dish or other pan
  • 2 T baking soda
The ingredients
The ingredients

We had lots of fun making the actual volcano, and getting dirty!

The volcano around the bottle
The volcano around the bottle

And finally – making it explode!!

The aftermath
The aftermath
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