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Materials:
Baking Soda
Vinegar
Yellow Highlighter
Water
Black light
To make glow water please click HERE
Add glow water to your vinegar (It can be diluted a lot) and pour over baking soda in a black lit room.
Glowing Vinegar
Pouring Vinegar onto baking soda
Coolest thing ever! Pictures do not do this justice. Just be sure to have a lot of baking soda and vinegar on hand. They will want to do it again and again!
"Wow!!!!!"
Round 500 LOL LOL
Close-up
This will also work with glow powder. However, it's much more expensive and harder to find. We just happened to have some on hand. Yes, this is stuff we have on hand at our house. LOL
Glowing reaction invitation with orange
I mixed glow powder with baking soda.
Pouring on vinegar
"This is so cool, Mommy"
"It's all gone???"
We also did this with elephant toothpaste. For our elephant toothpaste post click HERE
To make the "toothpaste" glow, mix glow water or glow powder with the peroxide.
I wish I had better pictures of this but I was to busy playing! I will update when we do it again.
Glowing elephant toothpaste
Awesome!
RL
What are highlighters made out of? Are they safe? Does the highlighter stain the tub? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWow that's really, really cool. We've been jumping into playing with glowing things lately. That is one we'll definitely be trying. Your pictures are great.
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Very cool but ditto Sherry. I'd be afraid of them sitting naked in the tub.
ReplyDeletewhere can i purchase black light online? great idea!!!
ReplyDeleteI bought a black light at Walmart yesterday for $11. They also have black light bulbs you can put in a lamp.
ReplyDeleteI am wondering how you keep your glow water from turning gross? Or do you make it and use it immediately, then throw it out? I could not get the back off the highlighter so I taped it inside my tub tip down and left it overnight.
Thanks!!
You can make an array of glowing water colors using non-toxic markers. You don't need glow powder. Read my post to see how. These markers are only a couple dollars, so I thought you would like to know :) http://growingajeweledrose.blogspot.com/2012/02/glowing-water-uses-and-how-to-make-it.html
ReplyDeleteHighlighter does not stain the tub, or your child. As long as you buy non-toxic highlighter, I do believe it is safe. We have explored a lot with glow water, and have had nothing but fun. You can make an array of glow water colors too :)
ReplyDeleteI believe tonic (mineral) water glows like that too.... something to do with the minerals in it..... it may not be as bright or dilutable, but I know it glows. I love all these cool kids ideas! :)
ReplyDeleteJust highlighter in water will glow under a black light.. We also use them to draw things on stuff an our selves for a haunted house... After you shower you won't see the highlighter on your skin but it will still show under the black light for a while
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