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 water.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!