Fizzy Paintings
Fizzy paintings made with baking soda paint and vinegar is a fun science and art activity for kids!
Supplies Needed
- Food coloring or liquid watercolors
- Watercolor paper or cardstock
- Paint brushes
- Baking soda
- White vinegar
- Pipette or spray bottle
Instructions
- Pour one tablespoon of water to a paint cup. Add a couple drops of food coloring into the container and stir it up. Do this for all of your paint colors.
- Add one tbsp of baking soda to all the colors and mix together.
- Use your paints to create a painting on the watercolor paper.
- When your baking soda painting is finished pour a little vinegar into a cup and use a pipette to drip it onto the painting. Watch the paper fizz in this fun chemical reaction!
- When your paintings are dry you can brush off the extra baking soda left behind on the paper to reveal the vibrant colors!
Notes
The baking soda paints may be a bit more like baking soda paste and sink towards the bottom. Just give your paints a stir every once in a while to keep the baking soda mixed into the paint.
Make sure to cover your paper completely and get a the baking soda paste on your paper to create the best reaction!
If you need more paint combine equal parts baking soda and equal parts water
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!