![]() ![]() ![]() Step Five | Cool Drop in a pebble or a few grains of sand.Don’t worry if some of the salt remains undissolved at the bottom of the jar. Stir the salt and water for 1-2 minutes to dissolve the salt. Step Four | Combine Pour the water into the jar with the salt.Step Three | Add Color If you are using color, add a dash of food coloring to the water.Alternatively use very hot tap water and skip the microwave. Heat the water in the microwave for 45 seconds. Step Two | Heat the Water Add 1 cup of water to a microwave safe bowl.If you are working with larger jars feel free to add more salt but be sure to make a note of how much so you can add the same amount of water. Add 1 cup of Epsom salt to your jar/votive. Step One | Measure You will be using a ratio of 1:1 water to Epsom Salt for this project.This post contains affiliate links to products I love and recommend to my readers. ![]() Be sure to make a bunch to delight you and the kids! The crystals grow differently, some were delicate and lacy, other were more rocky and gem like. Instead of one or two mega crystals this science experiment for kids will give you hundreds of miniature crystals they look a little bit like shards of glass and if you’re lucky you may get a few that look like snowflakes…Īlso plan on making 3-4 crystal gardens. That is until I discovered Epsom salt crystals….leave them overnight and wake up to magic! Oh how much do I love thee Epsom Salt!īefore we get started let me clarify, growing crystals using Epsom salt will not yield giant geodes bursting with color Epsom salt crystals are small, delicate, and slivery. Now one of the big drawbacks to many crystal growing projects is the time involved. I’ll be honest, I am not a patient woman and though I proselytize patience to my kids, I’m not a very good example of this virtue! So days of waiting for a crystal garden to grow pretty much sent this idea to the “someday” list. Want to learn how to how to grow salt crystals overnight using easy to find materials? Of course you do!Īny exploration of science for kids is not complete without growing some crystals….am I right? In fact, at the science fair this past year crystal growing projects were the project de jour, and I can understand why, growing a Crystal Garden has ranked pretty high up there on my list of fun science experiments since I myself was a kid! ![]()
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