Biggest recently became very interested in volcanoes, so I thought it would be fun to make one. We used a bowl as the base shape, covered it in plastic wrap, then paper mached it. Once the paper mache was dry the boys painted it. After the paint dried, I put a few coats of Mod Podge on it so it would last longer for lots of eruptions. We used a water bottle for the “lava” container. To make the lava I put baking soda, a bit of dish soap and red food coloring in the bottle. Then to make it “erupt” we poured in vinegar. It was a fun process, but Biggest was a bit disappointed that the lava poured out instead of exploding into the trees. He was hoping for a REALLY big eruption…a bit of let down, but he still plays with it nonetheless. Oh yea, before the initial eruption he had to put all the dinosaurs around the volcano because evidently that is how all the dinosaurs died….
Guess who found his feet…and is quite fond of them!
by AshleyAnn
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Jeannette Swan - Oh, my gosh – that picture is beautiful!
liz winsby - How cool is that volacano?! You amaze me with all the creative things you come up with for the boys to do.
Shannon Phillips - Ahh, I can’t believe how much the little guy has grown! ALL of your boys are so stinking Handsome! Jeanette is right, that picture is absolutely AMAZING. So angelic.
jenn - That is one of the cutest pictures I have ever seen. My Everett is getting sooo big, well, let’s say mature.
Sarah - That picture is amazing! For a bigger eruption, you can try using Mentos and diet soda. It will have more of a geyser effect and shoot really high in the air. Make sure your boys are wearing clothes that can get wet and sticky because it will make a mess. Thanks for this volcano idea…
Carol - He is just getting more and more precious each day. What a beautiful child!!!