Eruption of Art

For a couple of weeks in November, we decided to get the kids engaged in a mini-volcano project to enlighten them about this fascinating geological feature. Using paper mache techniques, we gathered a plastic cup, newspaper, and glue to build our volcano. For the first week, we built our volcano by piling glued newspaper around the plastic cup, trying to create a dome-like shape. On the second week, the kids painted their creation with tempera paint. On the last week, we took our volcano and headed out to our patio to watch it erupt. To make our volcano erupt, we assembled our supplies, which consisted of vinegar, red food colouring, and baking soda. The kids each had a turn to pour a little bit of vinegar into the "volcano crater". Monica had poured in a little bit of food colouring to make our "lava" red before asking the kids to pour in the baking soda. The kids poured the baking soda into the cup and we watched our volcano's bubbly explosion. We managed to get our volcano to erupt a couple of times before it became dormant.

This was a relatively easy but very engaging project for kids of all ages. It's a very hands-on and informative craft to take up. Our children had fun and requested to do this project again in the near future, which was very encouraging to hear! Hopefully, this could be the start of implementing more intriguing science-based projects.

Cheers,

The Kennelee Club (Gemma and Monica)

Adding the baking soda.

She is going to blow!

A river of flaming hot magma.

The volcano simmering down.