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How To Make An Erupting Watermelon Volcano
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Erupting Watermelon Volcano

Equipment

  • 1 Sensory bin or baking dish
  • 1 Melon Scooper

Materials

  • 1 small watermelon hollowed-out
  • ¼–½ cup baking soda
  • 1 tsp dish soap
  • Food coloring optional
  • ~1 cup vinegar

Instructions

  • Cut a small round opening at the top of a watermelon and scoop out the insides. Place the hollowed-out watermelon in a sensory bin or on a large dish.
  • Add ¼ to ½ cup of baking soda directly into the watermelon.
  • Add about 1 teaspoon of dish soap.
  • Add several drops of food coloring.
  • Pour in approximately 1 cup of vinegar and watch the foamy eruption bubble up and overflow!
  • Repeat the eruption by adding more baking soda and vinegar as many times as you like.