Each Friday, I feature an activity that was inspired by another blog. I discovered that you could make soap explode at Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas. I knew my daughter would love watching some crazy science happen in our microwave, and she relishes any chance to dig her hands into a mess.
Directions
Cut a bar of Ivory soap into four equal parts.
Place one piece of the soap on a microwave safe plate and cook in microwave for about 30 seconds. Repeat step with remaining pieces.
Observe the soap change in the microwave.
Let cool for a minute.
I placed the soap into the bathroom sink to help contain the messy play.
Give your child plenty of time to explore the soap.
Include toys in the soapy play.
Add water, at some point, to further explore the soap.
Miss E fully immersed herself in this activity.
The Ivory Soap Explosion play was a huge success with Miss E as evidenced by the delight shown in her face.
12 comments:
maybe this would finally get the dirt under their nails clean!
Oh, I LOVE how happy she looks in those photos! Fabulous - wasn't that fun? I love that you did it in the sink. quick rinse and your sink was super clean - nothing better than playing with soap.
What a neat activity! Who knew??? I am going to try this one for sure :)
Yes, everything was much cleaner! I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that has a child with dirty fingernails.
No, THANK YOU, Bernadette!! Your idea made for a very fun evening. Yes, the sink was a great idea for one child, but probably wouldn't work so well with two unless you got two propped up at the kitchen sink.
I hope you have fun with it, Nicole. Let me know how it turns out for you.
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We've been wanting to try this too! It definitely looks like a lot of fun. I love your idea for Favorite Friday, by the way.
I do need to try this- It looks beautiful when it forms! Cool!
She had SUCH a great time with this!!!
My kids loved this experiment when we did it - over a year ago, I think. We should give it another go =)
Thanks for sharing with Learning Laboratory at Mama Smiles =)
What a great activity. I think even my 12 year olds would enjoy this. Thanks for sharing. And the expressions on your daughters face was priceless.
Still have yet to try this - looks like so much fun!
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